Tailoring Upconversion and Morphology of Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Nanostructures by Acid Composition Mediation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Synthesis and Characterization of Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Nanostructures
2.1. Materials
2.2. Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Synthesis
2.3. Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Characterization of Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Nanostructures
3.2. Optical Characterizations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Color of the Visible Luminescence | Transition | Intensity |
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Ce, cerium | UV | 5d → 2F5/2 (300–450 nm) | n.a. |
Pr, praseodymium | Red | 1D2 → 4H4 (600 nm) 3P0 → 3F2 (700 nm) | Weak |
Nd, neodymium | Infra-red | 4F3/2 → 4I9/2 (900 nm) | n.a. |
Sm, samarium | Orange–red | 4G5/2 → 6H7/2 (600 nm) | Medium |
Eu, europium | Red–orange | 5D0 → 7F4 (720 nm) 5D0 → 7F3 (650 nm) 5D0 → 7F2 (615 nm) 5D0 → 7F1 (590 nm) 5D0 → 7F0 (580 nm) | Strong |
Gd, gadolinium | UV | 6P7/2 → 8S7/2 (310 nm) | Strong |
Td, terbium | Green–orange | 5D4 → 7F5 (540 nm) 5D4 → 7F4 (580 nm) 5D4 → 7F3 (620 nm) 5D4 → 7F2 (650 nm) 5D4 → 7F1 (660 nm) | Strong |
Dy, dysprosium | Yellow | 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 (570 nm) 4I15/2 → 6H13/2 (540 nm) | Medium |
Ho, holmium | Red | 5F5 → 5I8 (650 nm) | Weak |
Er, erbium | Green | 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 (545 nm) 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 (660 nm) | Weak |
Tm, thulium | Blue | 1G4 → 3H6 (470 nm) | Weak |
Yb, ytterbium | Infra-red | 2F5/2 → 7F7/2 (980 nm) | n.a. |
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Nunes, D.; Pimentel, A.; Matias, M.; Freire, T.; Araújo, A.; Silva, F.; Gaspar, P.; Garcia, S.; Carvalho, P.A.; Fortunato, E.; et al. Tailoring Upconversion and Morphology of Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Nanostructures by Acid Composition Mediation. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020234
Nunes D, Pimentel A, Matias M, Freire T, Araújo A, Silva F, Gaspar P, Garcia S, Carvalho PA, Fortunato E, et al. Tailoring Upconversion and Morphology of Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Nanostructures by Acid Composition Mediation. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(2):234. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020234
Chicago/Turabian StyleNunes, Daniela, Ana Pimentel, Mariana Matias, Tomás Freire, A. Araújo, Filipe Silva, Patrícia Gaspar, Silvia Garcia, Patrícia A. Carvalho, Elvira Fortunato, and et al. 2019. "Tailoring Upconversion and Morphology of Yb/Eu Doped Y2O3 Nanostructures by Acid Composition Mediation" Nanomaterials 9, no. 2: 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9020234