Synthesis of MgAl2O4: Sm3+ Nanophosphor and Its Photoluminescence, Electrochemical Sensing, and Photocatalytic Studies
S. N. Manjula,
M. Chandrasekhar,
M. R. Anil Kumar
et al.
Abstract:A series of MgAl2O4: Sm3+ nanophosphors were synthesized using oxalyl dihydrazide (ODH) as fuel at low temperature. The X-ray diffraction studies revealed a crystallite size of 20 nm for the nanophosphors. The energy band gap values were found to be in the range from 4.86 to 5.42 eV. Because of distinct f–f transitions from 4F7/2 ⟶ 6P3/2 of Sm3+ ions in the host stimulated at 406 nm, the PL characteristic emission peaks of Sm3+ ions were observed between 406 and 605 nm. The optimized MgAl2O4: Sm3+ phosphors ex… Show more
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