Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties

Nowadays, the demand for better light emitting diodes (LEDs) has led to a growing interest in producing Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramic phosphors using waste materials. In this research, Eu3+ doped Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics were prepared based on a solid state method using recyclable glass wastes as...

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Main Authors: Sheh Omar, Nur Alia, Yap, Wing Fen, Matori, Khamirul Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61773/1/Europium%20doped%20low%20cost%20Zn2SiO4%20based%20glass%20ceramics.pdf
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author Sheh Omar, Nur Alia
Yap, Wing Fen
Matori, Khamirul Amin
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description Nowadays, the demand for better light emitting diodes (LEDs) has led to a growing interest in producing Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramic phosphors using waste materials. In this research, Eu3+ doped Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics were prepared based on a solid state method using recyclable glass wastes as silica source. The effect of sintering temperatures, ranging from 600 to 1000 °C and the influence of Eu3+ ions (x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wt%) on the structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties of the phosphors were investigated using XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, Photoluminescence spectroscopy, and FESEM. XRD results showed the formation of α-Zn2SiO4 at higher sintering and poor crystallization when the dopant's concentration was increased. FTIR spectra showed that the progression of sintering temperature had sharpened the absorption bands. The band gap energies were identified by the measurement of the absorption edge. Results indicated that the absorption edges were blue shifted, thus increasing the band gap values when the powders were sintered at 1000 °C. The luminescent properties were studied by the measurement of excitation and emission spectra under 600 nm and 400 nm, respectively. It was observed that higher sintering temperatures of 900 and 1000 °C had decreased the red emission intensity, while the doping effect of Eu3+ concentration had gradually enhanced the red emission efficiency of 5D0 →7F2 transition. The morphologies from FESEM analysis showed the formation of densely packed grains with the increment of sintering temperatures.
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spelling upm.eprints-617732019-01-23T05:44:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61773/ Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties Sheh Omar, Nur Alia Yap, Wing Fen Matori, Khamirul Amin Nowadays, the demand for better light emitting diodes (LEDs) has led to a growing interest in producing Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramic phosphors using waste materials. In this research, Eu3+ doped Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics were prepared based on a solid state method using recyclable glass wastes as silica source. The effect of sintering temperatures, ranging from 600 to 1000 °C and the influence of Eu3+ ions (x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wt%) on the structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties of the phosphors were investigated using XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, Photoluminescence spectroscopy, and FESEM. XRD results showed the formation of α-Zn2SiO4 at higher sintering and poor crystallization when the dopant's concentration was increased. FTIR spectra showed that the progression of sintering temperature had sharpened the absorption bands. The band gap energies were identified by the measurement of the absorption edge. Results indicated that the absorption edges were blue shifted, thus increasing the band gap values when the powders were sintered at 1000 °C. The luminescent properties were studied by the measurement of excitation and emission spectra under 600 nm and 400 nm, respectively. It was observed that higher sintering temperatures of 900 and 1000 °C had decreased the red emission intensity, while the doping effect of Eu3+ concentration had gradually enhanced the red emission efficiency of 5D0 →7F2 transition. The morphologies from FESEM analysis showed the formation of densely packed grains with the increment of sintering temperatures. Elsevier 2017-04 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61773/1/Europium%20doped%20low%20cost%20Zn2SiO4%20based%20glass%20ceramics.pdf Sheh Omar, Nur Alia and Yap, Wing Fen and Matori, Khamirul Amin (2017) Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 61. 27 - 34. ISSN 1369-8001; ESSN: 1873-4081 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369800116307570 10.1016/j.mssp.2016.12.040
spellingShingle Sheh Omar, Nur Alia
Yap, Wing Fen
Matori, Khamirul Amin
Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties
title Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties
title_full Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties
title_fullStr Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties
title_full_unstemmed Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties
title_short Europium doped low cost Zn2SiO4 based glass ceramics: a study on fabrication, structural, energy band gap and luminescence properties
title_sort europium doped low cost zn2sio4 based glass ceramics a study on fabrication structural energy band gap and luminescence properties
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61773/1/Europium%20doped%20low%20cost%20Zn2SiO4%20based%20glass%20ceramics.pdf
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