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    A comparative study of co-precipitation and sol-gel synthetic approaches to fabricate cerium-substituted Mg Al layered double hydroxides with luminescence properties

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    Mg/Al/Ce layered double hydroxides (LDHs) intercalated with carbonate and hydroxide anions were synthesized using co-precipitation and sol-gel method. The obtained materials were characterized by thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, fluorescence spectroscopy (FLS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The chemical composition, microstructure and luminescent properties of these LDHs were investigated and discussed. The Ce3 + substitution effects were investigated in the Mg3Al1 − xCex LDHs by changing the Ce3 + concentration in the metal cation layers from 0.05 to 10 mol%. It was demonstrated, that luminescence properties of cerium-substituted LDHs depend on the morphological features of the host lattice.publishe

    Temperature-Induced Structural Transformations in Undoped and Eu3+-Doped Ruddlesden–Popper Phases Sr2SnO4 and Sr3Sn2O7: Relation to the Impedance and Luminescence Behaviors

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    We report that luminescence of Eu3+ ion incorporated into Ruddlesden–Popper phases allows monitoring phase transition in powders (instead of single crystals), in a time-efficient manner (compared to neutron diffraction), and importantly, with greater sensitivity than previous methods. Crystal structure and dielectric response of undoped and 0.5%Eu3+-doped Sr3Sn2O7 ceramics were studied as a function of temperature over the temperature range of 300–800 K. The luminescence studies of 0.5%Eu3+-doped Sr2SnO4 and Sr3Sn2O7 samples were performed in the temperature range of 80–500 K. These results were compared with the respective dependences for the undoped compounds. The structural transformations in 0.5%Eu3+-doped Sr3Sn2O7 were found at 390 and 740 K. The former is associated with the isostructural atomic rearrangement that resulted in a negative thermal expansion along two of three orthorhombic crystallographic axes, while the latter corresponds to the structural transition from the orthorhombic Amam phase to the tetragonal I4/mmm one. A similar temperature behavior with the structural transformations in the same temperature ranges was observed in undoped Sr3Sn2O7, although the values of lattice parameters of the Eu3+-doped and undoped compounds were found to be slightly different indicating an incorporation of europium in the crystal lattice. A dielectric anomaly associated with a structural phase transition was observed in Sr3Sn2O7 at 390 K. Optical measurements performed over a wide temperature range demonstrated a clear correlation between structural transformations in Eu3+-doped Sr2SnO4 and Sr3Sn2O7 and the temperature anomalies of their luminescence spectra, suggesting the efficacy of this method for the determination of subtle phase transformations

    Synthesis, structure and luminescence of Er3+-doped Y3Ga5O12 nano-garnets

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    A novel Y3(1-x)Er3xGa5O12 nanocrystalline garnet has been synthesized by a sol-gel technique and a complete structural, morphological, vibrational, and optical characterization has been carried out in order to correlate the local structure of the Er3+ ions with their optical properties. The synthesized nanocrystals are found in a single-phase garnet structure with an average grain size of around 60 nm. The good crystalline quality of the garnet structure is confirmed by FTIR and Raman measurements, since the phonon modes of the nano-garnet are similar to those found in the single crystal garnet. Under blue laser excitation, intense green and red visible and 1.5 mu m infrared luminescences are observed, whose relative intensities are very sensitive to the Er3+ concentration. The dynamics of these emissions under pulsed laser excitations are analyzed in the framework of different energy transfer interactions. Intense visible upconverted luminescence can be clearly observed by the naked eye for all synthesized Er3+-doped Y3Ga5O12 nano-garnets under a cw 790 nm laser excitation. The power dependency and the dynamics of the upconverted luminescence confirm the existence of different two-photon upconversion processes for the green and red emissions that strongly depend on the Er3+ concentration, showing the potential of these nano-garnets as excellent candidates for developing new optical devices.This work has been partially supported by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion of Spain (MICCIN) under The National Program of Materials (MAT2010-21270-C04-02; -03; -04), The Consolider-Ingenio 2010 Program (MALTA CSD2007-0045), and The National Infrastructure Program, by Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad of Spain (MINECO) within The Indo-Spanish Joint Programme of Cooperation in Science and Technology (PRI-PIBIN-2011-1153/DST-INT-Spain-P-38-11), and by the EU-FEDER funds (UCAN08-4E-008). S.F. Leon-Luis and V. Monteseguro wish to thank MICINN for the FPI grants (BES-2008-003353 and BES-2011-044596). Dr V. Venkatramu is grateful to DAE-BRNS, Government of India for the award of DAE Research Award for Young Scientists (no. 2010/20/34/5/BRNS/2223).Venkatramu, V.; León-Luis, SF.; Rodriguez-Mendoza, UR.; Monteseguro, V.; Manjón, FJ.; Lozano-Gorrín, AD.; Valiente, R.... (2012). Synthesis, structure and luminescence of Er3+-doped Y3Ga5O12 nano-garnets. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 22:13788-13799. doi:10.1039/c2jm31386cS13788137992

    Synthesis and characterization of luminescent materials for solid state light sources.

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    The modern society relies heavily on mankind’s ability to produce light to lengthen the day. Throughout the evolution of artificial lighting lots of light sources were discovered / invented, i.e. burning wood, oil, candles, using incandescent bulbs and fluorescent lamps and, finally, white LEDs. LEDs are superior to other light sources due to their high efficiency. Replacement of conventional light sources by white LEDs what would allow saving huge amounts of electricity consumed for lighting purposes. The main goal of this dissertation was development and investigation of various new materials that could be used in solid state light sources based on near-UV and blue LEDs. One silicate, one molybdate and three garnet structure compounds were selected. Several synthesis methods, i.e. solid state, sol-gel, and sol-gel combustion, were applied in preparation of selected host materials. The host materials were activated by Eu2+, Eu3+, and Ce3+ ions. The phase purity of synthesized samples was evaluated by recording powder XRD patterns. Luminescent properties of the activator ions were investigated by recording reflectance, excitation, emission spectra and decay curves at room temperature. The temperature dependent decay curves and emission spectra were recorded in the range of 77-500 K. Moreover, quantum yields, luminous efficacies and colour points were calculated from the obtained data

    Synthesis and characterization of luminescent materials for solid state light sources

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    The modern society relies heavily on mankind’s ability to produce light to lengthen the day. Throughout the evolution of artificial lighting lots of light sources were discovered / invented, i.e. burning wood, oil, candles, using incandescent bulbs and fluorescent lamps and, finally, white LEDs. LEDs are superior to other light sources due to their high efficiency. Replacement of conventional light sources by white LEDs what would allow saving huge amounts of electricity consumed for lighting purposes. The main goal of this dissertation was development and investigation of various new materials that could be used in solid state light sources based on near-UV and blue LEDs. One silicate, one molybdate and three garnet structure compounds were selected. Several synthesis methods, i.e. solid state, sol-gel, and sol-gel combustion, were applied in preparation of selected host materials. The host materials were activated by Eu2+, Eu3+, and Ce3+ ions. The phase purity of synthesized samples was evaluated by recording powder XRD patterns. Luminescent properties of the activator ions were investigated by recording reflectance, excitation, emission spectra and decay curves at room temperature. The temperature dependent decay curves and emission spectra were recorded in the range of 77-500 K. Moreover, quantum yields, luminous efficacies and colour points were calculated from the obtained data

    Liuminescencinių medžiagų sintezė, charakterizavimas ir taikymas kietakūniams šviesos šaltiniams

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    The modern society relies heavily on mankind’s ability to produce light to lengthen the day. Throughout the evolution of artificial lighting lots of light sources were discovered / invented, i.e. burning wood, oil, candles, using incandescent bulbs and fluorescent lamps and, finally, white LEDs. LEDs are superior to other light sources due to their high efficiency. Replacement of conventional light sources by white LEDs what would allow saving huge amounts of electricity consumed for lighting purposes. The main goal of this dissertation was development and investigation of various new materials that could be used in solid state light sources based on near-UV and blue LEDs. One silicate, one molybdate and three garnet structure compounds were selected. Several synthesis methods, i.e. solid state, sol-gel, and sol-gel combustion, were applied in preparation of selected host materials. The host materials were activated by Eu2+, Eu3+, and Ce3+ ions. The phase purity of synthesized samples was evaluated by recording powder XRD patterns. Luminescent properties of the activator ions were investigated by recording reflectance, excitation, emission spectra and decay curves at room temperature. The temperature dependent decay curves and emission spectra were recorded in the range of 77-500 K. Moreover, quantum yields, luminous efficacies and colour points were calculated from the obtained data

    Up-converting K2Gd(PO4)(WO4):20%Yb3+,Ho3+ phosphors for temperature sensing /

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    Inorganic luminescent materials that can be excited with NIR radiation and emit in the visible spectrum have recently gained much scientific interest. Such materials can be utilized as anticounterfeiting pigments, luminescent thermometers, bio-imaging agents, etc. In this work, we report the synthesis and optical properties of K2Gd(PO4)(WO4):Ho3+ and K2Gd(PO4)(WO4):20%Yb3+,Ho3+ powders. The single-phase samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method, and the Ho3+ concentration was changed from 0.5% to 10% with respect to Gd3+. It is interesting to note that under 450 nm excitation, no concentration quenching was observed in K2Gd(PO4)(WO4):Ho3+ (at least up to 10% Ho3+) samples. However, adding 20% Yb3+ has caused a gradual decrease in Ho3+ emission intensity with an increase in its concentration. It turned out that this phenomenon is caused by the increasing probability of Ho3+ ! Yb3+ energy transfer when Ho3+ content increases. K2Gd(PO4)(WO4):20%Yb3+,0.5%Ho3+ sample showed exceptionally high up-conversion (UC) emission stability in the 77–500 K range. The UC emission intensity reached a maximum at ca. 350 K, and the intensity at 500 K was around four times stronger than the intensity at 77 K. Moreover, the red/green emission ratio gradually increased with increasing temperature, which could be used for temperature sensing purposes
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