Enhanced optical properties of yttrium aluminum garnet with the yttrium vanadate impurity phase

Yttrium aluminum garnet doped with europium with an additional impurity phase of yttrium vanadate doped europium has been prepared in different ways: synthesized by a sol-gel route and mechanically mixed in a mortar. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, and scanning...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Monika Skruodiene, Ruta Juodvalkyte, Meldra Kemere, Rimantas Ramanauskas, Anatolijs Sarakovskis, Ramunas Skaudzius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022026743
Description
Summary:Yttrium aluminum garnet doped with europium with an additional impurity phase of yttrium vanadate doped europium has been prepared in different ways: synthesized by a sol-gel route and mechanically mixed in a mortar. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. Photoluminescence spectra were recorded to understand the role of the impurity phase in the garnet's optical properties. The impurity phase showed a significant contribution to the optical properties of Y3Al5O12:1%Eu.
ISSN:2405-8440