Study of structural and photoluminescent properties of Ca8Eu2(PO4)6O2

J Fluoresc. 2008 Mar;18(2):253-9. doi: 10.1007/s10895-007-0242-9. Epub 2007 Dec 1.

Abstract

In this work it is presented for the first time the nanostructured hydroxyapatites doped with 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 wt% of Eu(3+) prepared at room temperature by the mechanical alloying technique. X-ray diffraction powder (XRD), infrared (IR) and Raman scattering spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), microhardness measurements as well as luminescent data of Eu(3+) were used to investigate the structural and optical properties of these nanomaterials. The electrical and dielectrical analyses were used with the intention of having a better comprehension about the electromagnetic fields in pure and doped hydroxyapatites.