Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 647-651.DOI: 10.15541/jim20150500

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Fabrication and Luminescence Properties of Polycrystalline Ce, Pr Co-doped LSO Thin Films by Sol-Gel Method

ZHANG Xiao-Xin1, XIE Jian-Jun1, FANG Ling-Cong1, LIN De-Bao1, CHEN Xu2, SHI Ying1   

  1. (1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; 2. School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China)
  • Received:2015-10-14 Revised:2015-12-04 Published:2016-06-20 Online:2016-05-19
  • About author:ZHANG Xiao-Xin. E-mail: zhangxx0914@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology, China (14520500300);National Natural Science Foundation of China (51172139)

Abstract:

Lutetium oxyorthosilicate (Lu2SiO5, LSO) films co-doped with Ce3+ and Pr3+ was synthesized on cleaned silicon (111) substrates by Sol-Gel route with a spin-coating technique. XRD patterns indicated that the films were crystallized into A-type Lu2SiO5 phase at 1000℃, followed by a phase transition to B-type Lu2SiO5 at 1100℃. SEM observations revealed that the surface of the films was smooth, homogeneous and crack-free when the samples were calcined under 1100℃. The average grain size of the crystal particles was 200-300 nm and the thickness of the thin film was about 320 nm when the coating layer number up to 10. The energy transference from Pr3+ to Ce3+ in Lu2SiO5 host was observed and discussed. The luminescence intensity of Ce3+ can be improved after Pr3+ co-doping.

Key words: Sol-Gel, Lu2SiO5 films, luminescence, spin-coating method, Ce3+, Pr3+ co-doping

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