Structural and Luminescence Properties of Lu2O3:Eu3+ F127 Tri-Block Copolymer Modified Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structural and Morphological Studies
Temperature (K) | F127/Lu = 1.0 | F127/Lu = 2.0 | ||
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Crystallite size (nm) | <111> orientation | Crystallite size (nm) | <111> orientation | |
873 | 9.0 | 84.1 | 14.0 | 79.9 |
1073 | 12.0 | 95.1 | 15.0 | 81.3 |
1273 | 16.0 | 97.4 | 17.0 | 84.1 |
2.2. m-Lines Spectroscopy
Temperature (K) | F127/Lu=0 | F127/Lu=0.1 | F127/Lu=0.2 | F127/Lu=1.0 | F127/Lu=2.0 | |||||
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Density (g cm−3) | Porosity (%) | Density (g cm−3) | Porosity (%) | Density (g cm−3) | Porosity (%) | Density (g cm−3) | Porosity (%) | Density (g cm−3) | Porosity (%) | |
873 | 8.56 | 16.1 | 8.60 | 15.2 | 8.93 | 9.3 | 9.11 | 6.03 | 8.21 | 21.94 |
1073 | 8.89 | 10.2 | 8.76 | 12.4 | 9.33 | 1.0 | 9.24 | 3.54 | 8.29 | 20.61 |
1273 | 8.91 | 9.7 | 8.95 | 9.0 | 9.36 | 1.6 | 9.31 | 2.14 | 8.31 | 20.18 |
2.3. Luminescent Properties
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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De Jesus Morales Ramírez, A.; Hernández, M.G.; Murillo, A.G.; De Jesús Carrillo Romo, F.; Palmerin, J.M.; Velazquez, D.Y.M.; Jota, M.L.C. Structural and Luminescence Properties of Lu2O3:Eu3+ F127 Tri-Block Copolymer Modified Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method. Materials 2013, 6, 713-725. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6030713
De Jesus Morales Ramírez A, Hernández MG, Murillo AG, De Jesús Carrillo Romo F, Palmerin JM, Velazquez DYM, Jota MLC. Structural and Luminescence Properties of Lu2O3:Eu3+ F127 Tri-Block Copolymer Modified Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method. Materials. 2013; 6(3):713-725. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6030713
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Jesus Morales Ramírez, Angel, Margarita García Hernández, Antonieta García Murillo, Felipe De Jesús Carrillo Romo, Joel Moreno Palmerin, Dulce Yolotzin Medina Velazquez, and María Luz Carrera Jota. 2013. "Structural and Luminescence Properties of Lu2O3:Eu3+ F127 Tri-Block Copolymer Modified Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method" Materials 6, no. 3: 713-725. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6030713
APA StyleDe Jesus Morales Ramírez, A., Hernández, M. G., Murillo, A. G., De Jesús Carrillo Romo, F., Palmerin, J. M., Velazquez, D. Y. M., & Jota, M. L. C. (2013). Structural and Luminescence Properties of Lu2O3:Eu3+ F127 Tri-Block Copolymer Modified Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method. Materials, 6(3), 713-725. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6030713