Photovoltaic Systems

Low temperature‐synthesized MgAl2O4:Eu3+ nanophosphors and their structural validations using density functional theory: photoluminescence, photocatalytic, and electrochemical properties for multifunctional applications

“…The results of the PXRD study for undoped and Eu 3+ ‐doped MgAl 2 O 4 nanophosphors are shown in Figure 1. Without any additional impurity peaks, all patterns were well matched with Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards (JCPDS) card number 21‐1152 and space group Fd 3 m. [ 27,28 ] This shows that a minor quantity of Eu 3+ doping had no effect on the structure of MgAl 2 O 4 , and it was shown that the pure phase of MgAl 2 O 4 may be generated even at a low furnace temperature of 27 ± 10°C. [ 29 ] Calculated X‐ray diffraction patterns using a DFT framework are shown in Figure 2 to compare with experimental results.…”