Abstract
Y2O3: Eu3+ nanofibers with the average diameter of ∼300 nm were in situ fabricated by electrospinning. X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern confirmed that the Y2O3: Eu 3+ nanofibers were composed of pure bodycentered cubic (bcc) Y 2O3 phase. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) results indicated that Y2O3: Eu 3+ nanofibers were constituted of nonspherical crystalline grains, and these crystalline grains were orderly arranged along the axial direction of single nanofiber. These Y2O3: Eu3+ nanofibers showed a partially polarized photoluminescence (PL). The arrangement of crystalline grains and the mismatch of dielectric constant between Y 2O3: Eu3+ nanofiber and its environment probably contributed together to the polarized PL from Y2O 3: Eu3+ nanofiber.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 22514-22519 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 25 |
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| State | Published - 7 Dec 2009 |