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Title: | Ultrathin Y2O3:Eu3+nanodiscs: spectroscopic investigations and evidence for reduced concentration quenching |
Authors: | den Engelsen, D Fern, GR Ireland, TG Hudry, D Abeykoon, M Nykypanchuk, D Dickerson, J Silver, J |
Keywords: | nanodiscs;europium-doped yttrium oxide;luminescence;small angle x-ray scattering;transmission electron microscopy;Raman spectroscopy |
Issue Date: | 7-Sep-2018 |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Citation: | den Engelsen, D., Fern, G.R., Ireland, T.G., Hudry, D., Abeykoon, M., Nykypanchuk, D., Dickerson, J. and Silver, J. (2018) 'Ultrathin Y2O3:Eu3+nanodiscs: spectroscopic investigations and evidence for reduced concentration quenching', Nanotechnology, 29, 455703, pp. 1 - 14. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aadc83. |
Abstract: | © Copyright 2018 The Author(s). Here, we report the synthesis and spectral properties of ultrathin nanodiscs (NDs) of Y2O3:Eu3+. It was found that the NDs of Y2O3:Eu3+ with a thickness of about 1nm can be fabricated in a reproducible, facile and self-assembling process, which does not depend on the Eu3+ concentration. The thickness and morphology of these NDs were determined with small angle x-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy. We found that the crystal field in these nanoparticles deviates from both the cubic and monoclinic characteristics, albeit the shape of the 5D0→7FJ (J=0, 1, 2) transitions shows some similarity with the transitions in the monoclinic material. The Raman spectra of the non-annealed NDs manifest various vibration modes of the oleic acid molecules, which are used to stabilise the NDs. The annealed NDs show two very weak Raman lines, which may be assigned to vibrational modes of Y2O3 NDs. The concentration quenching of the Eu3+ luminescence of the NDs before annealing is largely suppressed and might be explained in terms of a reduction of the phonon density of states. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16942 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aadc83 |
ISSN: | 0957-4484 |
Other Identifiers: | 455703 ORCID iDs: T G Ireland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6512-9540; J H Dickerson https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-6303. |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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