Hydrothermal Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Monodisperse Spherical CaF2 and CaF2:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Tb, Ce/Tb) Microcrystals

Xiaohong Yang; Jingjing Cao; Shanshan Hu

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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Monodisperse Spherical CaF₂ and CaF₂:Ln³⁺ (Ln = Eu, Tb, Ce/Tb) Microcrystals

Xiaohong Yang, Jingjing Cao, Shanshan Hu

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Spherical CaF₂ and CaF₂:Ln³⁺ (Ln = Eu, Tb, Ce/Tb) with tunable particle size (about 2.5 µm) have been synthesized by one-step facile and effective hydrothermal method. The spherical structure was highly uniform and well-dispersed. It was found that reaction time, pH value, and reaction temperature have important effects on the controlled synthesis of spherical CaF₂. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photo-luminescence (PL) and luminescence decay curve. Under UV excitation, the CaF₂:Eu³⁺ showed the red emission (⁵D₀→⁷F_{J = 0, 1, 2, 3}) and the CaF₂:Tb³⁺ presented the green emission (⁵D₄→⁷F_{J = 6, 5, 4, 3}), respectively. Furthermore, Ce³⁺/Tb³⁺ co-doped CaF₂ showed efficient energy transfer from Ce³⁺ to Tb³⁺, which presented strong green photo-luminescence of Tb³⁺. Due to excellent luminescent properties, the obtained samples can be used in many fields, such as light display systems, optoelectronic devices and biological imaging.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160502.14
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CaF₂, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Ce→Tb Energy Transfer, Spherical, Luminescence Properties

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Xiaohong Yang, Jingjing Cao, Shanshan Hu. Hydrothermal Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Monodisperse Spherical CaF2 and CaF2:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Tb, Ce/Tb) Microcrystals. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2016;5(2):54-60. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160502.14

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Shanshan Hu

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

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