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Synthesis, spectroscopic and luminescent properties of nanosized powders of yttrium phosphates doped with Er3+ ions

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Here, we report synthesis of pure crystalline nanopowders of yttrium orthophosphate Y0.95Er0.05PO4 with xenotime-type structure and hydrate of yttrium orthophosphate Y0.95Er0.05PO4⋅0.8H2O with rhabdophane-type structure using microwave-hydrothermal treatment of freshly precipitated gels. To establish phase composition of the synthesized nanopowders, we have carried out XRD analysis. Also, we have investigated their morphology by means of TEM and SAXS. We have registered scattered reflection spectra for synthesized Y0.95Er0.05PO4 and Y0.95Er0.05PO4⋅0.8H2O powders. Also, we have obtained luminescent spectra of these nanocrystalline samples for 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition of Er3+ ion with excitation of 4I11/2 level. We have proposed the mode of application of nanocrystalline powders Y0.95Er0.05PO4 and Y0.95Er0.05PO4⋅0.8H2O for the development of composite materials based on polymer capsules that are being used in targeted drug delivery.

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This work performed as part of the base portion of the state task in the scientific activities of The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and is partially supported by European Union through European Social Fund (Mobilitas grant No. MTT 50).

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  1. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Bolshevistskaya Street 68, Saransk, Russia

    Polina A. Ryabochkina, Svetlana A. Antoshkina, Vladimir M. Kyashkin, Andrey A. Panov & Konstantin N. Nishchev

  2. Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Riia 142, Tartu, Estonia

    Alexander S. Vanetsev & Ilmo Sildos

  3. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, Lenin Avenue 31, Moscow, Russia

    Olga M. Gaitko

  4. Prokhorov Institute of General Physics RAS, Vavilov Street 38, Moscow, Russia

    Sergey N. Ushakov

  5. National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Lenin Avenue 4, Moscow, Russia

    Natalie Yu. Tabachkova

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Ryabochkina, P.A., Antoshkina, S.A., Vanetsev, A.S. et al. Synthesis, spectroscopic and luminescent properties of nanosized powders of yttrium phosphates doped with Er3+ ions. J Nanopart Res 16, 2326 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-014-2326-1

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