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NANOSYSTEMS: PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, 2016, 7 (3), P. 561–564

Photoluminescence characteristics of nanocrystalline Ba_0.97Ca_0.03SO₄:EU by combustion method

P. Rubalajyothi – Department of Medical Physics, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamilnadu, India
L. C. Nehru – Department of Medical Physics, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamilnadu, India; lcnehru@yahoo.com

Nanocrystalline Ba_0.97Ca_0.03SO₄:EU powder has been prepared by combustion method. XRD shows orthorhombic structure, the lattice parameter values are a = 8:836 A°, b = 5:440 A°, c = 6:859 A°. The nanocrystalline powder Ba_0.97Ca_0.03SO₄:EU having a grain size of 47 nm, and also FTIR, PL, and three dimensional structure studies of the material and the results are presented in detail.

Keywords: Ba_0.97Ca_0.03SO₄:EU, combustion method, XRD, computering software for structural bonding (JANA 2006, VESTA, PRIMA).

PACS 61.43Gt, 88.20jj, 61.05cp, 61.50Lt

DOI 10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-3-561-564

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