Indian Journal of Materials Science

Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 367378, 8 pages

http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/367378

Research Article

Effect of Eu³⁺ Concentration on Luminescence Studies of Y₄Al₂O₉ Phosphor

Vikas Dubey,¹ Sadhana Agrawal,² and Jagjeet Kaur³

¹Department of Physics, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

²Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

³Department of Physics, Government Vishwanath Yadav Tamaskar Post Graduate Autonomous College, Durg, Chhattisgarh 491001, India

Received 7 November 2013; Accepted 30 December 2013; Published 13 February 2014

Academic Editors: A. Kajbafvala and G. Vaidyanathan

Copyright © 2014 Vikas Dubey et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract.

The present paper reports the effect of europium concentration on photoluminescence (PL) and thermoluminescence (TL) studies of Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor using inorganic materials like yttrium oxide (Y₂O₃), aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃), boric acid (H₃BO₃) as a flux, and europium oxide (Eu₂O₃). The sample was prepared by the modified solid state reaction method, which is the most suitable for large-scale production. The prepared phosphor sample was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEGSEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), photoluminescence (PL), thermoluminescence (TL), and CIE techniques. The PL emission was observed in the range of 467, 535, 591, 611, 625, and 629 nm for the Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor doped with Eu³⁺ (0.1 mol% to 2.5 mol%). Excitation spectrum was found at 237 and 268 nm. Sharp peaks were found around 591, 611, and 625 nm with high intensity. From the XRD data, using Scherer’s formula, the calculated average crystallite size of Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ the phosphor is around 55 nm. Thermoluminescence study was carried out for the phosphor with UV irradiation. The present phosphor can act as single host for red light emission in display devices.

1. Introduction

During the past decades, nanostructured materials have attracted considerable attention for their novel and enhanced properties; for example, the Mn doped ZnS phosphor can yield both high luminescent efficiencies and short lifetime [1, 2]. Nanostructured materials may be developed to form a novel type of luminescent materials for display applications.

The Y₂O₃-Al₂O₃ system is a promising material for refractory coatings and for ceramic and semiconductor processing technology [3, 4]. Doped yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) is widely used as a laser host material [5, 6], and yttrium aluminum perovskite (YAP) is used as scintillation host material [7]. In addition, rare earth doped YAG is also employed as a phosphor [8, 9]. However, there are few reports on rare earth doped Y₄Al₂O₉ (YAM). It has been reported that the space group for the crystal structure of Y₄Al₂O₉ is P21/c of monoclinic system [10, 11]. The Al atoms are coordinated to four oxygen atoms, the Y atoms are coordinated to either six or seven oxygen atoms [11], and its site symmetry is C1 [12]. There are four formula units in the unit cell of the room temperature phase of Y₄Al₂O₉ and four different rare earth sites in the asymmetric unit. Xia et al. [13] have synthesized the Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor through a sol-gel combustion method, where the Y₄Al₂O₉ phase can form through sintering at 800°C. However, higher doping concentration could be realized in Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ nanocrystal host lattice. Liu and Su have also prepared the Y₄Al₂O₉: (Tb³⁺, Eu³⁺) by sol-gel process [14]. D.-Y. Wang and Y.-H. Wang [15] have studied the VUV excitation and photoluminescence characteristics of this Y3.8Al₂O₉:Re0.2 (Re = Tb³⁺, Eu³⁺) phosphor synthesized via a citric-gel method. This phosphor shows strong absorption in VUV region. The results indicate that this phosphor could be one of the potential candidates for PDPs applications.

In this paper, a new modified solid state reaction method was used to synthesize Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor. This process perfectly combines the merits of solid state reaction processing and a high-temperature combustion process. This synthesis has the advantages of inexpensive precursors, convenient process control, and large mass production. The Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor was synthesized at a high temperature of 1300°C. The structure, morphology, photoluminescence, and thermoluminescence study of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor is investigated in detail.

2. Synthesis and Characterization

To prepare Y₄Al₂O₉ with various concentrations of europium (0.1 moL% to 2.5 moL%), consisting, heating in stoichiometric amounts of reactant mixture are taken in alumina crucible and fired in air at 1000°C for 1 hour in a muffle furnace. Every heating is followed by intermediate grinding using agate mortar and pestle. The Eu³⁺ activated Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor was prepared via high temperature modified solid state diffusion. The starting materials were as follows: Y₂O₃, Al₂O₃ Eu₂O₃, and H₃BO₃ (as a flux) in molar ratio (0.1% to 2.5% of Eu) were used to prepare the phosphor. The mixture of reagents was ground together to obtain a homogeneous powder. After being ground thoroughly in stoichiometric ratios by using an agate mortar by dry grinding for nearly 45 minutes, to ensure the best homogeneity and reactivity, powder was transferred to alumina crucible and then heated in a muffle furnace at 1300°C for 4 hours [16]. The phosphor materials were cooled to room temperature naturally.

The sample was characterized using XRD, FTIR, EDX (energy dispersive X-ray analysis) FEGSEM, and HRTEM. The XRD measurements were carried out using Bruker D8 Advance X-ray diffractometer. The X-rays were produced using a sealed tube and the wavelength of X-ray was 0.154 nm (Cu K-alpha). The X-rays were detected using a fast counting detector based on Silicon strip technology (Bruker LynxEye detector).Observation of particle morphology was investigated by FEGSEM (field emission gun scanning electron microscope) (JEOL JSM-6360). The photoluminescence (PL) emission and excitation spectra were recorded at room temperature by use of a Shimadzu RF-5301 PC spectrofluorophotometer. The excitation source was a xenon lamp. Thermally stimulated luminescence glow curves were recorded at room temperature by using TLD reader I1009 supplied by Nucleonix Sys. Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad [17–19]. The obtained phosphor under the TL examination is given UV radiation using 254 nm UV source. Heating rate used for TL measurement is 6.7°C s⁻¹.

3. Results and Discussion

The XRD pattern of the sample is shown in Figure 1. The width of the peak increases as the size of the particle decreases. The size of the particle has been computed from the full width half maximum (FWHM) of the intense peak using Debyz Scherer formula. Particle size of sample in the range 55 nm is found. Formula used for calculation is

Figure 1: PXRD pattern of Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor (1.5% Eu).

Here D is particle size, is FWHM (full width half maximum), is the wavelength of X ray source, is angle of diffraction, and  nm.

For XRD pattern corresponding miller indices values are calculated which match with JCPDS card no. as shown in Figure 1. Sample show orthorhombic structure. The crystallite size calculated using Debye Scherer formula is 55 nm.

3.1. FEGSEM Micrographs

Figures 2(a)–2(e) show FEGSEM micrographs recorded for different resolutions of prepared sample, which indicates clearly that the particles are of uniform size having good connectivity with grain. The average particles have shown nanoimages with the particle size 25–55 nanometre.

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Figure 2: ((a)–(e)) FEGSEM image of prepared phosphor with different resolutions (1.5% Eu).

3.2. HRTEM Image

Figures 3(a)–3(c) show the HRTEM images of prepared phosphor. Here, HRTEM results show the formation of nanoparticles of prepared sample and satisfactory results with PXRD and FEGSEM results.

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Figure 3: ((a)–(c)) HRTEM image of prepared phosphor with different resolutions (1.5% Eu).

3.3. Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy

It is an elemental analysis of prepared phosphor. Figure 4 shows the element Y, Al, O, and Eu present in the sample. It is supporting data for formation of Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor.

Figure 4: EDX of Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor (1.5% Eu).

3.4. FTIR Analysis

FTIR spectrum of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu powder is shown in the Figure 5. This spectrum expresses a strong peak at 457 cm⁻¹ and 723 cm⁻¹ which are the characteristics of Y–O vibrations [20]. This spectrum shows a broad band at 3440 cm⁻¹ which is due to the OH⁻ stretching vibrations of free and hydrogen-bonded hydroxyl groups [21]. The peak found at 766 cm⁻¹ is probably because of Al–O vibrations [22]. Presence of B–O gives rise to an IR peak within a range of 1326–1415 cm⁻¹; we also have a peak at 1464 cm⁻¹, so we predict this peak as a result of B–O vibration because we have used H₃BO₃ as flux [22, 23]. All these discussed peaks found together confirm the formation of Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor.

Figure 5: FTIR spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu doped phosphor.

3.5. Photoluminescence Study

Figures 6 and 8 shows the excitation spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor. The excitation spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor mainly consist of the charge transfer and (CTB) of Eu³⁺ located in 220–400 nm. The CTB of crystalline phosphor shows blue shift. The energy position of Eu³⁺ CTB is closely related to the covalency of Eu–O bond and the coordination number of Eu³⁺. The covalency of Eu³⁺–O²⁻ bond is strongly influenced by the next nearest cation M³⁺ (M = Y³⁺, Al³⁺). Stronger chemical bond between Eu–O bond and M³⁺ ions forms for the crystalline phosphor, compared with amorphous one. Therefore, the CTB of crystalline Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ is located at shorter wavelength.

Figure 6: PL excitation spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (0.1%) doped phosphor excited with 612 nm.

Figure 7 shows the emission spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor with different concentration of Eu. The emission spectra are characteristic ⁴f₆ energy level transition emission. They are mainly due to two dipole transitions. One is ⁵D₀ to ⁷F₁ magnetic dipole transition, and the other is ⁵D₀ to ⁷F₂ forced electric dipole transition. The intensity ratio of ⁵D₀ to ⁷F₂ to ⁵D₀ to ⁷F₁ can be viewed as a clue concerning the nature of the chemical surroundings of the luminescent center and its symmetry [24].

Figure 7: PL spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu doped phosphor with variation of Eu concentrations excited with 237 nm.

Figure 8: PL excitation spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (1.5%) doped phosphor excited with 612 nm.

The strong emission peak of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor is due to forced electric dipole transition of ⁵D₀ to ⁷F₂ centered at 611 nm. It is characteristic red emission. The Y₄Al₂O₉ phase crystallizes in monoclinic system with space group P21/c. Then Eu³⁺ ions with C2h point symmetry are in the strict inversion center. Therefore, the phosphor should mainly exhibit the orange emission (for 591 nm). However, the strong emission peak of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ crystalline phosphor is transition (centered at 591 nm) and transition (centered at 611, 624 nm). It is possible that some Eu³⁺ ions deviate from the inversion center of the crystal lattice.

The emission spectrum of phosphors was recorded by excitations with 237 nm and 265 nm. The emission spectrum is shown in Figures 7, 9, and 10 which is composed of (, 2, and 4, as labeled in the figure) emission lines of Eu³⁺. In general, when the Eu³⁺ ion is located at crystallographic site without inversion symmetry, its hypersensitive forced electric-dipole transition red emission dominates in the emission spectrum. If the Eu³⁺ site possesses an inversion center, orange emission is dominant [25]. The distinct emission lines lying between 580 and 650 nm are observed due to transitions from excited ⁵D₀ to the () levels of Eu³⁺ ions. The origin of these transitions (electric dipole or magnetic dipole) from emitting levels to terminating levels depends upon the location of Eu³⁺ ion in Y₄Al₂O₉ lattice and the type of transition is determined by selection rule [26]. The weak peak at 594 nm is ascribed to the magnetic dipole transition of ⁵D₀ and ⁷F₁ levels. The most intense peak emission at 612 and 628 nm corresponds to the hypersensitive transition between the ⁵D₀ and ⁷F₂ levels due to forced electric dipole transition mechanism. All the PL emission intensities for different excitations are presented in Table 1 for better understanding.

Table 1: PL emission intensities for different excitations.

S. number
Sample name

Intensity

1
Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (0.1%)
254
468, 594, 612, 624
46, 42, 17, 14

2
Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (0.2%)
254
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
72, 55, 69, 121, 71, 62

265
468, 583, 591, 612, 624
67, 26, 35, 53, 27

3
Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (0.5%)
265
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
68, 95, 123, 247, 162, 147

254
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
74, 91, 112, 189, 125, 115

4
Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (1%)
254
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
76, 90, 122, 269, 136, 124

265
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
76, 183, 260, 599, 352, 316

5
Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (1.5%)
265
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
69, 158, 222, 504, 318, 277

254
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
93, 157, 204, 527, 256, 223

6
Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (2%)
254
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
95, 129, 181, 436, 221, 193

265
468, 583, 591, 612, 624
67, 26, 35, 53, 27

7
Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu (2.5%)
254
468, 583, 591, 612, 624, 629
65, 141, 223, 454, 229, 213

Figure 9: PL spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu doped phosphor with variation of Eu concentrations excited with 265 nm.

Figure 10: PL spectra of Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu doped phosphor Eu (1.5 moL%) excited with 265 nm.

3.6. Thermoluminescence Study

Figures 11, 12, and 13 show typical TL glow curves for the Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor exposed to various doses of UV rays from a 254UV source. The undoped sample has a well-resolved glow peak at ~119°C along with shouldered peaks at 276°C. However, in Eu doped samples, two glow peaks at 119 and 275°C were observed. The variation of TL glow peak intensity as a function of Eu concentration was studied. It is observed that TL intensity increases linearly with Eu concentration up to 1 moL%. Thereafter, it decreases with increasing concentration of Eu. Two TL glow curves were observed at 119°C and 276°C, respectively. The TL peak at 276°C is well separated from other low-temperature peaks with less fading of TL signal even at elevated temperatures; TL signal is insensitive to visible light exposure. Based on these findings, 276°C looks very attractive for TL dosimetry application. The studied samples demonstrate good repeatability of TL signal, less fading, even after repeated irradiations.

Figure 11: TL glow curve of Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor variation with Eu concentration for 5 min UV.

Figure 12: TL glow curve of Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor variation with Eu concentration for 10 min UV.

Figure 13: TL glow curve of Eu³⁺ doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor variation with Eu concentration for 15 min UV.

According to experimental results here described, the presence of transition metal ions changes the TL glow curve structure either enhancing or quenching the TL efficiency. These changes are a consequence of the crystalline field perturbation due to the different characteristics of the dopant ions which supposedly replaces the yttrium sites. The traps and the glow curve structure are also dependent upon the morphology of the surface area which in turn depends on the nanocrystallite size. The nanocrystallite size depends also on the dopant ion. Furthermore, the obtained experimental results show that the presence of dopant ions also modifies the TL recombination efficiency which was found to be different for each irradiation type and the specific exposed material. It is important to notice that using the right dopant concentration, it is possible to maximize the TL efficiency and improve sensitivity and dose linearity for a specific irradiation type.

Thermoluminescence (TL) phosphors generally exhibit glow curves with one or more peaks when the charge carriers are released. The glow curve is characteristic of the different trap levels that lie in the band gap of the material. The traps are characterized by certain physical parameters that include trap depth () and frequency factor(s). For many TL applications, clear knowledge of these physical parameters is essential. In the study of relatively deep trapping effect states in various solid state materials as well as TL dating, a detailed analysis of TL glow curves is indispensable.

In this work, Chen’s method [27] was used to determine the kinetic energy parameters of the glow peak of the TL materials. This method is mainly based on the temperature , and , where is the peak temperature, while , and are temperatures at half the intensity on the ascending and descending parts of the glow peak, respectively. To determine the kinetic parameter, the following shape parameters are to be determined: the total half intensity width . The high temperature half width and the low temperature half width and the peak shape method is mainly used to calculate the order of kinetics. Order of kinetic can be evaluated from the symmetry factor () of the glow peak. is calculated using (2) from the known peak shape parameters and :

Order of kinetics depends on the glow peak shape. The value of for the first order and second order kinetics is 0.42 and 0.52, respectively. Chen has provided a plot which gives off geometric factor (). Another parameter proposed by Balarin gives the kinetic order as a function of the parameter:

For the first order kinetics, the Balarin parameter () ranges from 0.7 to 0.8 for the second order kinetics () varies from 1.05 to 1.20. Generally, in the first order, the process of retrapping is negligible and the trap should be situated very close to the luminescent center. The characteristics of the second order peak are wider and it is more symmetric than the first order peak. For a fixed heating rate, in first order kinetics, both peak temperature and shape are independent of the initial trapped electron concentration but, in the second order, the peak temperature and shape are strongly dependent on initial trapped charge concentration.

The activation energy () can be calculated by the general expressions formulated by Chen and is given by

where is Boltzmann constant. is peak temperature. The constant and were also calculated by Chen’s equation. The activation energy and the frequency factor were seen in Table 2.

Table 2: Shape factors (), activation energy (), and frequency factor(s) for UV irradiated Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu doped phosphor.

Eu concentration

Activation energy ()
Frequency factor(s)

0.1% Eu
64
94
124
30
30
60
0.5
0.58

0.2% Eu
96
127
157
31
30
61
0.49
0.66

1% Eu
60
87
125
27
38
65
0.58
0.63

1.5% Eu
87
119
161
32
42
74
0.56
0.63

2% Eu
96
129
168
33
39
72
0.54
0.64

2.5% Eu
87
117
151
30
34
64
0.53
0.66

3.7. CIE Coordinate

The CIE coordinates were calculated by spectrophotometric method using the spectral energy distribution of the Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ sample (Figure 14). The color coordinates for the Eu doped sample are and (these coordinates are very near to the orange-red light emission). Hence this phosphor has excellent color tenability from orange-red light emission.

Figure 14: CIE coordinates depicted on 1931 chart where and (orange emission  nm) of Eu (1.5%) doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor.

4. Conclusion

Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ phosphor powder was successfully synthesized using a modified solid state method. XRD studies confirm that the phosphors are in single phase and nanocrystallites. Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ (1.5%) phosphor shows an orange-red emission under 254 nm excitation. The photoluminescence study shows that the emission intensity of electric dipole transition (612 and 624 nm) (⁵D₀⁷F₂) dominates over that of magnetic dipole transition (⁵D₀⁷F₁) (591 nm). The optimum concentration of Eu³⁺ in Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ was 1.5 moL%. The results indicated that present phosphor could find application for GaN-based UV-LED.

The Y₄Al₂O₉ phase was quenched in favor of the red emission of Eu³⁺ ions indicating that europium must be close to yttrium aluminate monoclinic host for better host to Eu energy transfer. However, under 254 nm excitation, Eu (1.5%) doped Y₄Al₂O₉ phosphor shows high intensity. The PL studies concluded that Y₄Al₂O₉:Eu³⁺ doped phosphor under 254 nm excitation can act as a single host for producing orange-red light with good intensity for all practical display devices in particular fluorescent lamps and CFLs. In thermoluminescence study, maximum peaks show second order kinetics which means that more than one luminescent center is present in the phosphor sample. Sample shows very good TL glow curve. TL glow curve was analyzed and the trap depths for the two luminescence centers 119 and 276°C glow peaks were calculated. Hence this phosphor may find use in radiation dosimetry.

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.

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