Structure and photoluminescent properties of TiO2:Eu3+ nanoparticles synthesized under hydro and solvothermal conditions from different precursors
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2019-10-3-361-373
Abstract
Crystalline phosphors of Eu3+-doped titania (TiO2:Eu3+) were prepared by hydro and solvothermal synthesis with luminescent ion concentration of 2 mol.%. The structure and shape of the synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Changes in the emission, excitation spectra, and the intensity decay of the photoluminescence for TiO2:Eu3+ nanoparticles were analyzed their phase composition. The photoluminescence of synthesized TiO2:Eu3+ crystalline phosphors depends on whether the said nanophosphors are formed from organometallic or inorganic precursors under hydro- and solvothermal conditions. Indeed, photoluminescence excitation at wavelengths ranging from 350–550 nm leads to splitting of electron dipole transitions into Stark components according to the symmetry of the Eu3+ surroundings. Also, both nanoparticles with the anatase structure and phosphors predominantly containing rutile showed very short photoluminescence lifetimes.
Keywords
hydrothermal synthesis,
titania,
europium,
solid solution,
anatase,
rutile,
nanophosphors,
photoluminescence,
fluorescence lifetime
Supporting agencies: Alexander N. Bugrov appreciates the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant No 16-33-60227) for the financial support. The experimental work was facilitated by the Engineering Center equipment of the St. Petersburg State Technological Institute (Technical University). TEM studies were performed using equipment of the Federal Joint Research Center “Material science and characterization in advanced technology” supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (id RFMEFI62117X0018). The authors express appreciation to Kopitsa G. P. from Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute for the study of nanoparticles by the method of low-temperature nitrogen adsorption. Ruslan Yu. Smyslov is thankful for his funding received from the EU-H2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 654360 having benefitted from the access provided by CEA/LETI in Grenoble within the framework of the NFFA-Europe Transnational Access Activity.
About the Authors
A. Yu. Zavialova
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”; Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
ul. Professora Popova 5, 197376 Saint Petersburg
Moskovsky prospect 26, Saint Petersburg, 190013
A. N. Bugrov
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”; Institute of macromolecular compounds RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
ul. Professora Popova 5, 197376 Saint Petersburg
Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 Saint Petersburg
R. Yu. Smyslov
Institute of macromolecular compounds RAS; Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 Saint Petersburg
Polytechnicheskaya 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg
D. A. Kirilenko
Ioffe Institute RAS; ITMO University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Politekhnicheskaya ul. 26, 194021 Saint Petersburg
197101, Kronverskii avenue 49, Saint Petersburg
T. V. Khamova
Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Makarova nab. 2., letter B, 199034 Saint Petersburg
G. P. Kopitsa
Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry RAS; Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, NRC KI
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Makarova nab. 2., letter B, 199034 Saint Petersburg
Orlova roscha mcr. 1, 188300, Gatchina, Leningrad region
C. Licitra
University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI
France
France
F-38000 Grenoble
D. Rouchon
University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, LETI
France
France
F-38000 Grenoble
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Zavialova A.Yu., Bugrov A.N., Smyslov R.Yu., Kirilenko D.A., Khamova T.V., Kopitsa G.P., Licitra C., Rouchon D. Structure and photoluminescent properties of TiO2:Eu3+ nanoparticles synthesized under hydro and solvothermal conditions from different precursors. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2019;10(3):361-373. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2019-10-3-361-373
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