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Eu3+, Bi3+ codoped Lu2O3 nanopowders: Synthesis and luminescent properties

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Eu3+, Bi3+ codoped Lu2O3 powders (Eu = 2.5 at.%, Bi = 0–3.0 at.%) were prepared using the sol–gel method. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, and excitation and emission spectra were carried out to characterize the synthesis, structure, and luminescent properties. The excitation spectra show a strong peak at 350–390 nm, corresponding to the Bi3+1S0 → 3P1 transition, and the emission spectra present the emission from 5D0 → 7FJ (J = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) level of Eu3+. The intensity of the reddish emission at 612 nm was monitored as a function of the Bi3+ content and showed a light yield increment of ≈400% compared to a monodoped sample at 1.0% at. Bi3+, produced by an energy transfer process from Bi3+ to Eu3+. This was a consequence of the overlapping of the Bi3+3P1 → 1S0 emission with the f–f Eu3+ transitions.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this work by the SEP-CONACYT projects 100764, 136219 and 178817.

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  1. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIITEC IPN, Cerrada de Cecati S/N. Col. Santa Catarina, Azcapotzalco México D.F., C.P. 02250, México

    Angel Morales Ramírez, Antonieta García Murillo, Felipe Carrillo Romo & Joan Reyes Miranda

  2. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, DCNI, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Pedro Antonio de los Santos 84, 11850, México D.F., México

    Margarita García Hernández

  3. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ESIQIE, UPALM S/N Col. Lindavista, Gustavo A. Madero D.F., C.P. 07738, México

    Jonathan Yepez Ávila

  4. Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica A.C, A.P. 1-94837150, León, Gto., México

    Elder de la Rosa

  5. Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Programa de Ingeniería Molecular, México, DF, México

    Vicente Garibay Febles

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Ramírez, A.M., García Hernández, M., Yepez Ávila, J. et al. Eu3+, Bi3+ codoped Lu2O3 nanopowders: Synthesis and luminescent properties. Journal of Materials Research 28, 1365–1371 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2013.91

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