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Title: Uniform AMoO{sub 4}:Ln (A=Sr{sup 2+}, Ba{sup 2+}; Ln=Eu{sup 3+}, Tb{sup 3+}) submicron particles: Solvothermal synthesis and luminescent properties

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001 (China)
  2. State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022 (China)

Rare-earth ions (Eu{sup 3+}, Tb{sup 3+}) doped AMoO{sub 4} (A=Sr, Ba) particles with uniform morphologies were successfully prepared through a facile solvothermal process using ethylene glycol (EG) as protecting agent. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), photoluminescence (PL) spectra and the kinetic decays were performed to characterize these samples. The XRD results reveal that all the doped samples are of high purity and crystallinity and assigned to the tetragonal scheelite-type structure of the AMoO{sub 4} phase. It has been shown that the as-synthesized SrMoO{sub 4}:Ln and BaMoO{sub 4}:Ln samples show respective uniform peanut-like and oval morphologies with narrow size distribution. The possible growth process of the AMoO{sub 4}:Ln has been investigated in detail. The EG/H{sub 2}O volume ratio, reaction temperature and time have obvious effect on the morphologies and sizes of the as-synthesized products. Upon excitation by ultraviolet radiation, the AMoO{sub 4}:Eu{sup 3+} phosphors show the characteristic {sup 5}D{sub 0}-{sup 7}F{sub 1-4} emission lines of Eu{sup 3+}, while the AMoO{sub 4}:Tb{sup 3+} phosphors exhibit the characteristic {sup 5}D{sub 4}-{sup 7}F{sub 3-6} emission lines of Tb{sup 3+}. These phosphors exhibit potential applications in the fields of fluorescent lamps and light emitting diodes (LEDs). - Graphical abstract: Uniform rare-earth ions (Eu{sup 3+}, Tb{sup 3+}) doped AMoO{sub 4} (A=Sr, Ba) submicron phosphors with tetragonal scheelite-type structure have been prepared through a facile solvothermal process using EG as reaction media. Display Omitted

OSTI ID:
21370584
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 182, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2009.07.009; PII: S0022-4596(09)00312-0; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English