Issue 10, 2017

Preferential site occupancy of Eu3+ ions in strontium hydroxyapatite nanocrystalline – Sr10(PO4)6(OH)2 – structural and spectroscopic characterisation

Abstract

Strontium hydroxyapatite (Sr10(PO4)6(OH)2) nanopowders doped with Eu3+ ions were synthesized via a microwave-stimulated hydrothermal method and were heat-treated in the temperature range of 450–650 °C for 3 h. The concentration of Eu3+ ions was set in the range of 0.5–5 mol% to investigate the site occupancy preference. The structural and morphological properties of the obtained samples were determined via XRD (X-ray powder diffraction) and TEM (transmission electron microscopy) techniques, as well as IR (infrared) and Raman spectroscopy. Nanoparticles were obtained in the range of 35–85 nm as a function of dopant concentration and sintering temperature. The luminescence properties of Eu3+ ion-doped Sr10(PO4)6(OH)2, depending on dopant concentration and sintering temperature, were investigated. The Eu3+ ion occupied one site (C3 (Sr1)) of Sr2+ cations in the Sr10(PO4)6(OH)2 matrix, providing only one emission site, as results from luminescence spectroscopy data confirmed by the Rietveld refinement. A weak broad emission was observed with a peak at about 425 nm, corresponding to the 4f65d1 → 4f7 (8S7/2) transition of Eu2+ ions. The simplified Judd–Ofelt (J–O) theory was performed and a detailed analysis in connection with observed structural and spectroscopic measurements was carried out and has been described herein.

Graphical abstract: Preferential site occupancy of Eu3+ ions in strontium hydroxyapatite nanocrystalline – Sr10(PO4)6(OH)2 – structural and spectroscopic characterisation

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Dec 2016
Accepted
06 Feb 2017
First published
07 Feb 2017

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 3265-3275

Preferential site occupancy of Eu3+ ions in strontium hydroxyapatite nanocrystalline – Sr10(PO4)6(OH)2 – structural and spectroscopic characterisation

K. Zawisza and R. J. Wiglusz, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 3265 DOI: 10.1039/C6DT04731A

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