Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization and luminescent properties of GdPO{sub 4}·H{sub 2}O:Tb{sup 3+} nanorods and nanobundles
Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • The GdPO{sub 4}·H{sub 2}O:Tb{sup 3+} nanocrystals have been synthesized via a hydrothermal method. • The formation mechanisms of the nanorods and nanobundles were put forward. • The luminescent intensities are associated with the morphologies and sizes. - Abstract: In this paper, the Tb{sup 3+}-doped GdPO{sub 4}·H{sub 2}O nanorods and nanobundles have been synthesized by the hydrothermal method with and without glycine, respectively. The X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG–DTA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive spectra (EDS) and photoluminescence (PL) were employed to characterize the as-obtained products. It was found that the addition of glycine and the pH value have crucial influences on the formation of the resulting morphologies and sizes. The possible formation mechanisms for GdPO{sub 4}·H{sub 2}O:Tb{sup 3+} nanorods and nanobundles were put forward. A detailed investigation on the photoluminescence of GdPO{sub 4}·H{sub 2}O:Tb{sup 3+} different samples revealed that the luminescent properties of products are strongly correlated with the morphologies, sizes, coordination environment and crystal field symmetry.
- OSTI ID:
- 22290353
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 48, Issue 12; Conference: ISFM 2012: 5. international symposium on functional materials, Perth, WA (Australia), 17-20 Dec 2012; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 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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