Sensitized luminescence through nanoscopic effects of ZnO encapsulated in SiO2:Tb3+ sol gel derived phosphor

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 404, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4406-4410

  Dhlamini, M S ^a,b   Ntwaeaborwa, O M ^b   Swart, H C ^b   Ngaruiya, J M ^b,c   Hillie, K T ^a,b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Energy transfer; Photoluminescence; Rare earth; ZnO:SiO2:Tb3+

Indexed keywords

BINARY SYSTEMS; DEFECTS EMISSIONS; DOPED ZNO; GREEN EMISSIONS; LINE EMISSIONS; PL EXCITATIONS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO:SIO; ZNO:SIO2:TB3+;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; GELS; IONS; LIGHT EMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLS; SYSTEMS (METALLURGICAL); TERBIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

TERBIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 71749090172     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2009.09.045     Document Type: Article

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