Nano- and Microcrystalline Lu_2O_3:Eu Phosphors: Variations in Occupancy of C_2 and S_6 Sites by Eu^(3+) Ions

CONCAS, GIORGIO;
2005-01-01

Abstract

The occupancy of C-2 and S-6 sites by Eu3+, ions in nanocrystalline powders and microcrystalline ceramics of Lu2O3 prepared from these powders was studied by Mossbauer spectroscopy. It was proved that in nanopowders prepared by vigorous combustion syntheses the occupancy of the C-2 and S-6 sites by Eu3+, is almost random, with only a very limited preference for the former. For ceramic specimens formed at 1750 degrees C within a few hours, it was found that Eu3+ ions strongly prefer to enter the Lu2O3 host at the C-2 site. We concluded that thermodynamically the non-centrosymmetric site C-2 is preferred to the S-6 site by Eu3+. However, if the formation of crystallites is very fast, like in combustion syntheses, the Eu3+ ions are entrapped into the two sites nearly randomly.
2005
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http://iopscience.iop.org/0953-8984/17/17/007
Esperti anonimi
NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; CUBIC Y2O3; EUROPIUM
Concas, Giorgio; G., Spano; E., Zych; J., TROJAN PIEGZA
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