Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 1489-1493Publisher
AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2008.031
Keywords
nanoparticles; semiconductor; luminescence; rare-earth; exciton
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SnO2 nanoparticles dispersed in Eu3+ doped silica (SnO2-SiO2:Eu3+) were prepared at a low temperature (185 degrees C) in ethylene glycol medium. Transmission electron microscopy studies on as-prepared samples have established that SnO2 nanoparticles having size of 4.6 nm are uniformly covered by the SiO2 matrix. Significant extent of exciton mediated energy transfer between SnO2 and Eu3+ ions in heat treated SnO2-SiO2:Eu3+ samples has been attributed to the diffusion of Eu3+ ions from the SiO2 matrix to the near vicinity of SnO2 nanoparticles and its incorporation in the SnO2 matrix. On the other hand, very weak energy transfer exists for SnO2:Eu3+ nanoparticles heated at different temperatures due to the phase segregation of Eu3+ ions from the matrix.
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