Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} microfibers by hydrothermal route: Luminescence properties
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021 (China)
Highlights: ► Uniform Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} microfibers were synthesized via a hydrothermal route and thermal decomposition. ► The length and diameter of Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} microfibers were about 3–9 μm and 300 nm, respectively. ► Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} microfibers presented a broad R band at 696 nm when excited at 400 nm. ► It is shown that the 0.07 mol% of doping concentration of Cr{sup 3+} ions in α-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} is optimum. ► Critical distance between Cr{sup 3+} ions for energy transfer was determined to be 38 Å. -- Abstract: Uniform Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} microfibers were synthesized by using a hydrothermal route and thermal decomposition of a precursor of Cr{sup 3+} doped ammonium aluminum hydroxide carbonate (denoted as AAHC), and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), photoluminescence (PL) spectra and decay curves. XRD indicated that Cr{sup 3+} doped samples calcined at 1473 K were the most of α-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} phase. SEM showed that the length and diameter of these Cr{sup 3+} doped alumina microfibers were about 3–9 μm and 300 nm, respectively. PL spectra showed that the Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} microfibers presented a broad R band at 696 nm. It is shown that the 0.07 mol% of doping concentration of Cr{sup 3+} ions in α-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Cr{sup 3+} was optimum. According to Dexter's theory, the critical distance between Cr{sup 3+} ions for energy transfer was determined to be 38 Å. It is found that the curve followed the single-exponential decay.
- OSTI ID:
- 22215726
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 47, Issue 9; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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