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Controlled hydrothermal synthesis and excellent optical properties of two different kinds of CeO2 nanocubes

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The CeO2 nanocubes have been successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method. X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman scattering and photoluminescence spectra were employed to characterize the samples. The results showed that the CeO2 nanocubes have a cubic fluorite structure and the rugged CeO2 nanocubes with an edge length of about 200 nm transformed into smooth one with an edge length of about 70 nm with the change of the surfactant. XPS and Raman analyses indicate that there are Ce3+ ions and oxygen vacancies in the surface of samples. Both of nanocubes exhibit similar emission peaks of photoluminescence at room temperature and the emission intensity increases with the increase of the concentration of oxygen vacancies.

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The research is partially supported by Foundation for National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11401008, 11601007), Young Talents in College of Anhui Province (Grant Nos. 2010SQRL053, 2012SQRL051), and Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2016M592030).

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    Jinbo Ni, Hui Wei & Xianya Geng

  2. School of Mechanics and Optoelectronic Physics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, People’s Republic of China

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Ni, J., Gao, J., Wei, H. et al. Controlled hydrothermal synthesis and excellent optical properties of two different kinds of CeO2 nanocubes. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 11029–11033 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6886-6

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