Synthesis and optical characterization of Er-doped bismuth titanate nanoparticles grown by sol-gel hydrothermal method

Author

Fuentes, Sandra

Muñoz, Pamela

Llanos, Jaime

Vega, Mauricio

Martin, Inocencio R.

Chávez Ángel, Emigdio

Publication date

2017

Abstract

The Er-doped bismuth titanate (BiTiO, BIT) nanoparticles were synthesized by a combined sol-gel and hydrothermal method under a partial oxygen pressure of 30 bar. The composition and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman scattering. They showed pure and homogeneous spherical BIT nanoparticles with a size below the 30 nm. The incorporation of Er ions showed a strong decrease in the lattice parameters, as well as averaged particle size. The photoluminescence up-conversion (excitation wavelength =1480 nm) showed an enhancement of the infrared emission (980 nm) as Er concentration increased, achieving a maximum for 6% mol, while photoluminescence spectra (excitation wavelength =473 nm) showed a strong green emission (529 and 553 nm) with a maximum at 4% mol.

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subjects and keywords

Oxide materials; Sol-gel processes; Hydrothermal; Photoluminescence

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Related items

Ceramics international ; Vol. 43, Issue 4 (March 2017), p. 3623-3630

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open access

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