Enhanced photoluminescence of Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanophosphors with alkali (M = Li+, Na+, K+) metal ion co-doping

Gd1.95Eu0.4M0.01O3 (M = Li+ Na+ K+) nanophosphors have been synthesized by a low temperature solution combustion (LSC) method. Powder X-ray diffraction pattern (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis and photoluminescence (PL) measurements were carried out to characterize their structural and luminescent properties. The excitation and emission spectra indicated that the phosphor could be well excited by UV light (243 nm) and emit red light about 612 nm. The effect of alkali co-dopant on PL properties has been examined. The results showed that incorporation of Li+, Na+ and K+ in to Gd2O3:Eu3+ phosphor would lead to a remarkable increase of photoluminescence. The PL intensity of Gd2O3:Eu3+ phosphor was improved evidently by co-doping with Li+ ions whose radius is less than that of Gd3+ and hardly with Na+, K+ whose radius is larger than that of Gd3+. The effect of co-dopants on enhanced luminescence was mainly regarded as the result of a suitable local distortion of crystal field surrounding the Eu3+ activator. These results will play an important role in seeking some more effective co-dopants. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Tb3+ sensitization in a deoxycholate organogel matrix, and selective quenching of luminescence by an aromatic nitro derivative

In this article, we present the discovery of a metallo-organogel derived from a Tb3+ salt and sodium deoxycholate (NaDCh) in methanol. The gel was made luminescent through sensitization of Tb3+ by doping with 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) in micromolar concentrations. Rheological measurements of the mechanical properties of the organogel confirmed the characteristics of a true gel. Significant quenching of Tb3+ luminescence was observed in the deoxycholate gel matrix by 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone (TNF), but not by several other polynitro aromatics. Microscopic studies (AFM, TEM and SEM) revealed a highly entangled fibrous network. The xerogels retained luminescent properties suggesting the possibility for application in coatings, etc.

Plant latex mediated green synthesis of ZnAl2O4:Dy3+ (1-9 mol%) nanophosphor for white light generation

ZnAl2O4:Dy3+ (1-9 mol%) nanophosphors were synthesized by a simple, cost effective and environmental friendly route using Euphorbia tirucalli plant latex. The structural properties and morphological features of the phosphors were well studied by PXRD, FTIR, SEM and TEM measurements. The luminescent properties of ZnAl2O4:Dy3+ (1-9 mol%) nanophosphors were investigated from the excitation and emission spectra. The phosphor performance was evaluated by color co-ordinates. The values were well located in the near white region as a result it was highly useful for the fabrication of green component in WLEDs. The average particle size was found to be similar to 9-18 nm and same was confirmed by TEM and Scherrer's method. The highest photoluminescence (PL) and thermoluminescence (TL) intensity was obtained to be similar to 7 mol% Dy3+ concentration. A single TL glow peak was recorded at 172 degrees C at a warming rate of 2.5 degrees Cs (1). The intensity at 172 degrees C peak increases linearly up to 1 kGy and after that it diminishes. PL intensity was studied with different plant latex concentration (2-8 ml) and highest PL intensity was recorded for similar to 8 ml. The optimized phosphor showed good reusability, low fading and wide range of linearity with gamma-dose hence the phosphor was quite useful in radiation dosimetry. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Síntese e estudo das propriedades luminescentes do SrGa2O4 dopado com íons de Cr3+

Amostras policristalinas de Sr(Ga1-xCrx)2O4 com x = 0,01 foram estequiometricamente preparadas pela mistura dos materiais em pó SrCO3, Ga2O3 e Cr2O3. A estrutura cristalina da amostra dopada foi analisada pelas medidas de difração de raios-X. O padrão de difração revelou uma única fase relacionada a fase monoclínica do SrGa2O4. Os dados foram ajustados usando o Método de Rietveld para refinamento de estruturas e os parâmetros da rede foram determinados. A luminescência do íon de Cr3+ na rede do SrGa2O4 foi investigada pelas espectroscopias de excitação e emissão a temperatura ambiente, através das quais verificamos que os íons de Cr3+ estão localizados em dois sítios diferentes. Os espectros de emissão apresentam bandas largas associadas à transição eletrônica 4T2(4F) → 4A2(4F) para ambos os sítios. Estes resultados são analisados pela teoria de campo cristalino e o parâmetro de campo cristalino Dq e os parâmetros de Racah B e C são determinados pelas posições das bandas de excitação. A partir destes parâmetros determinamos um campo cristalino forte para ambos os sítios. Além disto, foram realizadas medidas de espectroscopia fotoacústica que confirmaram as transições identificadas e estimadas nos espectros de excitação.

Infrared broadband emission of bismuth-doped barium-aluminum-borate glasses

We report near infrared broadband emission of bismuth-doped barium-aluminum-borate glasses. The broadband emission covers 1.3 mum window in optical telecommunication systems. And it possesses wide full width at half maximum (FWHM) of similar to 200nm and long lifetime as long as 350 mus. The luminescent properties are quite sensitive to glass compositions and excitation wavelengths. Based on energy matching conditions, we suggest that the infrared emission may be ascribed to P-3(1) --> P-3(0) transition of Bi+. The broad infrared emission characteristics of this material indicate that it might be a promising candidate for broadband optical fiber amplifiers and tunable lasers. (C) 2005 Optical Society of America.

Growth and spectroscopic characteristics of Yb : GSO single crystal

For the first time, a high optical quality 10 at.% Yb3+-doped gadolinium oxyorthosilicate laser crystal Gd2SiO5 (GSO) was grown by the Czochralski (Cz) method. The segregation coefficient of Yb3+ was studied by the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) method. The crystal structure has monoclinic symmetry with space group P2(1)/c; this was determined by means of an x-ray diffraction analysis. The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and fluorescence decay curves of Yb3+ ions in a GSO crystal at room temperature were also studied. Then, the spectroscopic parameters of Yb:GSO were calculated. The advantages of the Yb:GSO crystal include high crystal quality, quasi-four-level laser operating scheme, high absorption cross-sections and particularly broad emission bandwidth (similar to 72 nm). The results indicated that the Yb:GSO crystal seemed to be a very promising laser gain medium in diode-pumped femtosecond laser and tunable solid state laser applications when LD pumped at 940 and 980 nm.

超宽带光纤放大器用的新型掺铋发光材料

最近，一种新型的掺铋发光材料引起了人们的关注。这种发光材料有长的荧光寿命（τ＞200μs），在800nm激光激发下发射波长在1200～1600nm区间的超宽带荧光（荧光半高宽FWHM＞200nm），其发光性质与以往文献中报道的Bi^3＋或Bi^2＋掺杂的发光材料的性质截然不同；光发射截面（σem）是光掺铒光纤放大器玻璃（EDFAG）的2～3倍，其σem×FWHM值是EDFAG的10倍左右，σem×τ值是掺Ti^3＋蓝宝石的3倍左右。

凝胶-燃烧法合成YAG：Eu^3＋纳米荧光材料的结构和发光性能

Y3Al5O12:Eu nanophosphors were synthesized by a gel combustion method. The structure of phosphors was characterized by XRD and FTIR. YAG phase came to occur when YAG:Eu precursors were sintered at 800 ℃, although the phase was mainly amorphous. The organ

Edge-defined, film-fed growth (EFG) technique for the preparation of alpha-Al2O3 : C crystal with highly sensitive thermoluminescence response

In this work, alpha-Al2O3:C, a highly sensitive thermoluminescence dosimetry crystal, was grown by the EFG method in which a graphite heating unit and shield acted as the carbon source during the growth process. The optical, luminescent properties and dosimetric characteristics of the crystal were investigated. The as-grown crystal shows a single glow peak at 536 K, which is associated with Cr3+ ions. After annealing in H-2 at 1673 K for 80 h, the crystal shows a single glow peak at 460 K and a blue emission band at 415 nm. The thermoluminescent response of the annealed crystal shows linear-sublinear-saturation characteristics in the dose range from 5 x 10(-6) to 100 Gy.

Growth of highly sensitive thermoluminescent crystal alpha-Al2O3 : C by the temperature gradient technique

In this work, an alpha-Al2O3:C crystal with highly sensitive thermoluminescence was directly grown by the temperature gradient technique (TGT) using Al2O3 and graphite powders as raw materials. The optical and luminescent properties and the dosimetric characteristics of the crystal were investigated. An as-grown alpha-Al2O3:C crystal shows a single glow peak at 462 K and a blue emission peak at 415 nm. The thermoluminescence (TL) response of the crystal shows a linear-sublinear-saturation characteristic. In the dose range from 5 x 10(-6) to 10Gy, the alpha-Al2O3:C crystal shows excellent linearity, and saturation was observed at about 30Gy. The sensitivity of the crystal decreases as the heating rate increases. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Propriedades luminescentes do SrGa2O4 dopado com íons de Ni2+

O objetivo deste trabalho é a síntese e investigação estrutural e óptica de amostras SrGa2O4 dopados com 1% de íons Ni2+. Estas amostras foram sintetizados por reação do estado sólido convencional, utilizando como materiais de partida de alta pureza Ga2O3, SrCO3 e NiO em quantidades estequiométricas. As amostras foram caracterizadas estruturalmente pelo método de difração de raios - X( XRD ) e as medições de difração mostraram que as amostras têm uma única fase monoclínica. Os padrões de XRD também foram refinados pelo método de Rietveld, que permitiu a determinação dos parâmetros de célula unitária. A Caracterização óptica das amostras puras e dopadas SrGa2O4 foram realizadas as medições a partir de fotoluminescência, de excitação e de absorção fotoacústica, à temperatura ambiente. Os espectros de emissão mostraram três bandas de emissão localizadas em 557 nm, 661 nm e 844 nm e foram identificadas essas bandas, respectivamente, com as seguintes transições eletrônicas :1T2 (1D) → 3A2 (3F), 3T1 (3F)→ 3A2 (3F) e 1T2 (1D) → 3T2 (3F). Os espectros de excitação mostraram seis bandas de absorção associadas às transições electrônicas do nível 3A2 (3F) para o 3T1 (3P) , T1 (3P), 1A1 (1G), 1T2 (1D), 3T1 (3F), 1E (1D) e 1T2, 1E (1G). Medidas de absorção fotoacústica também foram realizados com o fim de verificar as transições ópticas observadas nos espectros de excitação e de identificar novas bandas de absorção óptica. Os resultados demonstraram que os íons de Ni2+ ocupam dois locais octaédricos diferentes na amostra SrGa2O4 dopado. A partir das transições ópticas observadas nos espectros de excitação e fotoacústica, determinou-se o parâmetro de cristal de campo, dq, e parâmetros Racah, B e C. A proporção Dq / B ≈ 1.2 para ambos os locais são típicos para Ni2+ íons inseridos em redes de óxido e em coordenação octaédrica.

多氟稀土（Sm、Tb）有机配合物的合成及发光性质的研究

本文合成了几种多氟β-二酮配合物，并将其引入无机／有机杂化基质及中孔分子筛材料中，从而制备了发光性能良好的杂化材料。选用新型的多氟β-二酮作为有机配体，合成了几种衫、试配合物，通过IR、1H NMR等手段证实了配合物的生成，并研究了其发光性质。首次得到了以4,4,5,5,6,6,6-七氟-1-2-噻吩基）-1-已二酮（HTH）为配体的衫的配合物单晶（Sm（HT）3Phen），解析了其结构，结果表明其配位多面体为三角十二面体。将多氟三元配合物Tb（Tfacac）3phen通过溶胶一凝胶过程掺杂到γ-缩水甘油丙基醚三甲氧基硅烷（GPTMS）改性的有机／无机杂化基质中，制备了有机／无机杂化发光块状材料一及其薄膜材料；研究了稀土配合物在未改性基质和改性基质中的发光性质，以及不同基质对发光性能的影响，结果发现该杂化材料最大激发峰位相对于纯配合物发生了蓝移，且激发谱带变窄；考察了两种基质中配合物掺杂浓度对杂化材料的发光强度的影响，结果表明。稀土配合物在改性基质中比在未改性基质中掺杂浓度提高了。比较了粉末材料与相应薄膜的发光性能，发现薄膜材料巴的发光强度和荧光寿命有所降低，表明材料的不同状态对其发光性能有一定的影响。制备了中孔分子筛MCM-41及GPTMS、TMSPMC改性的有机／无机杂化中孔材料。回时成功地将稀土配合物Sm（HTH）3Phen、Tb（Tfacac）3Phen组装到MCM-41及两种改性的MCM-41中，合成了担载新型稀土有机配合物的无机-有机杂化中孔发光材料。通过对稀土配合物及其在分子筛中的荧光光谱分析，发现激发光谱发生了蓝移；而且不同的改性剂对不同的稀土配合物的影响不同。并制得了发光色纯度较高的稀土-TMSPMC-MCM-41复合发光体。

长余辉发光材料的合成，缺陷及发光性质

近十年间，长余辉发光材料备受人们关注，其研究和开发得到了迅猛的发展。究其原因，长余辉材料是一种新型能量存储与电子俘获材料，它不仅可以应用到紧急照明与显示等传统领域，而且在高能射线探测、光纤温度计、工程陶瓷的无损探测以及超高密度光学存储与显示等高新科技领域具有潜在的应用价值。这一时期，研究兴趣主要集中在稀土离子特别是Eu2+激活的蓝色和绿色长余辉材料如铝酸盐、嫁酸盐、硅酸盐、硅铝酸盐、锗酸盐及氧化物等体系，而严重医乏红色长余辉材料。长余辉发光主要由三个过程，也就是能量吸收、能量存储与能量释放即余辉发光组成。而整个过程主要涉及两个中心，即发光中心和陷阱中心，它们之间的能量传递是产生余辉发光的主要原因。因此，本论文围绕这两个中心，选择以下两个角度为切入点：（a）选择具有较高发光性能的现有荧光体，通过各种辅助激活离子的共掺杂，主动引入陷阱中心；（b）选择具有丰富陷阱中心的现有荧光体，主动引入具有余辉发光性能的主激活离子，致力于新型长余辉特别是红色长余辉发光材料的开发，最终获得了红、绿、蓝三色共十种长余辉体系。其中，新型红色长余辉体系有：β-Zn3(PO4)2:Mn2+、γ-Zn3（PO4）2:Mn2+、Zn3B2O6:Mn2+和Y2O3：Eu3+；新型绿色长余辉体系有：Ca8Mg（SiO4）4Cl2:Eu2+、Zn4B6O13:Mn2+、α-Zn3(PO4)2：Mn2+和Zn2SiO4:Mn2+。我们还对已有红色长余辉体系Y2O2S:Eu3+和caO：Eu3＋进行了余辉性能的改善。在合成上述长余辉材料的基础之上，详细地分析并研究了组成、结构、缺陷和余辉性能之间的关系，得到了影响长余辉发光的一般规律。此外，首次在多晶粉末中报道了β-Zn3(PO4)2:Mn2+，Ga3+和Zn2SiO4:Mn2+，Al3+的红色和绿色光激励长余辉发光现象。

Fabrication, characterization of spherical CaWO4:Ln@MCM-41(Ln=Eu3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Er3+) composites and their applications as drug release systems

Spherical MCM-41 particles with a diameter of about 150 nm have been successfully coated with CaWO4:Ln (Ln = Eu3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Er3+) phosphor layers through a simple Pechini sol-gel process. The obtained CaWO4:Ln@MCM-41 composites, which kept the mesoporous structure of MCM-41 and the luminescent properties of phosphors, were investigated as a drug delivery system using aspirin (ASPL) as a model drug.

Crystal structure and charge transfer energy of the vaterite-type orthoborate YBO3:Eu

Ligand-to-metal charge transfer energies of YBO3:Eu have been investigated from the chemical bond viewpoint. The chemical bond parameters, such as the covalency, the polarizability of the chemical bond volume, and the presented charge of the ligands in the chemical bond have been quantitatively determined based on the dielectric theory of complex crystal. We calculated the environmental factor (h(e)), which is the major factor influencing the charge transfer energy in the compounds. The calculated results show that the suitable group space of YBO3 is C2/c. The method provides us with a supplementary tool to judge the proper structure when the structure of the crystal has many uncertain space groups.