Color-Tunable Nanophosphors by Codoping Flame-Made Y2O3 with Tb and Eu
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Abstract
Rare-earth phosphors with tunable optical properties are used in display panels and fluorescent lamps and have potential applications in lasers and bio-imaging. Here, non-aggregated Y2O3 nanocrystals either doped with Tb3+ (1-5 at%) or co-doped with Tb3+ (2 at%) and Eu3+ (0.1-2 at%) ions are made in one-step by scalable flame spray pyrolysis. The morphology of these nanophosphors is investigated by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and N2 adsorption while their optical properties are monitored by photoluminescent spectroscopy. When yttria nanocrystals are doped with terbium, a bright green emission is obtained at an optimum Tb-content of 2 at%. When, however, europium is added, the emission color of these Tb-doped yttria nanophosphors can be tuned precisely from green to red depending on the Tb/Eu ratio. Furthermore, energy-transfer from Tb3+ to Eu3+ is observed, thus allowing the control of the excitation spectra of the co-doped nanophosphors.
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