Luminescence dependence of Pr3+ activated SiO2 nanophosphor on Pr3+ concentration, temperature, and ZnO incorporation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 36, 2011, Pages 17625-17632

  Mhlongo, G H ^a,b   Ntwaeaborwa, O M ^b   Swart, H C ^b   Kroon, R E ^b   Solarz, P ^c   Ryba Romanowski, W ^c   Hillie, K T ^a,b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTE OF LOW TEMPERATURE AND STRUCTURE RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS EMISSIONS; GREEN EMISSIONS; LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINESCENT PROPERTY; NANOPHOSPHORS; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; PHOSPHOR POWDERS; PL INTENSITY; RED EMISSIONS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO POWDER;

ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOSPHORS; POWDERS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 80052573516     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp201142d     Document Type: Article

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