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Wet Chemical Synthesis of Transparent Colloidal Solution of YVO4:Bi3+,Eu3+ Nanophosphor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2019

Satoru Takeshita ,
Hiroko Ogata ,
Tetsuhiko Isobe ,
Tomohiro Sawayama  and
Seiji Niikura
Satoru Takeshita
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
Hiroko Ogata
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
Tetsuhiko Isobe
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
Tomohiro Sawayama
Affiliation:
SINLOIHI Company, Limited, 2-19-12 Dai, Kamakura 247-8550, Japan
Seiji Niikura
Affiliation:
SINLOIHI Company, Limited, 2-19-12 Dai, Kamakura 247-8550, Japan
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Abstract

A transparent colloidal solution of YVO4:Bi3+,Eu3+ nanophosphor is prepared by the wet chemical synthesis in the presence of sodium citrate. When an ethylene glycol solution of Bi(NO3)3, aqueous solutions of (Y,Eu)(NO3)3, sodium citrate, and Na3VO4 are mixed and aged at 85 °C, crystalline YVO4:Bi3+,Eu3+ spherical nanoparticles of ∼ 20 nm in size are formed via the amorphous precursor during aging, as confirmed by X-ray diffractometry and transmission electron microscopy. The crystallization completes at the aging time of ∼ 25 min. At the same time, a sudden reduction in the hydrodynamic size is observed by dynamic light scattering analysis, and the colloidal solution becomes transparent to naked eyes. The nominal molar percentage of sodium citrate relative to the sum of metallic ions, Y3+, Bi3+, and Eu3+, affects the particle size and the aggregation property of the nanoparticles. The sample prepared at 50 mol% citrate, followed by aging at 85 °C for 60 min have the minimum mean size of primary nanoparticles, 21 nm, the minimum mean hydrodynamic size, 36 nm, and hence the highest transparency.

Keywords

chemical synthesiscolloidluminescence
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1247: Symposium C – Solution Processing of Inorganic and Hybrid Materials for Electronics and Photonics , 2010 , 1247-C08-14
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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