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Structural and photoluminescence properties of YVO4: Re3+ (Re = Sm, Dy, Er and Eu) phosphors

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Solid-state sintering was used to synthesize 1 mol% Re2O3-doped YVO4 (Re = Sm, Dy, Er and Eu) highly luminescent materials. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopic techniques were used to characterize the structural properties, surface morphology, vibrational spectra and light emission properties of the materials. The formation of the single-phase tetragonal YVO4 was confirmed by XRD studies, and no other peaks were detected. FESEM images revealed the formation of circular shaped platelets in the vanadate samples. Raman spectra exhibited symmetric and anti-symmetric stretching and bending vibrational modes of internal V–O linkages and external vibrational modes of (VO4)3− group and Y3+ ions in the YVO4 host lattice. PL studies on undoped YVO4, Sm, Er, and Eu-doped YVO4 samples showed intense bluish-white, reddish-orange, yellowish-green and red light, respectively, while Dy-doped and codoped (Sm3+, Dy3+ and Er3+) YVO4 samples showed emission in the white region. YVO4 is found to be an excellent host material for applications in visible-light phosphors excited by the UV radiation.

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Atul Khanna acknowledges the Department of Science and Technology, India, and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India for research grants.

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Saloni, Khanna, A. Structural and photoluminescence properties of YVO4: Re3+ (Re = Sm, Dy, Er and Eu) phosphors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 70 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09493-y

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