Sol-gel synthesis and up-conversion luminescence of GdPO4–Gd3PO7:Yb3+, Ln3+ (Ln = Er, Ho, Tm) phosphor

A. Rosas Camacho, F. de J. Carrillo Romo, A. García Murillo, J. Oliva, C. R. García

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Abstract

This work reports the structural, morphological and luminescent properties of GdPO4–Gd3PO7:Yb3+, Ln3+ (Ln = Er, Ho, Tm) phosphors which have been synthesized by Pechini sol-gel process. The XRD patterns indicated that all the samples are crystalline and have a mixture of monoclinic monazite and monoclinic phases. Some samples were synthesized with ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) and had better crystallinity than these synthesized without NH4OH. The up-conversion emissions were obtained under excitation at 967 nm. According to our results, the color emission was tuned from red to green by increasing the Yb3+ concentration from 5 mol% to 20 mol%. Moreover, the use of NH4OH to synthesize the samples doped with 20 mol% of Yb3+ enhanced their green emission band ≈3 times. The results reveal that doping the GdPO4–Gd3PO7 particles with rare earths produce an up-conversion emission which can be useful for the fabrication of luminescent coatings or lighting devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-37
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume226
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2018

Keywords

  • Ceramics
  • Pechini sol-gel
  • Phosphors
  • Up-conversion

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