Structure and photoluminescence of Mg-Al-Eu ternary hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxides

Journal Article · Wed Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2010.07.042· OSTI ID:21483676

Fei, Li; Songhua, Zhou; Junchao, Wei; Yanfeng, Dai ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031 (China)

A series of Mg-Al-Eu ternary hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxides (LDHs), with Eu/Al atomic ratios of {approx}0.06 and Mg/(Al+Eu) atomic ratios ranging from 1.3 to 4.0, were synthesized by a coprecipitation method. The Mg-Al-Eu ternary LDHs were investigated by various techniques. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results indicated that the crystallinity of the ternary LDHs was gradually improved with the increase of Mg{sup 2+}/(Al{sup 3+}+Eu{sup 3+}) molar ratio from 1.3/1 to 4/1, and all the samples were a single phase corresponding to LDH. The photoluminescent (PL) spectra of the ternary Mg-Al-Eu LDHs were described by the well-known {sup 5}D{sub 0}-{sup 7}F{sub J} transition (J=1, 2, 3, 4) of Eu{sup 3+} ions with the strongest emission for J=2, suggesting that the host LDH was favorable to the emissions of Eu{sup 3+} ions. The asymmetry parameter (R) relevant to {sup 5}D{sub 0}-{sup 7}F{sub J} transition (J=1, 2) dependant of the atomic ratios of Mg{sup 2+}/(Al{sup 3+}+Eu{sup 3+}) was discussed, and was consistent with the result of XRD. - Graphical abstract: A series of Mg-Al-Eu ternary hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxides (LDHs), with Mg/(Al+Eu) atomic ratios ranging from 1.3/1, 2/1 3/1 to 4/1, were synthesized by a coprecipitation method. The photoluminescent spectra of the Mg-Al-Eu ternary LDHs are described by the well-known {sup 5}D{sub 0}-{sup 7}F{sub J} transition (J=1, 2, 3, 4) of Eu{sup 3+} ions with the strongest emission for J=2.

• OSTI ID: 21483676
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 183, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2010.07.042; PII: S0022-4596(10)00324-5; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0022-4596
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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