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Preparation, structural and optical characterization of rare earth doped mesoporous Y2O3 thin films by EISA method
This paper reports the preparation of meso-structured rare earth (Eu3+, Sm3+ and Er3+)-doped Y2O3 films using the evaporation
induced self-assembly (EISA). Thin films with 30% of porous volume and pore diameter of 9 nm, stability up to 680 C were prepared
using a specific polyethylene oxide based copolymer structuring agent. X-ray diffraction analysis was performed to study the crystallization
of the inorganic network and the porosity. Time-resolved small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), atomic force microscopy
(AFM) and environmental ellipsometry porosimetry (EEP) techniques were used to complete the characterization of the films. The luminescent
properties of these layers, i.e. fluorescence spectra and decay profiles, were investigated, showing the optical features characteristic
of these lanthanide ions incorporated in the Y2O3 lattice.Peer reviewe