研究目的
Investigating the effect of Ca2+ and Zn2+ ions co-doping on the structural, magnetic, and optical properties of Ho3+/Yb3+ doped Gd2O3 upconversion micro-rods for potential applications in biomedical fields and temperature sensing.
研究成果
The study demonstrated that Zn2+ and Ca2+ co-doping significantly affects the upconversion and downshifting luminescence of Gd2O3:Ho3+/Yb3+ phosphor. Zn2+ co-doping enhanced the upconversion emission intensity, while Ca2+ co-doping decreased it. Both co-dopants improved the downshifting luminescence intensity. The samples exhibited paramagnetic behavior, with Ca2+ co-doping increasing magnetization and Zn2+ co-doping decreasing it. The thermometry studies indicated potential applications in non-contact temperature sensing, with calculated absolute and relative sensor sensitivities confirming their suitability for such applications.
研究不足
The study is limited by the sensitivity of the CCD spectrometer used for upconversion emission measurement, which has a sensitivity limit affecting the saturation of emission intensity. Additionally, the diamagnetic nature of Zn2+ ions reduces the magnetization of the samples, which could limit their application in certain biomedical fields.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The hydrothermal method was selected for the synthesis of phosphor particles due to its advantages such as low processing temperature, high purity, homogeneous mixing, large yield, and ease of preparation. The pH of the synthesis precursors was adjusted to 9.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
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2. Sample Selection and Data Sources: The synthesizing reagents included gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3), holmium oxide (Ho2O3), ytterbium oxide (Yb2O3), HCl, ZnO, and CaCO3. The co-dopants concentration was varied in the range of 0-20 mol % with an interval of 5 mol %.
3:The co-dopants concentration was varied in the range of 0-20 mol % with an interval of 5 mol %.
List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
3. List of Experimental Equipment and Materials: Equipment used included a Kratos Axis Ultra HAS XPS equipment for elemental composition analysis, Bruker D8 advanced X-ray diffractometer for XRD analysis, JEOL JSM 6301F for FESEM, CCD spectrometer (Model: ULS2048X64, Avantes, USA) for upconversion spectra, Hitachi fluorescence spectrometer (model F-2500) for downshifting photoluminescence measurement, and SQUID magnetometer (Model: Quantum design Ref: MPMS-5S) for paramagnetic behavior study.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
The synthesis involved dissolving rare earth oxides in HCl, adjusting the pH to 9.1 with NH4OH, hydrothermal treatment at 200°C for 2 h, centrifugation, washing, drying, and annealing at 1000°C for 3h.
5:1 with NH4OH, hydrothermal treatment at 200°C for 2 h, centrifugation, washing, drying, and annealing at 1000°C for 3h.
Data Analysis Methods:
5. Data Analysis Methods: The data analysis included XRD for crystalline nature confirmation, XPS for chemical state determination, FE-SEM for morphology and size determination, FTIR for impurity confirmation, and luminescence spectra analysis for optical properties.
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