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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 1886-1893Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.10.127
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Processing: microwave processing; Structures and microstructures: electron microscopy; Properties: optical properties; YAG nanospheres
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- DGAPA-UNAM grant [IN111017]
- CONACyT [232608]
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In this work, YAG:RE3+ (RE = Pr3+, Tm3+, Tb3+, Ce3+, Eu3+, Nd3+, and Er3+;Yb3+) luminescent nanospheres with tunable photoluminescence (PL) emission were prepared by using fast and energy-saving microwave-assisted synthesis (MWAS). The nanopowders were post-annealed at 1100 degrees C for 3 h to obtain nanocrystalline phosphors. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the presence of nanocrystals that were well indexed to the cubic YAG phase. Surface chemical groups were detected using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the synthesized samples consist of nanospheres with an average size of 110 nm. The effect of aluminum precursors on the morphology of synthesized nanoparticles is discussed. The produced nanophosphors showed strong emission at different wavelengths (ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared) corresponding to different RE3+ ions. Altogether, the merits of spherical morphology and PL emission at various wavelengths endow rare-earth-doped YAG nanoparticles with suitable characteristic for potential applications in the field of nanomedicine (e.g., bioimaging and nanoscintillators), light display systems, optoelectronic devices, and lasers.
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