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Facile combustion synthesis of novel CaZrO3:Eu3+, Gd3+ red phosphor and remarkably enhanced photoluminescence by Gd3+ doping

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A facile sol–gel combustion route was reported for the direct preparation of CaZrO3:Eu3+ and CaZrO3:Eu3+, Gd3+. The obtained deposits were characterized by XRD, TGA-DSC, SEM, EDS, PL measurements and microscope fluorescence. When the Gd3+ ions were introduced in this compound, the emissions of CaZrO3:Eu3+were remarkably enhanced. The emission spectrum of CaZrO3:Eu3+, Gd3+ nanocrystals exhibited a red shift compared with CaZrO3:Eu3+ samples. A new mechanism of the improved photoluminescent properties of Eu3+ by Gd3+ was investigated. The optimized phosphor CaZrO3:5%Eu3+, 2%Gd3+ could be considered an efficient red-emitting component for white lighting devices excited in the near-ultraviolet region.

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This work was supported by projects from The Chinese PLA Medical Science and Technique Foundation (CWS11J243) and The Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, P R China.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P R China

    QINGQING DU, GUANGJUN ZHOU, HAIFENG ZHOU & ZHONGSEN YANG

  2. SEPCO III, Qingdao, 266100, P R China

    SHUO ZHANG

  3. College of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P R China

    XIAO JIA

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DU, Q., ZHOU, G., ZHANG, S. et al. Facile combustion synthesis of novel CaZrO3:Eu3+, Gd3+ red phosphor and remarkably enhanced photoluminescence by Gd3+ doping. Bull Mater Sci 38, 215–220 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-014-0787-6

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