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Photoluminescent and Thermoluminescent Studies of Dy3+ and Eu3+ Doped Y2O3 Phosphors

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Eu3+ doped and Dy3+ codoped yttrium oxide (Y2O3) phosphors have been prepared using solid-state reaction technique (SSR). The prepared phosphors were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques. Photoluminescence (PL) and Thermoluminescence (TL) properties were studied in detail. PL emission spectra were recorded for prepared phosphors under excitation wavelength 254 nm, which show a high intense peak at 613 nm for Y2O3:Dy3+, Eu3+ (1:1.5 mol %) phosphor. The correlated color temperature (CCT) and CIE analysis have been performed for the synthesized phosphors. TL glow curves were recorded for Eu3+doped and Dy3+codoped phosphors to study the heating rate effect and dose response. The kinetic parameters were calculated using peak shape method for UV and γ exposures through computerized glow curve deconvolution (CGCD) technique. The phosphors show second order kinetics and activation energies varying from 5.823 × 10− 1 to 18.608 × 10− 1 eV.

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Verma, T., Agrawal, S. Photoluminescent and Thermoluminescent Studies of Dy3+ and Eu3+ Doped Y2O3 Phosphors. J Fluoresc 28, 453–464 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-018-2208-5

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