Sol gel synthesis and photoluminescence study of Eu3+ doped SnO2

Authors

  • Namrata Bajpai Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, NIT Raipur (C.G)
  • S A Khan Principal, Govt. Science Collage, NTPC Seepat, Bilaspur (C.G)
  • R S Kher Professor and HOD, Department of Physics, Govt. Science collage, Bilaspur (C.G).
  • Namita Brahme Reader, SOS in Physics and astrophysics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
  • S J Dhoble Associate Professor. Department of Physics. RTM, Nagpur University

Keywords:

Sol-gel polymerization, PL, Gelation time, SnO2, Eu3 .

Abstract

Tin oxide(IV) nanophosphor doped with europium had been prepared by sol-gel technique using SnCl4 as precurser. XRD, IR, SEMand TEM analyses were used for characterization of SnO2:Eu3+. The XRD analysis shows that well crystallized tetragonal rutile SnO2:Eu3+ can be obtained by this method and the crystal size was about 15-20nm as an average for the sample calcined at 400ºC for 2h. The evolution of the most important functional groups during the steps involved in this synthesis route is explained in view of the results obtained with FTIR and XRD.  A spherical like morphology of the prepared  SnO2 nanoparticles was observed in the SEM and TEM studies. The SnO2 nanoparticles show stable photoluminescence emission intensity at 612 nm (5D0/7F2) of the Eu3+ ions activated SnO2 nanocrystals  This paper discuss the mechanistic approach of origin of luminescence in SnO2.

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Author Biographies

Namrata Bajpai, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, NIT Raipur (C.G)

Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, NIT Raipur (C.G)

S A Khan, Principal, Govt. Science Collage, NTPC Seepat, Bilaspur (C.G)

Principal, Govt. Science Collage, NTPC Seepat, Bilaspur (C.G)

R S Kher, Professor and HOD, Department of Physics, Govt. Science collage, Bilaspur (C.G).

Professor and HOD, Department of Physics, Govt. Science collage, Bilaspur (C.G).

Namita Brahme, Reader, SOS in Physics and astrophysics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Reader, SOS in Physics and astrophysics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

S J Dhoble, Associate Professor. Department of Physics. RTM, Nagpur University

Associate Professor. Department of Physics. RTM, Nagpur University

Published

19-10-2012

How to Cite

Bajpai, N., Khan, S. A., Kher, R. S., Brahme, N., & Dhoble, S. J. (2012). Sol gel synthesis and photoluminescence study of Eu3+ doped SnO2. Recent Research in Science and Technology, 4(8). Retrieved from https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/rrst/article/view/948

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