Inhomogeneity of Rare Earth Doped Ⅲ-Ⅴ Compounds Grown by LPE

The processing of InP, GaAs and related compounds doped with rare earth metals, such as Er, Nd and Gd, grown by LPE is described. The inhomogeneity of rare earth heavily doped epi-layers is studied by SIMS, SEM and X-ray diffraction techniques.

Rare earth doped CaCu_3Ti_4O_(12) electronic ceramics for high frequency applications

Ca1-xRxCu3Ti4O12(R=La,Y,Gd;x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3) electronic ceramics were fabricated by conventional solid-state reaction method.The microstructure and dielectric properties as well as impedance behavior were carefully investigated.XRD results showed that the secondary phases with the general formula R2Ti2O7 existed at grain boundaries of rare earth doped ceramics,which inhibited abnormal grain growth.The dielectric constant decreased from 4×105 in pure CaCu3Ti4O12(CCTO) ceramics to 2×103 with rare earth doping....

Rare Earth Doped Glass Waveguide Amplifiers

Progress in rare earth doped planar glass waveguide devices has been significant over the past few years. The history and applications of these devices are reviewed.

Rare Earth Doped Optical Fibre From Oxide Nanoparticles

Rare earth (RE) doped optical fibres were fabricated by using RE oxides coated silica nanoparticles. The fibre properties are comparable to those prepared by conventional techniques. The process offers better control over RE incorporation and homogeneity in the preform.

Rare Earth Doped Polymer Waveguide Materials and Devices

1 Results Rare earth doped waveguide amplifiers and devices have been demonstrated in silica, crystal and other glass hosts. These rare earth doped optical waveguide devices are based on inorganic materials. Many processing steps are required and can lead to long fabrication time and low yield.Polymer materials offer many distinct properties compared to inorganic materials, such as ease of fabrication, low production costs, simple processing steps, and compatibility with micro-fabrication technologies. ...

Mechanism of Phase Transformation and Formation of Barium Hexafer rite Doped with Rare-Earths in Sol-Gel Process

The phase-transformation in sol-gel preparation of barium hexaferrite and the formation of barium hexaferrite doped with La 3+ were studied by chemical p hase analysis, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectrometry analysis. The expe rimental results show that phase transformation reactions of FeCO 3, Fe 2O 3 and BaFe 2O 4, barium hexaferrite and γ-Fe 2O 3 take place in the heat tr eatment of gel. While the doping lanthanide ion replace barium ion, an equivalen t quantity of Fe 3+ are reduced to Fe 2+ to maintain the charge equili brium.

Specific mode output from multimode fiber oscillators by designing rare earth doping profiles

Based on rate equations, a theoretical model of a fiber oscillator with a multimode gain fiber was built. We studied the effect of the rare earth doping profile in the core on the output characteristics of the multimode fiber oscillator. The results indicated that a pure fundamental mode can be obtained by partly doping the core of the large mode area （LMA） ytterbium doped fiber （YDF） in the fiber laser. Furthermore, a sole specific high-order mode can also be implemented by tailoring the rare earth doping profile according to the simulations. The mode coupling effect was also taken into account in the model. In spite of the mode coupling effect, the specific mode was able to dominate in the output of the fiber laser by utilizing the designed LMA YDF.

Rare Earth Ion Yb^3+ Doping of Bi2WO6 with Excellent Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity

The rare earth ion Yb^3+ doped Bi2WO6 photocatalysts were synthesized by hydrothermal method.Moreover,XRD,XPS,FESEM,TEM,Ramam,N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm measurements and UV-vis diffusion reflectance spectra were used to characterize the Yb^3+ doped Bi2WO6 photocatalysts.The morphology,specific surface area,and pore volume distribution were greatly affected after Yb3+ ions doping.Photocatalytic performance of Bi2WO6 was effectively enhanced after Yb3+ ions doping,6% Yb^3+ doped Bi2WO6 had the best photocatalytic performance,and 96.2% Rhodamine B was degradated after irradiated 30 min,which was 1.29 times that of the pristine one.The enhanced photocatalytic performance was due to the increased specific surface area,decreased energy band gap and inhibition of photoelectron-hole recombination after Yb3+ ions doping.

Effects of Rare Earth Doping on the Properties of γ-Fe_2O_3 Magnetic Powder

The effects of rare earth doping on the formation process of α-FeOOH crystallite and the properties of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic powder were investigated. The growth of needle α FeOOH crystallite was completed by the basic process. The experimental results show that the rare earth doping can increase the aspect axial ratio of needle α-FeOOH grains. its anti-sintering capability during the heat-treatment and the thermostability of γ-Fe2O3 magnetic properties. The magnetic properties of γ-Fe2O3 doping with rare earth are as follows: the coercivity Hc=36.3 kA/m (445 Oe), the ratio saturation magnetization σs=90.4μWbm/kg (72 emu/g), the ratio remanent magnetization σr=54 μWbm/kg (43 emu/g), and the temperature coefficient of remanent magnetization of γ-Fe2O3 doping with 0.1 mol% Dy can reach -5 ×10-4℃-1.

Structural,optical,electrical,and dielectric relaxation properties of rare earth containing sodium bismuth titanate Na_(0.5)Bi_(0.5)TiO_(3) perovskite:Effect of ionic radius

The main focus of this work is to study the effect of the ionic radius of different rare earth dopant cations RE^(3+)(RE=La,Sm,Dy,and Ho) on structural and various physical properties of sodium bismuth titanate(Na_(0.5)B_(0.5)TiO_(3),NBT) based perovskite nanomaterials.The X-ray diffraction data indicate the successful formation of the rhombohedral phase(space group R3c) of NBT nano perovskite incorporated with various rare earth ions in Bi-site.The lattice parameters were found to increase linearly with the ionic radius of the dopant cation.The ionic radii and atomic mass of rare earth dopants appear to be essential factors in the grain growth of the prepared compositions.The grain growth results in better crystallinity of the sample by reducing the microstrain with the increase of dopant ionic radius.Field emission scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectra confirm the prepared compositions' phase purity and stoichiometry.The UV-Vis spectra reveal that La-doped NBT composition exhibits the lowest optical band gap,which unfolds the application of NBT-based perovskite as photoactive material.The ac conductivity and complex impedance spectra unveil that the composition with the largest ionic radius,i.e.,La-doped NBT compound,exhibits the highest dc and bulk conductivity with the lowest activation energy.The frequency-dependent dielectric data follows Havriliak-Negami(HN) formalism and non-Debye type relaxation phenomena.Results also indicate that La-doped NBT composition exhibits the highest dielectric strength value.Thus,this study first elaborates that the increasing ionic radius of the rare earth dopant cation in the Bi-site of NBT perovskite improves its microstructural,optical,and electrical properties.

Synthesis and characterization of rare earth metal doped tungsten trioxide photocatalyst for degradation of Rhodamine B dye

Nowadays,it is concern for researchers that due to high recombination rate of photogenerated charge carriers in tungsten trioxide(WO_(3)) nanoparticles,the future applications are limited in the field of photocatalysis.Herein we attempt to synthesize tungsten trioxide nanoparticles with different doping concentrations of lanthanum i.e.2 wt%,4 wt%,6 wt% and 8 wt%.The synthesized samples were characterized by using various characterization techniques:X-ray diffraction(XRD),Raman spectroscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),photoluminescence spectra(PL),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),energy dispersive X-ray(EDX) and UV-Vis spectroscopy.WO_(3) retains its monoclinic structure even after doping which was confirmed by XRD analysis.FTIR helps to descry functional groups present in the samples.The size of nanoparticles was calculated by using TEM.EDX confirms the absence of any impurity in the synthesized samples.Raman spectroscopy confirms the presence of a large number of imperfections induced in the lattice of WO_(3).The rate of recombination was analyzed by photoluminescence(PL) spectroscopy and is minimum in 4 wt% doping of lanthanum.The optical bandgap was calculated using UV-Vis spectroscopy and becomes narrow along with the doping concentrations.Intriguingly,it is found that doping of La in WO_(3) has considerably ameliorate the photocatalytic activity by reducing rate of recombination due to the trapping of electrons by defects introduced in the lattice.Photocatalytic decolorization of Rhodamine B(RhB) dye was performed and the values of c/c_0 and rate constant(k) confirm that the 4 wt% doping shows maximum degradation efficiency.The kinetic study for photodegradation of Rhodamine B was done by using various kinetic models and results show that the reaction follows first order kinetics very well.Therefore,optimum doping of lanthanum increases the decolorization ability of WO_(3) towards RhB dye.

Effect of growth temperature on morphology,structure and luminescence of Tb-doped BN thin films

This paper investigates the effect of growth temperature on morphology, structure and photoluminescence （PL） of Tb-doped boron nitride （BN） films grown by magnetron sputtering, and the relationships of growth-temperature- structure-PL by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and PL. The characteristic emission lines of the Tb^3＋ were observed in the PL spectra at room temperature. The 473-K-grown film is mainly consisted of amorphous BN particles. With the growth temperature increasing up to 1273 K, the amount of amorphous BN decreases, while the amount of turbostratic BN increases. Correspondingly, the PL intensities from the Tb^3＋ ions increase with the increase of temperature in the range of 473 1273 K.

Spectroscopic study of the Pr-doped BiBO glass and Ca_4GdO(BO_3)_3 single crystals

Detailed spectroscopic studies of Pr3＋ ions in BiBO glass and Ca4GdO（BO3）3 crystal were performed. Experimental absorption spectra were measured at room temperature and assigned. The first principles discrete variational multielectron method was used to model the polarized absorption spectra of the Ca2GdO（BO3）3：Pr3＋; without any fitting parameters, the overall appearance of the spectra was reproduced satisfactorily. The energy intervals between different molecular orbitals in the [PrO6] cluster were estimated. The conventional Judd-Ofelt theory was used to calculate the oscillator strengths of the 4f-4f transitions in the BiBO：Pr3＋ system; the set of the phenomenological intensity parameters was determined.

Fabrication and Luminescence Properties of Eu^(3+) Doped SiO_2 Thin Films

Rare earth doped silica films were prepared by sol-gel method accompanied with the spin-coating process. It was found that the photoluminescence (PL) property of the thin films was dependent strongly on the doping amount of Eu3+. For thin films annealed at 700 ℃, the PL intensity increased constantly as elevating the doping amount up to 10% without any evident concentration quench, which indicated the good doping property of the SiOmatrix. In order to further improve the PL efficiency, co-doping of Tb3+ into SiO∶Eu3+ thin films were also investigated. It was found that the luminescence intensity was obviously enhanced by co-doping which could be explained in terms of the effective energy transfer from Tb3+ to Eu3+.

Electro-catalytic degradation properties of Ti/SnO_2–Sb electrodes doped with different rare earths

Ti/SnO2–Sb electrode has a good effect on the removal of organic pollutants. But its short service life limits its large-scale application in industry. Electro-catalytic degradation performances and service life of the electrode can be significantly improved by doping rare earth（RE） ions into the oxide coating of Ti/SnO2–Sb electrode. Ti/SnO2–Sb electrodes doped with different RE elements（Ce, Dy, La, and Eu） were prepared by the thermal decomposition method at 550 ℃. Electro-catalytic degradation performances of electrodes doped with different RE elements were evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry（LSV） and Tafel curves. During the electrolysis,the conversion of p-nitrophenol was performed with these electrodes as anodes under galvanostatic control. The structures and morphologies of the surface coating of the electrodes were characterized by scanning electron microscope（SEM）. The results demonstrate that the electro-catalytic degradation performances of Ti/SnO2–Sb electrodes are improved to different levels by doping different RE ions. Improved Ti/SnO2–Sb electrodes by the introduction of different RE have higher oxygen evolution potential, better electro-catalysis ability, better coverage,and longer electrode life.

Effect of rare earth Nd^(3+)doping contents on physical,structural,and magnetic properties of Co-Ni spinel ferrite nanoparticles

Rare earth(RE)low doping has a significant influence on the structural,morphological,and magnetic properties of spinel ferrite nanoparticles.Therefore,rare earth neodymium(Nd)oxide was fully doped into spinel ferrite with a composition of Co_(0.80)Ni_(0.20)Nd_xFe_(2-x)O_4(x=0.0,0.05,0.10,and 0.15)using the sol-gel auto combustion method.Structural analysis of the synthesized samples with low doping of Nd using X-ray diffraction(XRD)and Rietveld refinements reveals a pure single-phase cubic structure,while the second phase appears with increasing content of Nd^(3+)at x=0.10 and 0.15.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM)show well-shaped spherical grains within the nanometer range of the pure Co_(0.80)Ni_(0.20)Fe_(2)O_(4) sample,while larger grains with the presence of agglomeration are observed with doping of Nd^(3+)into the spinel ferrite nanoparticles.The magnetic parameters,i.e.,saturation magnetization M_s,remanence and magnetic moments exhibit decreasing trend with Nd^(3+)doping and M_s values are in 65.69 to 53.34 emu/g range.The coercivity of the Nd-doped Co-Ni spinel ferrite sample was calculated to be 1037.76 to~827.24 Oe.This work demonstrates remarkable improvements in the structural and magnetic characteristics of Nddoped Co-Ni spinel ferrite nanoparticles for multiple versatile applications.

Rare earth elements(lanthanum,cerium and erbium)doped black oxygen deficient Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x) as novel photocatalysts enhanced photocatalytic performance

Novel black oxygen deficient bismuth oxide(Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x))photocatalytic material was successfully prepared by a two zone temperature controlled muffle furnace method.The lanthanum,cerium and erbium ions are successfully doped into Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x) with the average contents of 10.77 wt%,7.62 wt%and 8,14 wt%,respectively.The re sults show that a large number of oxygen vacancies exist in Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x).La^(3+)Ce^(3+)and Er^(3+)act as electron acceptors to temporarily trap the photo-generated electrons.The XPS spectrum show Bi-O band in Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x) and the O 1s peak of Ce/Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x) move toward the direction of low binding energy.These phenomena fully prove that the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs will be more effectual,so as to reduce the possibility of charge carrier recombination.The radical scavenging experiments and electron spin resonance detections confirm that the conduction band of the original Bi_(2)O_(3)can easily receive photogenerated electrons,while the valence band of the modified Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x) tends to accept photogenerated holes and then forms the circulation system.Therefore,Ce/Bi_(2)O_(3)-Bi_(2)O_(3-x) can degrade tetracycline hydrochloride up to 90.15%.This research provides some new insights into developing green and recyclable photocatalysts for the remediation of antibiotic contamination.

Enhanced dielectric,ferroelectric,and optical properties in rare earth elements doped PMN-PT thin films

Rare earth(RE=La^(3+),Sm^(3+),Pr^(3+))ion doped Pb(Mgi/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTi03(RE-PMN-PT)ferroelectric thin films with compositions near the morphotropic phase boundary were grown on the Pt/TiO_(2)/S i02/Si(100)substrate using sol-gel/spin coating method.The phase structure,electrical properties,and photoluminescence performance of thin films were investigated systematically.The highly(100)-preferred orientation was obtained in pure perovskite Sm-PMN-0.30PT thin films with an average grain size of 131 nm.After 2.5%Sm^(3+)doping,the PMN-0.30PT thin films exhibited a triple enhancement of dielectric permittivity with a maximum value of 3500 at 1 kHz,a low dielectric loss of 1.3%,and high remanent polarization of 17.5μC/cm^(2)at room temperature.In visible light and near-infrared band,the transmittance rate increased with PT content and showed the highest value of 85%in 2.5%Sm-PMN-0.31PT.In addition,the films presented strong red-orange emission at 599 nm,which was sensitively in temperature range of 248-273 K corresponding to the rhombohedral to monoclinic phase transition temperature.

Effect of doping elements on catalytic performance of CeO_2-ZrO_2 solid solutions

CeZr, CeYZr, LaCeZr, LaCePrZr, LaCePrYZr, and LaCePr solid solutions were prepared via the coprecipitation method, and characterized by means of X-Ray Diffraction （XRD） and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET） techniques. The oxygen storage capacity （OSC） of the solid solutions was evaluated by the pulse technique and the catalytic activity was assessed using a 4-channel catalysis device. It was seen that the solid solutions presented cubic structure. The specific surface area and thermal stability could be enhanced by doping Y into the solid solutions. Doping a small amount of La had a positive effect on the thermal durability while doping a large amount of La decreased the specific surface area and the thermal stability. LaCePrZr and LaCePrYZr solid solutions synthesized using Baotou rare earth mineral residue enriched with LaCePr after Nd extraction presented a certain higher value in specific surface area and thermal stability, thereby enabling to be used as economic catalysts for automobile exhaust purification. Coating Al2O3 or SiO2 layer on the surface of ceria-zirconia solid solutions increased the specific surface area and thermal resistance.

Preparation and upconversion luminescence of YVO_4:Er^(3+),Yb^(3+)

YVO4：Er^3＋,Yb^3＋ with varying Yb^3＋ concentrations were prepared by a precipitation method.The results of X-ray diffraction （XRD） show that all the samples have a tetragonal zircon structure; the calculated average crystallite sizes are in the range of 14-22 nm.The lattice constants and cell volume of the samples decrease slightly with the increase in Yb^3＋ concentration.The upconversion luminescence spectra of all the samples were studied under 980 nm laser excitation.The strong green emission is observed,which is attributed to the 2^H11/2→4I15/2 and 4^S3/2→4^I15/2 transitions of Er^3＋,and the red emission peaks in 650-675 nm can be ignored.The emission intensity for the sample depends on the Yb^3＋concentration.These results reveal that the upconversion processes of YVO4：Er^3＋,Yb^3＋ are related to the structure and the doping Yb^3＋ concentration of the sample.