Structural and luminescence properties of europium(III)-doped zirconium carbonates and silica-supported Eu3+-doped zirconium carbonate nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 993-1002

  Sivestrini, S ^a   Riello, P ^a   Freris, I ^a   Cristofori, D ^a   Enrichi, F ^b   Benedetti, A ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b Civen/NanoFAB   (Italy)

Author keywords

Europium doping; Luminescence; Nanoparticles; Phosphors; Silica; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS; CALCINATION TREATMENT; EUROPIUM DOPING; IN-SITU; LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; NANO-MATERIALS; OPTICALLY ACTIVE; PREPARATION METHOD; SILICA CORES; SILICA PARTICLES;

CALCINATION; CARBONATES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LUMINESCENCE; LUMINESCENCE OF INORGANIC SOLIDS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD METHOD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM;

EUROPIUM;

EUROPIUM; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM CARBONATE; ZIRCONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77955091374     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9655-5     Document Type: Article

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