Controllable Fabrication and Optical Properties of Uniform Gadolinium Oxysulfate Hollow Spheres

Fashen Chen; Gen Chen; Tao Liu; Ning Zhang; Xiaohe Liu; Hongmei Luo; Junhui Li; Limiao Chen; Renzhi Ma; Guanzhou Qiu

doi:10.1038/srep17934

Controllable Fabrication and Optical Properties of Uniform Gadolinium Oxysulfate Hollow Spheres

Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 16:5:17934. doi: 10.1038/srep17934.

Authors

Fashen Chen¹, Gen Chen^{1

2}, Tao Liu¹, Ning Zhang¹, Xiaohe Liu¹, Hongmei Luo², Junhui Li³, Limiao Chen¹, Renzhi Ma¹, Guanzhou Qiu¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
² Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, United States.
³ State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing and School of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.

Abstract

Uniform gadolinium oxysulfate (Gd2O2SO4) hollow spheres were successfully fabricated by calcination of corresponding Gd-organic precursor obtained via a facile hydrothermal process. The Gd2O2SO4 hollow spheres have a mean diameter of approximately 550 nm and shell thickness in the range of 30-70 nm. The sizes and morphologies of as-prepared Gd2O2SO4 hollow spheres could be deliberately controlled by adjusting the experimental parameters. Eu-doped Gd2O2SO4 hollow spheres have also been prepared for the property modification and practical applications. The structure, morphology, and properties of as-prepared products were characterized by XRD, TEM, HRTEM, SEM and fluorescence spectrophotometer. Excited with ultraviolet (UV) pump laser, successful downconversion (DC) could be achieved for Eu-doped Gd2O2SO4 hollow spheres.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.