Facile route to tin oxide containing mesoporous silica composites with room-temperature photoluminescence

Zhicheng Liu, Hangrong Chen, Weiming Huang, Jinlou Gu, Wenbo Bu, Zile Hua, Jianlin Shi

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Abstract

In this paper, we report a facile route, the tin vapor treatment method, to prepare tin oxide containing mesoporous silica composites (TOMS), which display room-temperature photoluminescence (RT-PL). Among them, TOMS-1 and TOMS-2 were synthesized from mesoporous silica SBA-15 and KIT-6, respectively. They are composed of amorphous SiO2 and tin oxide species and they display strong emission near ultraviolet (UV) when excited by UV light. By increasing the preparation temperature, their Sn content can be increased and subsequently their photoluminescence (PL) intensities can be greatly enhanced. Besides, their PL properties are revealed to be closely related to 2-fold-coordinated tin oxygen-deficient centers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)655-663
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Research
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2006
Externally publishedYes

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