Here, we report the role of crystal structure and crystal size on the photoluminescence properties of Ce3+ ions in Y2SiO5 nanocrystals. The emission at 430 nm (5d1 --> 4f1) and lifetime of the excited state of Ce3+ ion doped Y2SiO5 nanocrystals are found to be sensitive to the crystal structure, crystal size, and dopant concentration. It is found that the overall lifetime tau of 0.5 mol % Ce doped Y2SiO5 nanocrystals are 8.78 and 3.45 ns for 1000 and 1100 degrees C heat-treated samples with the same crystal structure (X1-Y2SiO5 phase), respectively. However, a significant increase in the overall lifetime (35.21 ns) is observed for the 1300 degrees C annealed 0.5 mol % Ce doped Y2SiO5 sample having a different crystal structure (X2-Y2SiO5 phase). We found that the decay kinetic is biexponential. It is explained that the fast component arises due to sequential hole-electron capture on the luminescent ions and the slow component arises from isolated ions. Our analysis suggests that modifications of radiative and nonraditive relaxation mechanisms are due to local symmetry structure of the host lattice and crystal size, respectively.
Luminescence D 6540Luminescence of Ce 3+ in Y 2 SiO 5 Nanocrystals: Role of Crystal Structure and Crystal Size. -Ce doped Y2SiO5 nanoparticles are synthesized for the first time by a sol-emulsion-gel method. The emission at 430 nm and lifetime of the excited state of the samples are sensitive to the crystal structure, crystal size, and dopant concentration. The overall lifetime of 0.5 mol% Ce doped Y2SiO5 nanocrystals are 8.78 and 3.45 ns for 1000 and 1100°C heat-treated samples with the same crystal structure. However, a significant increase in the overall lifetime (35.21 ns) is observed for the 1300°C annealed sample having a different crystal structure. -(SAHA, S.; CHOWDHURY, P. S.; PATRA*, A.; J.
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