Preparation of Aluminum Oxynitride by Nitridation of a Precursor Derived from Aluminum–Glycine Gel and the Effects of the Presence of Europium
Preparation of Aluminum Oxynitride by Nitridation of a Precursor Derived from Aluminum–Glycine Gel and the Effects of the Presence of Europium
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.02213.x
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发表时间:
2008-03
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
S. Kikkawa;N. Hatta;T. Takeda
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作者:
S. Kikkawa;N. Hatta;T. Takeda
Spinel-type AlON, Al2.75□0.25O3.74N0.26, was obtained by ammonia nitridation of an oxide precursor prepared by peptizing a glycine gel with aluminum nitrate. To achieve crystallization, the nitrided product had to be annealed at 1500°C for 10 min in flowing nitrogen. The use of glycine instead of citric acid was important for obtaining a white product without residual carbon. A similar preparation method was used for adding small amounts of europium below 10 mol%. A strong blue emission was observed for products ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 mol% Eu doping. The product with 0.5 mol% doping had a maximum emission intensity at 400 nm for an excitation of 254 nm. The products with 1 and 3 mol% doping showed double maxima at 475 and 520 nm. These three emissions were due to the presence of divalent europium in the EuAl12O19 magnetoplumbite-like aluminum oxynitride impurity mixed with the AlON spinel major phase. The 1 mol% Eu-doped product exhibited expanded hexagonal lattice parameters (a=0.5591 and c=2.236 nm) compared with the values for EuAl12O19 magnetoplumbite itself, observed in the 7.7 mol%-doped product without any strong emission. The above spectrum change was discussed in relation to the coordination around Eu2+.