@article{44688f01efc64ec2ad1dab5c2cc53fb2,
title = "Structural and luminescence characterization of silica coated Y 2O3:Eu3+ nanopowders",
abstract = "Eu3+-doped Y2O3@SiO2 systems were synthesized using yttrium oxide and TEOS in order to produce glass ceramic nanoparticles. The glass ceramic phosphor system was prepared taking into account two methodologies: the first one (PS) using the crystallized ceramic added into the SiO2 sol, and the second one (SS) crystallizing the Y2O3:Eu3+ directly into the glass matrix. The Y2O3:Eu3+ pure system was also prepared as a reference. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses suggest the formation of Si-O-Y bonds in cubic Y 2O3:Eu3+ inside a SiO2 matrix annealed after 700 °C heat treatment. PS and SS powders were composed of nanocrystals with an average size of ∼10 and ∼9 nm, respectively. No structural changes in the signal emitted were observed with the addition of silica shell.",
keywords = "Europium, Glass ceramics, Luminescence, Sol-gel",
author = "{Carrillo Romo}, F. and {Garc{\'i}a Murillo}, A. and {L{\'o}pez Torres}, D. and {Cayetano Castro}, N. and Romero, {V. H.} and {De La Rosa}, E. and {Garibay Febles}, V. and {Garc{\'i}a Hern{\'a}ndez}, M.",
note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this work by the SEP-CONACYT projects 100764, 59408 and SIP-IPN projects 20100090, 20100091. The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of Ultra-High Resolution Microscopy Laboratory of Instituto Mexicano del Petr{\'o}leo. D. L{\'o}pez and V.H. Romero acknowledge the M. Sc. and PhD scholarships from CONACYT, respectively. The authors would like to thank David Nentwick for his editing work on this paper. The authors would also like to thank M. Garc{\'i}a Murillo for her assistance. ",
year = "2010",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.optmat.2010.06.002",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
volume = "32",
pages = "1471--1479",
journal = "Optical Materials",
issn = "0925-3467",
number = "11",
}