Synthesis, surface and photoluminescence properties of Sm3+ doped α-Bi2O3
Synthesis, surface and photoluminescence properties of Sm3+ doped α-Bi2O3
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157221
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发表时间:
2021-02-15
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Swart, H. C.
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作者:
Divya, J.;Shivaramu, N. J.;Swart, H. C.
Sm3+ doped Bi2O3 (0.5 10 mol% Sm) powders were isolated by means of a co-precipitation method. The crystal structure, morphology, elemental compositions and distribution, diffuse reflectance, surface analysis and luminescence properties of the newly prepared compounds were characterized and analysed in detail. The crystal structures for the undoped and Sm3+-doped samples were monoclinic, with crystallite sizes ranging between 63 and 83 nm. Field emission scanning electron microscope analysis indicated needle-like particles, while at the higher dopant concentration the products also contained the presence of small nanorod occlusions on the needle surface. The Sm3+ substituted the Bi at certain sites in the crystal with the subsequent formation of oxygen vacancies. The band gap of the isolated products with the different Sm3+ concentration (0.5-10 mol%) remained the same at approximately 2.85 eV. Photoluminescence (PL) results revealed that blue light (490 nm) excitation produced phosphors with the strongest emission intensity at 658 nm, which is attributed to the (4)G(5/2) -> H-6(9/2), transition in the Sm3+ ion. The maximum PL was obtained for the 4 mol% Sm3+ doping concentration, after which the PL intensity decreased due to concentration quenching, which was the result of Sm3+ ion dipole-dipole interactions. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.