Effect of heat-treatment temperature on the luminescent properties of Lu 2 O 3 :Eu film prepared by Pechini sol-gel method

Hai Guo, Min Yin, Ning Dong, Mei Xu, Liren Lou, Weiping Zhang*

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Abstract

Lutetium oxide (Lu 2 O 3 ) films were prepared by a simple Pechini sol-gel method with LuCl 3 ·6H 2 O as precursor for the first time. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis were used to study the thermal chemistry properties of dried gel. Structural properties of Lu 2 O 3 films heat-treated at different temperature were investigated through X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results show that Lu 2 O 3 starts to crystallize at about 400 °C and the crystallite size increases with the increasing annealing temperature. The dopant Eu 3+ presents its typical emission in Lu 2 O 3 :Eu films. The effect of heat-treatment temperature on the luminescent properties (broadening of emission peak and change of lifetimes of energy level) of the films was also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-250
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume243
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Film
  • Luminescent property
  • Lutetium oxide (Lu O )
  • Sol-gel

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