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Europium doped zirconia luminescence

Anatolijs SarakovskisDonats MillersKrisjanis SmitsA. OpalińskaJ.d. FidelusLarisa GrigorjevaWitold Lojkowski

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Materials scienceOrganic ChemistryDopingMineralogychemistry.chemical_elementCrystal structureAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsIonInorganic ChemistryTetragonal crystal systemNanocrystalchemistryPhysical chemistryCubic zirconiaElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryLuminescenceEuropiumSpectroscopy

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Abstract The luminescence properties and crystalline structure of ZrO2:Eu nanocrystals doped with different concentrations of Eu were studied. Luminescence from the Eu2+ state was not observed even if the electrons and holes were created up to ∼1019 cm−3; thus it was suggested the Eu3+ was not an efficient trap for electrons possibly due to Eu3+ negative charge relative to the crystalline lattice. The mutual interaction between Eu3+ ions was not strong up to 5 at.% concentration. The stabilization of ZrO2 tetragonal as well as cubic structure by Eu3+ is possible.

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2010-06-01Optical Materials
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2010.03.002