Effect of Eu, Tb codoping on the luminescent properties of multifunctional nanocomposites

Lizhu Tong, Xiaozhen Ren, Xiaodong Chen, Hong Ding, Hua Yang*

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Abstract

The synthesis (by a facile two-step co-precipitation process) and characterization, are reported for good dispersed core-shell structured Fe 3O4@SiO2@Y2O3:Eu 3+, Tb3+ nanocomposites with luminescent and magnetic properties. XRD patterns show that Fe3O4 core has crystallized with a good face-centered cubic structure; SiO2 layer is amorphous and Y2O3 layer is cubic. TEM images show the synthesis of core-shell structured composite microspheres of uniform size with rough surface. For nanocomposites with same host (Y2O3), upon excitation with UV irradiation, fluorescent spectra show that there is a strong emission at around 610 nm corresponding to the forced electric dipole 5D0-7F2 transition of Eu 3+ and at around 545 nm corresponding to 5D 4-7F5 transition of Tb3+. We speculate that there exists energy transfer from Tb3+ to Eu 3+ ions from excitation spectra. Therefore, the multifunctional nanocomposites are expected to develop many potential applications in biomedical fields. This journal is

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22792-22797
Number of pages6
JournalRSC Advances
Volume4
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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