%0 Journal Article
%T Photoluminescence Response of HfO<sub>2</sub>:Eu<sup>3+</sup> Obtained by Hydrothermal Route
%A Elizabeth Navarro Cer¨®n
%A Geonel Rodr¨ªguez Gattorno
%A Jose Guzm¨¢n-Mendoza
%A Manuel Garc¨ªa-Hip¨®lito
%A Ciro Falcony
%J Open Journal of Synthesis Theory and Applications
%P 73-77
%@ 2168-1252
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojsta.2013.22009
%X <p align=\"justify\">
	<span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">In this work, the synthesis and photoluminescence response of HfO</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> doped with Eu</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3+</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (HfO</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:Eu</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3+</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) are reported. The synthesis was carried out by the hydrothermal route of HfCl</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and EuCl</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3&nbsp;</span></sub></span>.<span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"></span></sub></span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">6H</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">O with NH</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">OH dissolved in deionized water. To perform the hydrolysis, the precursors were </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">subjected to hydrothermal treatment at 120¡ã</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">C</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, under autogenously pressure at reaction times of 24, 40, 52 and 72 hours. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by mean of X- ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Samples excited with 395 nm radiation </span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">show photoluminescence emission lines corresponding to the electronic transitions </span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">5</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">D</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0</span></sub><span
%K Photoluminescence
%K Hafnium Oxide
%K Hydrothermal Method
%K Earth Rare Trivalent Ions
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=29954