Synthesis of luminescent YVO 4:Eu 3+ submicrometer crystals through hydrogels as directing agents

Yan Li; Yuhui Zheng; Qianming Wang; Chengcheng Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.05.007

Synthesis of luminescent YVO ₄:Eu ³⁺ submicrometer crystals through hydrogels as directing agents

Yan Li, Yuhui Zheng, Qianming Wang, Chengcheng Zhang

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Abstract

The innovative hydrogel template (polyacrylamide or polyacrylic acid) directed synthesis of YVO ₄:Eu ³⁺ phosphor in a controlled manner was thoroughly studied. Photoluminescence spectra show the europium(III)-doped yttrium orthovanadate could exhibit strong red emissions within the soft matrix (polyacrylamide) and remain relatively stable even when the temperature reached nearly 100°C. After calcination process, X-ray powder diffraction patterns, SEM and DLS measurements implied that the sample was in agreement with pure tetragonal phase and the particle sizes were in the range of 100-200 nm. More importantly, YVO ₄:Eu ³⁺ products prepared based on hydrogels have remarkable improvement in emission intensities compared to phosphors synthesized by conventional approach. Similar results of overall quantum efficiency also support that YVO ₄:Eu ³⁺ assembled by PAM hydrogel (1.94%) is better than the routine way (0.91%).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	451-456
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Chemistry and Physics
Volume	135
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.05.007
State	Published - Aug 15 2012

Keywords

Europium (III)
Hydrogel
Luminescence
YVO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics

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