Heat-treatment-induced luminescence degradation in Tb3+-doped CePO4 nanorods

Weihua Di; Xiaoxia Zhao; Zhaogang Nie; Xiaojun Wang; Shaozhe Lu; Haifeng Zhao; Xinguang Ren

doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2009.11.034

Heat-treatment-induced luminescence degradation in Tb³⁺-doped CePO₄ nanorods

Weihua Di
, Xiaoxia Zhao
, Zhaogang Nie
, Xiaojun Wang
, Shaozhe Lu
, Haifeng Zhao
, Xinguang Ren

Biochemistry, Chemistry & Physics

CAS - Changchun Institute of Optics Fine Mechanics and Physics

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Abstract

CePO₄:Tb nanorods were synthesized via a simple wet-chemical route. The as-synthesized CePO₄:Tb nanorods present high photoluminescence efficiency due to an efficient energy transfer form Ce³⁺ to Tb³⁺. However, heat treatment at 150 °C in air leads to a significant decrease of photoluminescence. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and excitation spectra revealed the oxidation of Ce³⁺ to Ce⁴⁺ in the heat-treatment process, which should be responsible for significant photoluminescence degradation due to the breakage of Ce³⁺→Tb³⁺ energy transfer. This conclusion is further supported by atmosphere and size effects of photoluminescence of CePO₄:Tb under the heat treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	728-732
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Luminescence
Volume	130
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2009.11.034
State	Published - Apr 2010

Scopus Subject Areas

Biophysics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Chemistry
Biochemistry
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

Ce
Ce
Photoluminescence
Tb
Thermal degradation

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