Systhesis, phase transformation and photoluminescence properties of Eu:La(1-x)Gd(x)VO4 nanofibers by electrospinning method.

One dimensional Eu:La(1-x)Gd(x)VO(4) nanofibers were successfully prepared via an electrospinning method. Thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimeter (TG-DSC), X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and photoluminescence were used to characterize the samples. The nanofibers crystallized well below 600 °C and with the increase of Gd contents, the nanofibers crystallized in a zircon-type structure. The Raman spectra shifted to higher frequency with the increase of Gd content for zircon Eu:La(1-x)Gd(x)VO(4). The peaks of photoluminescence spectra shift towards longer wavelength when Gd replaces La and when x = 0.4, the photoluminescence intensity reaches its maximum value. The band structure and density of states of m-LaVO(4), t-LaVO(4), t-LaGdVO(4) and t-GdVO(4) were calculated by local-spin density approximation (LSDA) band theory with Hubbard term of U. The band gap of t-LaGdVO(4) is just the average of t-LaVO(4) and t-GdVO(4). In t-LaGdVO(4), La 5p states are highly localized.

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