The effect of Eu3+ and Gd3+ co-doping on the morphology and luminescence of NaYF4:Eu3+, Gd3+ phosphors.

Autor: Kolesnikov, Ilya E., Vidyakina, Aleksandra A., Vasileva, Marina S., Nosov, Viktor G., Bogachev, Nikita A., Sosnovsky, Vladimir B., Skripkin, Mikhail Y., Tumkin, Ilya I., Lähderanta, Erkki, Mereshchenko, Andrey S.
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Zdroj: New Journal of Chemistry; 6/28/2021, Vol. 45 Issue 24, p10599-10607, 9p
Abstrakt: β-NaYF4:Eu3+ microparticles co-doped with Gd3+ ions were obtained by hydrothermal synthesis at 180 °C using citric acid as a stabilizing agent. All synthesized materials have a β-NaYF4 crystalline phase, where the unit cell volume increases upon the addition of Eu3+ and Gd3+ ions. The particles have a hexagonal prism shape and a size of 40–714 nm, where Eu3+ and Gd3+ doping results in size reduction. Upon 393 nm excitation, phosphors exhibit distinct emission peaks centered at 591, 615, and 695 nm and a weak band at 650 nm attributed to 5D07FJ transitions (J = 1–4). The optimum Eu3+ doping concentration was found to be 30% in the NaYF4 host. Concentration quenching was realized through dipole–dipole interactions. Kinetic measurements showed a gradual decline of the 5D0 lifetime from 6.7 ms to 2.2 ms along with an increase in Eu3+ doping concentration. Co-doping of the small Gd3+ number led to an increase of emission intensity and 5D0 lifetime. The effects of Eu3+ doping and Gd3+ co-doping on radiative and nonradiative decay rates were studied using 4f–4f intensity theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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