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Synthesis, characterization and judd–ofelt analysis of transparent photo luminence (H-Gd2o3:Eu3+) in hollow nanospheres

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Hollow nanosphere H-Gd2O3:Eu3+ was fabricated by multi-step chemical incorporated with hole soft mold using glucose. The H-Gd2O3:Eu3+ monodisperse nanosphere was obtained after thermal treatment at 650 °C. The structural, morphological, and luminescence optical properties of fabricated transparent samples were determined by X-ray diffraction, transmission and field-emission scanning electron microscopies, UV–Visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method. The hollow nanospheres with diameter in the range of 80-100 nm, and the thickness of the shell is about 19 nm tightly packed by nanoparticles. The material is strongly luminescent in the red region, peak emissions correspond to transition characteristics such as 580 (5Do – 7Fo), 592 (5Do – 7F1), 611 (5Do – 7F2), 650 (5Do – 7F3), and 692 nm (5Do – 7F4). The luminescence efficiency was calculated based on the Judd–Ofelt theory, the luminescence efficiency of hollow nanosphere H-Gd2O3:Eu3+ is higher 1.56 than times Gd2O3:Eu3+ 48.45% which leads for many transparent optical devices.

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The research is funded by Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, under grant number CS.03/21-22. The authors are also grateful to the Key Laboratory for Electronic and Devices, Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Viet Nam.

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    Pham Thi Lien, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Nguyen Vu, Hoang Thi Khuyen, Tran Thu Huong, Dinh Manh Tien & Nguyen Duc Van

  2. Graduate University of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam

    Ngo Khac Khong Minh & Le Quoc Minh

  3. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam

    Dang Van Thai

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Lien, P.T., Minh, N.K.K., Van Thai, D. et al. Synthesis, characterization and judd–ofelt analysis of transparent photo luminence (H-Gd2o3:Eu3+) in hollow nanospheres. Opt Quant Electron 55, 174 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-022-04316-0

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