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Luminescence properties of R2MoO6:Eu3+ (R = Gd, Y, La) phosphors prepared by Pechini sol-gel process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Maolin Pang ,
Xiaoming Liu  and
Jun Lin
Maolin Pang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People’s Republic of China; andGraduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People’s Republic of China
Xiaoming Liu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People’s Republic of China; andGraduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People’s Republic of China
Jun Lin*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: jlin@ns.ciac.jl.cn
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Abstract

R2MoO6:Eu3+ (R = Gd, Y, La) phosphors were prepared by the Pechini sol-gel process. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), reflectance spectra, photoluminescence (PL) spectra, and lifetimes were used to characterize the resulting phosphors. The results of XRD indicate that all of the R1.96Eu0.04MoO6 (R = Gd, Y, La) phosphors crystallized completely at 800 °C. Y1.96Eu0.04MoO6 and Gd1.96Eu0.04MoO6 are of isomorphous monoclinic (α) structure, while La1.96Eu0.04MoO6 preferentially adopts the tetragonal (γ) form. FE-SEM study reveals that the samples mainly consist of aggregated particles with an average grain size ranging from 100 to 250 nm. The luminescent properties of R2MoO6:Eu3+ (R = Gd, Y, La) phosphors are largely dependent on their structure, grain size, and powder morphology. The isomorphous Y2MoO6:Eu3+ and Gd2MoO6:Eu3+ phosphors show very similar luminescence properties, which differ greatly from that of the La2MoO6:Eu3+ phosphor.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 20 , Issue 10 , October 2005 , pp. 2676 - 2681
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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