摘要
Eu3+ ion-doped LaPO4 nanowires or nanorods have been successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method.The influence of varying the hydrothermal and subsequent sintering conditions on the morphology and structure of the LaPO4 host has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD).For comparison,the Eu3+ ions were also doped into monoclinic monazite LaPO4 nanoparticles and perovskite LaAlO3 nanoparticles.The relative intensities of the emission lines of the LaPO4:Eu3+ nanosystems were essentially independent of their shape.The optimal doping concentrations in the monoclinic LaPO4 and perovskite LaAlO3 nanosystems were determined to be about 5.0 and 3.5 mol%,respectively.Under appropriate UV-radiation,the red light emitted from LaAlO3:Eu3+(3.5 mol%) was brighter than that from LaPO4:Eu3+(5.0 mol%) nanomaterial,resulting from differences in their spin-orbit couplings and covalence,which indicates that the nanoscale LaAlO3 is a promising host material for rare earth ions.
Eu3+ ion-doped LaPO4 nanowires or nanorods have been successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method.The influence of varying the hydrothermal and subsequent sintering conditions on the morphology and structure of the LaPO4 host has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD).For comparison,the Eu3+ ions were also doped into monoclinic monazite LaPO4 nanoparticles and perovskite LaAlO3 nanoparticles.The relative intensities of the emission lines of the LaPO4:Eu3+ nanosystems were essentially independent of their shape.The optimal doping concentrations in the monoclinic LaPO4 and perovskite LaAlO3 nanosystems were determined to be about 5.0 and 3.5 mol%,respectively.Under appropriate UV-radiation,the red light emitted from LaAlO3:Eu3+(3.5 mol%) was brighter than that from LaPO4:Eu3+(5.0 mol%) nanomaterial,resulting from differences in their spin-orbit couplings and covalence,which indicates that the nanoscale LaAlO3 is a promising host material for rare earth ions.
基金
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20873039 & 90606001)
Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. 07jj4002)
the Students Innovation Training Fund of Hunan University
