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Crystalline phase effect on the up-conversion processes and white emission of Yb3+/Er3+/Tm3+: Y2Si2O7 nanocrystals.
摘要： Yb3+, Er3+, Tm3+: Y2Si2O7 nano powders were fabricated by sol-gel method and then annealed at two different temperatures of 1050°C and 1480°C for 12 h to investigate the phase effect on the structural and optical properties. X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD) of all powders revealed that most of the peaks were in good harmony with the standard JCPDS cards of Y2Si2O7 (PDF#38-0223 and PDF#38-0440). SEM images of the powders were taken to examine the morphology and chemical analysis of the powders. Diffuse reflections spectra of Y2Si2O7 exhibited varying number of transitions depending on the dopant ion in all powders in the range of 400-1050 nm. Spectral properties of the powders were detailed to identify the possible up-conversion (UC) emission mechanism in the range between 400 - 900 nm under 975 nm excitation. The broadening white light emission was observed with increasing laser pumping power at room temperature as well. Spectral profiles of the transitions observed in both reflectance and up-conversion luminescence spectra were found to be crystalline phase depended.
关键词： Nanophosphors,Sol–gel process,Up-conversion,White emission
更新于2025-11-25 10:30:42
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One-Pot Synthesis of Gel Glass Embedded with Luminescent Silicon Nanoparticles
摘要： Preparation of highly luminescent glasses involves expensive and complicated processes and usually requires high temperature. In this work, we show that luminescent silicon (Si) nanoparticle (NP)- embedded silicate gel glasses can be developed under near-ambient conditions by a remarkably simple, one-pot strategy, without using any sophisticated instrumentation or technique. Simultaneous hydrolysis and reduction of (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane leads to the formation of colloidal Si nanocrystals that can be transformed to a glassy phase upon slow evaporation followed by freezing. Structural investigations reveal the formation of a sodium silicate gel glass framework having discernible shear bands, along with embedded Si NPs. High photoluminescence quantum yield (ca. 35?40%), low glass-transition temperature (Tg ≈ 66?73 °C), strain-tolerant mechanical stability, and inexpensive preparation make the glass attractive for applications as display materials and photonic converters.
关键词： luminescence,silicon,gel glass,nanoparticles,photon conversion
更新于2025-11-21 11:01:37
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General Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Rare-Earth Orthovanadate Thin Films and Their Use as Photocatalysts and Phosphors for Lighting Applications
摘要： Herein, the block copolymer templating sol-gel synthesis of a novel class of ternary oxide nanomaterials is reported. NdVO4, EuVO4, GdVO4, DyVO4, YVO4, and TmVO4 have been prepared as open mesoporous films by the dip-coating method using hydrated rare-earth nitrate salt precursors along with vanadium oxytrichloride. All materials crystallize in the tetragonal ZrSiO4-type structure with space-group I41/amd. Short-term treatment at 550 °C is found sufficient to initiate crystallization. Characterization via X-ray and electron diffraction, Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry confirms the single-phase nature and uniformity of the different orthovanadates with tailorable crystallite sizes. The integrated results from electron and atomic force microscopy, Kr-physisorption as well as in-situ and ex-situ synchrotron-based small-angle X-ray scattering reveal that the porosity persists throughout the thickness of films and the mesoscopic ordering is retained even after heating in air at 700 °C. Photobleaching experiments indicate that the sol-gel derived materials, showing an indirect band gap transition at (3.8±0.1) eV, exhibit good photocatalytic properties—the activity is highly superior to that of bulk films of the same nominal composition. Moreover, when doping GdVO4, YVO4, and solid solution GdVO4-YVO4 with trivalent rare-earth ions such as Eu3+, Dy3+, Er3+, or Tm3+ ions, the films hold promise as phosphors for lighting applications, which might pave the way toward development of (3-dimensional) intricate nanocomposites with unprecedented functionalities.
关键词： Block copolymer templating,ternary metal oxide nanostructure,photocatalyst,phosphor,sol-gel chemistry
更新于2025-11-21 10:59:37
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Sol-gel processed vanadium oxide as efficient hole injection layer in visible and ultraviolet organic light-emitting diodes
摘要： Low-cost, high-throughput and scalable production currently boosts organic electronic device towards solution processing. Sol-gel processed aqueous vanadium oxide (h-VOx) is facilely synthesized and proven to be efficient hole injection layer (HIL) in visible and ultraviolet organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Atomic force microscopy and X-ray/ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy measurements indicate that h-VOx behaves superior film morphology and exceptional electronic properties such as oxygen vacancy dominated non-stoichiometry and appropriate surface work function. With tris(8-hydroxy-quinolinato)aluminium as emitter, the visible OLED gives maximum luminous and power efficiencies of 6.3 cd/A and 3.2 lm/W, respectively, which are slightly superior to the counterpart with vacuum thermally-evaporated VOx (5.6 cd/A and 2.7 lm/W). With 3-(4-biphenyl)-4-phenyl-5-tert-butylphenyl-1,2,4-triazole as emitter, the ultraviolet OLED produces attractive short-wavelength emission of 379 nm with full width at half maximum of 40 nm and improved durability. The maximum radiance and external quantum efficiency reach 15.3 mW/cm2 and 2.92%, respectively, which are considerably enhanced in comparison with the corresponding reference (11.9 mW/cm2 and 2.32%). Current versus voltage characteristics and impedance spectroscopy analysis elucidate that h-VOx exhibits robust hole injection and accordingly high-performance OLEDs. Our results pave an alternative way for advancing organic electronic devices and VOx applications with solution process.
关键词： Organic light-emitting diode,Hole injection,Solution process,Vanadium oxide,Sol-gel method
更新于2025-11-20 15:33:11
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Band gap engineered zinc oxide nanostructures <i>via</i> a sol–gel synthesis of solvent driven shape-controlled crystal growth
摘要： A reliable sol–gel approach, which combines the formation of ZnO nanocrystals and a solvent driven, low shape-controlled, crystal-growth process to form well-organized ZnO nanostructures at temperature is presented. The sol of ZnO nanocrystals showed shape-controlled crystal growth with respect to the solvent type, resulting in either nanorods, nanoparticles, or nanoslates. The solvothermal process, along with the solvent polarity facilitate the shape-controlled crystal growth process, augmenting the concept of a selective adhesion of solvents onto crystal facets and controlling the final shape of the nanostructures. The XRD traces and XPS spectra support the concept of selective adhesion of solvents onto crystal facets that leads to yield different ZnO morphologies. The shift in optical absorption maxima from 332 nm in initial precursor solution, to 347 nm for ZnO nanocrystals sol, and finally to 375 nm for ZnO nanorods, evidenced the gradual growth and ripening of nanocrystals to dimensional nanostructures. The engineered optical band gaps of ZnO nanostructures are found to be ranged from 3.10 eV to 3.37 eV with respect to the ZnO nanostructures formed in different solvent systems. The theoretical band gaps computed from the experimental XRD spectral traces lie within the range of the optical band gaps obtained from UV-visible spectra of ZnO nanostructures. The spin-casted thin film of ZnO nanorods prepared in DMF exhibits the electrical conductivity of 1.14 × 10?3 S cm?1, which is nearly one order of magnitude higher than the electrical conductivity of ZnO nanoparticles formed in hydroquinone and ZnO sols. The possibility of engineering the band gap and electrical properties of ZnO at nanoscale utilizing an aqueous-based wet chemical synthesis process presented here is simple, versatile, and environmentally friendly, and thus may applicable for making other types of band-gap engineered metal oxide nanostructures with shape-controlled morphologies and optoelectrical properties.
关键词： electrical conductivity,ZnO nanostructures,optical band gap,shape-controlled crystal growth,sol–gel synthesis
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:42
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Investigation of sol-gel and nanoparticle-based NiOx hole transporting layer for high-performance planar perovskite solar cells
摘要： We conduct a comprehensive study on and comparison of sol-gel and nanoparticles (NPs)-based nickel oxide hole-transporting layer (HTL) for high-performance planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The characteristics and film properties of sol-gel and NPs were systemically investigated using ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and photoluminescence (PL), and its effect on device-performance was also examined using J-V characteristics, quantum-efficiency, and the VOC dependence of the light intensity. Through this comparison of two types of HTL and their device-performances, these studies can provide sufficient and robust information for nickel oxide-based PSCs, and furthermore, the overall results and discussions can be useful for high-performance PSCs.
关键词： Nickel oxide,Planar perovskite solar cells,Hole transporting layer,Sol-gel,Nanoparticles
更新于2025-11-19 16:46:39
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[Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering] Advances in Thin Films, Nanostructured Materials, and Coatings (Selected Papers from the 2018 International Conference on “Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties”) || Stain Effect on the Properties of Polar Dielectric Thin Films
摘要： Low cost scalable processing and substrates are critical for optimized polar dielectric performance of functional oxide thin ?lms if they are to achieve commercialization. Here, we present a comprehensive investigation of the role low-cost MgO, Al2O3, SrTiO3 and Si substrates on the structural and electrical properties of sol-gel derived SrTiO3 (ST) and K0.5Na0.5NbO3 (KNN) thin ?lms. The substrate is found to have a strong effect on the stress/stain state and, consequently, on the dielectric and ferroelectric response of the ?lms. A tensile stress induced in-plane by the thermal expansion mismatch between the substrates and the ?lms observed for ST and KNN ?lms deposited on platinized Al2O3 and Si substrates, respectively, lowers the relative permittivity and remanent polarization values in the parallel plate capacitor geometry. In contrast, a compressive stress/strain observed for ST ?lms deposited on MgO/Pt and KNN ?lms on SrTiO3/Pt substrates result in superior polarization and dielectric permittivity, corresponding to enhanced out-of-plane displacement of Ti4+ ions in ST ?lms and Nb5+ ions in KNN ?lms. It is thus demonstrated that for polycrystalline polar dielectric thin ?lms the relative permittivity and polarization may be optimized through an induced compressive stress state.
关键词： Dielectric properties,Sol-gel,Thin ?lms,Stress/strain,Thermal expansion,Ferroelectric hysteresis
更新于2025-11-14 17:28:48
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Investigations on structural, optical and electrical property of ZnO-CuO core–shell nano-composite
摘要： ZnO-CuO core–shell nano-composite was synthesized by two-stage assisted wet-chemical sol-gel method. The nano-composite investigated by X-ray diffraction, ?eld effective scanning electron microscope, UV–visible spectroscopy and Electrical property at different frequency range 100 Hz to 2 MHz and at different temperature. The X-ray diffraction pattern shows poly-crystalline growth of sample, UV–visible spectrum shows higher absorption in ZnO-CuO nano-composite as compare ZnO, which can be understood in vicinity of morphology and heterojunction. The electrical conductivity of nano-composite has been increased with frequency and temperature due to defect available in the sample and thermal excitation of the charges in the sample respectively.
关键词： Nano-composite,Sol–gel,Core–shell,AC conductivity
更新于2025-11-14 17:28:48
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Effective synthesis of nanoscale anatase TiO <sub/>2</sub> single crystals using activated carbon template to enhance the photodegradation of crystal violet
摘要： Nanoscale anatase TiO2 single crystals were successfully synthesized using three kinds of activated carbon (AC) templates through a simple sol–gel method. The optimal photocatalyst (T‐WOAC) was obtained using wood‐based AC template. X‐ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analyses revealed that T‐WOAC possessed a small crystallite size of 8.7 nm and a clear mesoporous structure. The photocatalytic properties of samples were then evaluated through photodegradation of crystal violet (CV). Results implied that the photocatalysts prepared using the AC templates exhibited superior photocatalytic activity to that of the original TiO2. This enhancement may be due to the small crystallite size, large specific surface area and pore volume of the catalysts prepared with ACs. T‐WOAC showed high photocatalytic activity, CV degradation of 99.01% after 120 min of irradiation and k = 0.03914 min?1, which is 3.9 times higher than that of the original TiO2 (k = 0.00994 min?1). This result can be mainly attributed to the application of WOAC with moderate specific surface area and pore volume to produce T‐WOAC. Alkaline conditions benefitted the photodegradation of CV over photocatalysts. This work proposes a possible degradation mechanism of CV and indicates that the fabricated photocatalysts can be used to effectively remove CV from aqueous solutions.
关键词： photocatalyst,anatase TiO2 single crystals,sol–gel,crystal violet,activated carbon
更新于2025-11-14 17:04:02
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Photodegradation of thiophene over ZrO2–SiO2 nanoparticles: impact of copper decoration on their photocatalytic activity
摘要： A sol–gel technique was useful for the synthesis of zirconia–silica nanoparticles. Metallic copper has decorated zirconia–silica nanoparticles via photo-assisted deposition method, decorated copper mass percent was varied from 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 wt%. XRD results confirm that decoration of zirconia–silica nanoparticles by copper did not alert XRD pattern of zirconia–silica nanoparticles and there are no peaks for copper or copper oxide, due to high dispersion of copper above a surface of zirconia–silica nanoparticles. The decoration of zirconia–silica nanoparticles by copper was reduced band gap energy of zirconia–silica nanoparticles from 3.20 to 2.35 eV with 1.5 wt% Cu decoration. Photocatalytic oxidation of thiophene in presence of visible light was selected to measure the impact of metallic copper on photocatalytic activity of zirconia–silica nanoparticles. 1.5 wt% Cu-decorated zirconia–silica nanoparticles can degrade 100% of thiophene within 90 min.
关键词： ZrO2–SiO2,Sol–gel,Thiophene degradation,Cu decoration,Enhanced photocatalysis,Visible light
更新于2025-11-14 15:26:12