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Size-dependent luminescence in Y2Si2O7 nanoparticles doped with Ce3+ ions

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Powders and thin films of nanocrystalline yttrium disilicate (Y2Si2O7) doped with Ce3+ have been prepared by a sol–gel method. Structure and morphology of the synthesised samples have been determined and spectroscopic properties compared. The triclinic α-Y2Si2O7 form (space group P 1-) for the powders annealed between 1000°C and 1200°C has been found. A total conversion into a thortveitite-type monoclinic β-Y2Si2O7 polymorph after annealing of powder samples at 1400°C (space group C2/m) has been observed. In the case of films even at 1300°C the basically pure triclinic α-Y2Si2O7 phase was observed with luminescent spectroscopy. The influence of grain size, controlled by thermal treatment, on the structure and luminescence properties of the fabricated materials are presented and discussed.

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  1. Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Technology, ul. Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

    L. Marciniak

  2. Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Okolna 2, 50-422, Wroclaw, Poland

    L. Marciniak & D. Hreniak

  3. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14 F. Joliot-Curie Street, 50-383, Wroclaw, Poland

    A. Dobrowolska & E. Zych

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Marciniak, L., Hreniak, D., Dobrowolska, A. et al. Size-dependent luminescence in Y2Si2O7 nanoparticles doped with Ce3+ ions. Appl. Phys. A 99, 871–877 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5622-3

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