Hostname: page-component-8448b6f56d-cfpbc Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-17T03:55:54.563Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of Eu3+-doped ZrO2 hollow spheres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2015

Min Zhang ,
Weiwei Zuo ,
Meifang Zhu ,
Dianguang Liu ,
Yigao Chen ,
Meng Zhu ,
Haoran Hong ,
Chengyu Yang ,
Yiguang Wang  and
Jinling Liu
...Show all authors
Min Zhang
Affiliation:
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, Beijing 102617, China
Weiwei Zuo*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, Shanghai 201260, China
Meifang Zhu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, Shanghai 201260, China
Dianguang Liu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710072, China
Yigao Chen
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710072, China
Meng Zhu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710072, China
Haoran Hong
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710072, China
Chengyu Yang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710072, China
Yiguang Wang*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710072, China
Jinling Liu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, School of Mechanics and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China
Linan An
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA
*
a) Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: zuoweiwei@dhu.edu.cn
c) e-mail: wangyiguang@nwpu.edu.cn
Get access

Abstract

ZrO2:Eu3+ hollow spheres were successfully fabricated with the resin microspheres as the template. The sample characterizations were carried out by means of x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and photoluminescence spectra. XRD results revealed that Eu3+-doped samples were pure t-ZrO2 phase after being calcined at 873 K. SEM results exhibited that this Eu3+ doped ZrO2 was hollow spheres; the diameter and thickness of which were about 450 and 50 nm, respectively. Upon excitation at 394 nm, the orange-red emission bands at the wave length longer than 570 nm were from 5D0 → 7FJ (J = 1, 2) transitions. The asymmetry ratio of (5D0 → 7F2)/(5D0 → 7F1) intensity is about 1.61, 1.26, 1.42, 1.42, 1.40, and 1.38 for the Eu3+ concentration 0.4, 0.7, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 mol%, respectively. These values suggest that the asymmetry ratio of Eu3+ ions is independent of the doping concentration. The optimal doping concentration of Eu3+ ions in ZrO2 is 1.5 mol%. According to Dexter's theory, the critical distance between Eu3+ ions for energy transfer was determined to be 16 Å.

Keywords

phosphorZrO2:Eu3+photoluminescencehollow spheres
Type
Articles
Information
Journal of Materials Research , Volume 30 , Issue 24 , 28 December 2015 , pp. 3740 - 3745
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Footnotes

b)

Co-first author

Contributing Editor: Xiaobo Chen

References

REFERENCES

Riwotzki, K., Meyssamy, H., and Schnablegger, H.: Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Colloids and Redispersible Powders of Strongly Luminescing LaPO4 −:Ce,Tb Nanocrystals., Angew. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 40, 573−576 (2001).3.0.CO;2-0>CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sudhahar, S., Kumar, M.K., Jayaramakrishnan, V., Muralidharan, R., and Kumar, R.M.: Effect of Sm+ Rare Earth Ion on the Structural, Thermal, Mechanical and Optical Properties of Potassium Hydrogen Phthalate Single Crystals. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 30, 13−18 (2014).Google Scholar
Wang, W.X., Cheng, Z.Y., and Yang, P.P.: Patterning of YVO4:Eu3+ Luminescent Films by Soft Lithography. Adv. Funct. Mater. 21, 456−463 (2011).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Penilla, E.H., Kodera, Y., and Garay, J.E.: Blue–Green Emission in Terbium-Doped Alumina (Tb:Al2O3) Transparent Ceramics. Adv. Funct. Mater. 23, 6036−6043 (2013).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Joo, J., Yu, T., and Kim, Y.W.: Multigram scale synthesis and characterization of monodisperse tetragonal zirconia nanocrystals. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 6553−6557 (2003).CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Liang, X.J., Liu, B.F., and Chen, N.: Growth and Photoluminescence Properties of Tetrapod-Shaped ZnO Microcrystals-Whiskers and Microrods. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 25, 427−432 (2009).Google Scholar
Liu, D.G. and Zhu, Z.F.: Photoluminescence properties of the Eu-doped alpha-Al2O3 microspheres. J. Alloys Compd. 583, 291−294 (2014).Google Scholar
Rahman, M.M., Khan, M.K.R., Islam, M.R., Halim, M.A., Shahjahan, M., Hakim, M.A., Saha, D.K., and Khan, J.U.: Effect of Al Doping on Structural, Electrical, Optical and Photoluminescence Properties of Nano-Structural ZnO Thin Films. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 28, 329−335 (2012).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Liu, D.G.: Effects of Cr content and morphology on the luminescence properties of the Cr-doped alpha-Al2O3 powders. Ceram. Int. 39, 4765−4769 (2013).Google Scholar
Boyer, D. and Mahiou, R.: Powders and Coatings of LiYF4:Eu3+ Obtained via an Original Way Based on the Sol–Gel Process. Chem. Mater. 16, 2518−2521 (2004).Google Scholar
Deng, Z., Pi, X.D., Zhao, J.J., and Yang, D.: Photoluminescence from Silicon Nanocrystals in Encapsulating Materials. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 29, 221−224 (2013).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Jia, C.J., Sun, L.D., and You, L.P.: Selective Synthesis of Monazite- and Zircon-type LaVO4 Nanocrystals. J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 3284−3290 (2005).Google Scholar
Chen, Q., Chang, Y.Q., Shao, C.J., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Wang, M.W., and Long, Y.: Effect of Grain Size on Phase Transformation and Photoluminescence Property of the Nanocrystalline ZrO2 Powders Prepared by Sol-Gel Method. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 30, 1103−1107 (2014).Google Scholar
Yu, L.X., Song, H.W., and Lu, S.Z.: Luminescent Properties of LaPO4:Eu Nanoparticles and Nanowires. J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 16697−16702 (2004).Google Scholar
Rakov, N. and Maciel, G.S.: Enhancement of luminescence efficiency of f–f transitions from Tb3+ due to energy transfer from Ce3+ in Al2O3 crystalline ceramic powders prepared by low temperature direct combustion synthesis. Chem. Phys. Lett. 400, 553−557 (2004).Google Scholar
Fan, Q.H., Li, P., Zheng, Z., Wu, W.S., and Liu, C.L.: Insights into sorption species of Eu(III) on γ-Al2O3 and bentonite under different pH: Studies at macro- and micro-scales. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 299, 1767−1775 (2014).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Xu, X.Y., Liu, Y.X., Lv, Z., Song, J.Q., He, M.Y., Wang, Q., Yan, L.J., and Li, Z.F.: Thermal study in Eu3+-doped boehmite nanofibers and luminescence properties of the corresponding Eu3+:Al2O3 . J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 118, 1585–1592 (2014).Google Scholar
Li, G.G., Peng, C., and Li, C.X.: Shape-controllable synthesis and morphology-dependent luminescence properties of GaOOH:Dy3+ and beta-Ga2O3:Dy3+ . Inorg. Chem. 49, 1449−1457 (2010).Google Scholar
Jia, G., Huang, Y.J., and Song, Y.H.: Controllable Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of La(OH)3 and La(OH)3:Tb3+Nanocrystals with Multiform Morphologies. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 3721−3726 (2009).Google Scholar
Blasse, G. and Grabmaier, B.C.: Luminescent Materials (Springer, Berlin, 1994).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Blasse, G.: Energy Transfer in Oxidic Phosphors. Philips Res. Rep. 24, 131−143 (1969).Google Scholar
Podhorodecki, A., Banski, M., Misiewicz, J., and Serafińczuk, J.: Influence of Annealing on Excitation of Terbium Luminescence in YAlO3 Films Deposited onto Porous Anodic Alumina Semiconductor Devices, Materials, and Processing. J. Electrochem. Soc. 157, H628 (2010).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gaponenko, N.V., Molchan, I.S., Sergeev, O.V., and Thompson, G.E.: Enhancement of Green Terbium-Related Photoluminescence from Highly Doped Microporous Alumina Xerogels in Mesoporous Anodic Aluminasensors and Displays: Principles, Materials, and Processing. J. Electrochem. Soc. 149, H49 (2002).Google Scholar
Li, Q., Ai, D., Dai, X., and Wang, J.: Photoluminescence of nanometer zirconia powders. Powder Technol. 137, 34−40 (2003).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Du, W., Zhu, Z., Zhang, X., Wang, D., Liu, D., Qian, X., and Du, J.: RE/ZrO2 (RE = Sm, Eu) composite oxide nano-materials: Synthesis and applications in photocatalysis. Mater. Res. Bull. 48, 3735–3742 (2013).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Marin, R., Sponchia, G., Zucchetta, E., Riello, P., De Portu, G., Enrichi, F., and Benedetti, A.: Monitoring the t → m Martensitic Phase Transformation by Photoluminescence Emission in Eu3+-Doped Zirconia Powders. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 96, 2628–2635 (2013).Google Scholar
Gao, X., He, D., Jiao, H., Chen, J., and Meng, X.: Fabrication of SiO2@ZrO2@Y2O3:Eu3+ Core-Multi-Shell Structured Phosphor. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 8, 6963–6968 (2011).Google Scholar
Liu, J., Qiao, S., Liu, H., Chen, J., Orpe, A., Zhao, D., and Lu, G.: Extension of the Stöber Method to the Preparation of Monodisperse Resorcinol–Formaldehyde Resin Polymer and Carbon Spheres. Angew. Chem. 123, 6069–6073 (2011).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Chen, D., Liu, J., Wang, P., Zhang, L., Ren, J., Tang, F., and Wu, W.: Fabrication of monodisperse zirconia-coated core–shell and hollow spheres in mixed solvents. Colloids Surf., A 302, 461–466 (2007).Google Scholar
Lin, F., Dong, W., Liu, C., Liu, Z., and Li, M.: In situ source–template-interface reaction route to hollow ZrO2 microspheres with mesoporous shells. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 323, 365–371 (2008).CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed