Issue 46, 2018

Electronic structure and luminescence assets in white-light emitting Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7 and Ba2V2O7 pyro-vanadates: X-ray absorption spectroscopy investigations

Abstract

Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7, and Ba2V2O7 pyro-vanadates were synthesized using a modified chemical precipitation method and annealing. Detailed crystal structure, morphology, electronic structure and optical properties were investigated by XRD, UV-visible absorption, FTIR, Raman, FE-SEM, XANES, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Rietveld refinement on the XRD patterns of Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7, and Ba2V2O7 has confirmed the triclinic structure (space group; P[1 with combining macron](2)) of the pyro-vanadates. The band gap energy of Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7, and Ba2V2O7 is estimated to be ∼2.67 eV, ∼2.97 eV and ∼3.09 eV, respectively. XANES spectra at the Ca L-edge, Sr K-edge and Ba L-edge have confirmed the Ca2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+ ions in the Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7 and Ba2V2O7 compounds, respectively. V K-edge XANES spectra have strengthened the presence of sub-pentavalent V ions in all of the pyro-vanadates. O K-edge XANES spectra of Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7 and Ba2V2O7 have shown dominating tetrahedral symmetry of the V ions which is also corroborated with the V K-edge XANES. Broad-band emission spectra, ranging from 400 nm to 700 nm, have been observed from the charge-transfer transitions of VO4 tetrahedra. 3T11A1 and 3T21A1 transitions, from the VO4 tetrahedra, have provided two distinct emission peaks from the compounds which exhibit a red-shift with the decreasing ionic-radii of alkali-earth metal ions. The mixed compounds, with equal weight proportions, have shown remarkable emission characteristics towards the realization of rare-earth element free white-light-emitting devices.

Graphical abstract: Electronic structure and luminescence assets in white-light emitting Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7 and Ba2V2O7 pyro-vanadates: X-ray absorption spectroscopy investigations

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Apr 2018
Accepted
18 Jul 2018
First published
24 Jul 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2018,8, 26423-26431

Electronic structure and luminescence assets in white-light emitting Ca2V2O7, Sr2V2O7 and Ba2V2O7 pyro-vanadates: X-ray absorption spectroscopy investigations

A. Sharma, M. Varshney, K. Chae and S. O. Won, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 26423 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA03347A

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