Synthesis of Eu3+-activated ZnO superstructures: Photoluminescence, Judd-Ofelt analysis and Sunlight photocatalytic properties

Chandrasekhar, M and Nagabhushana, H and Vidya, YS and Anantharaju, KS and Sharma, SC and Premkumar, HB and Prashantha, SC and Prasad, Daruka B and Shivakumarai, C and Saraf, Rohit and Nagaswarupa, HP (2015) Synthesis of Eu3+-activated ZnO superstructures: Photoluminescence, Judd-Ofelt analysis and Sunlight photocatalytic properties. In: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL, 409 . pp. 26-41.

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Abstract

Photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties of Eu-doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by facile phyto route. XPS results demonstrated the existence of Eu3+ as dopant into ZnO. Morphologies of the NPs were mainly dependent on Eu3+ and Aloe vera gel. Red shift of energy band gap was due to the creation of intermediate energy states of Eu3+ and oxygen vacancies in the band gap. PL emission of ZnO:Eu3+ (1-11 mol%, 8 ml and 7 mol%, 2-12 ml) exhibit characteristic peaks of D-5(0) -> F-7(2) transitions. From the Judd-Ofelt analysis, intensities of transitions between different.' levels dependent on the symmetry of the local environment of Eu3+ ions. CIE chromaticity co-ordinates confirm reddish emission of the phosphor. Further, NPs exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Rhodamine B (94%) under Sunlight was attributed to crystallite size, band gap, morphology and oxygen vacancies. In addition, photocatalyst reusability studies were conducted and found that Eu-doped catalyst could be reused several times with negligible decrease in catalytic activity. The present work directs new possibilities to provide some new insights into the design of new phyto synthesized nanophosphors for display devices, photocatalysts with high activity for environmental clean-up and solar energy conversion. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Keywords:	Phyto synthesis; Morphology; Photoluminescence; Judd-Ofelt analysis; Sunlight photocatalyst
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	12 Nov 2015 05:05
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2015 05:05
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/52710

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