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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 22792-22797 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 43 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering