Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation of Nanocrystal Y2O3:Eu by the EDTA Complexing Sol-Gel Method

ZHAI Yong-Qing; YAO Zi-Hua; DING Shi-Wen; QIU Man-De; ZHANG Yi-Cao; AN Wei   

  1. Institute of Chemistry and Environmental Science; HeBei University; Baoding 071002; China
  • Received:2002-01-18 Revised:2002-03-04 Published:2003-03-20 Online:2003-03-20

Abstract: Nanocrystal Y2O3:Eu was synthesized by the EDTA complexing sol-gel method at lower temperature using metal nitrate and EDTA as raw materials, the synthesis
condition was optimized. The pyrolytic decomposition mechanism of the gel, formation process of Y2O3:Eu and the properties of the particles were investigated
by TG-DTA, XRD, FTIR, SEM, Fluorescence Spectrophotometer. The results show that nitrate ions accelerate the decomposition of the EDTA-gel, and fine, homogenous, pure
cubic phase Y2O3:Eu nanocrystal can be produced after the dry gel calcinated at 600℃ for 2h. The nanoparticles of the Y2O3:Eu are basically
spherical in shape, about 20nm and 70nm in size respectively at 600℃ and 1000℃.

Key words: EDTA, complex, sol-gel, Y2O3:Eu, nanocrystal

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