Facile Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Gd2O3:Eu3+ Hollow Spheres

Well-dispersed, uniform Gd2O3:Eu3+ hollow microspheres have been successfully fabricated via a urea-based homogeneous precipitation method in the presence of colloidal carbon spheres as template, followed by subsequent heat treatment. The main process was carried out under aqueous conditions without any organic solvents, surfactants, or etching agents. The as-obtained Gd2O3:Eu3+ spheres with a spherical shape and hollow structure are uniform in size and distribution, and the diameters of the spheres and thickness of the shell are about 500 nm and 50 nm, respectively. The Gd2O3:Eu3+ hollow spheres exhibit strong red emission corresponding to the 5D0-7F2 transition of the Eu3+ ions under ultraviolet excitation, which might find potential applications in the fields such as light-emitting phosphors, advanced flat panel displays, or biological labeling.

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