Abstract
In this work, we investigate europium-containing sol-gel derived films fabricated onto porous anodic alumina (PAA) of thickness ranging from 0.5 to 5 μm. The sols were prepared from Ti(OC2H5)4 precursor mixed with aqueous-alcohol solution of europium nitrate and deposited onto PAA. The concentration of europium oxide in xerogel was 40 wt.%. The PL spectra exhibit bands typical for Eu3+ corresponding to 5D0→7Fj (j=1-4) electron transitions with the maximum at 617 nm (5D0→ 7F2). The PL intensity of all the bands increases with the thickness of PAA. The samples exhibit a red light emission visible to the naked eye within the investigated temperature range from 10 to 300 K.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-213 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
| Volume | 341 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Jul 2002 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Excited States of Transistion Elements - Ledek Zdroj, Poland Duration: 6 Jun 2001 → 11 Jun 2001 |
Keywords
- Europium
- Photoluminescence
- Porous anodic alumina
- Sol-gel process
- Xerogel film