Microwave-Assisted Combustion Synthesis of ZnO:Eu Nanoparticles: Effect of Fuel Types

Sousan Rasouli; Amir-Masoud Arabi; Alireza Naeimi; Seyed-Masoud Hashemi

doi:10.1007/s10895-017-2179-y

Microwave-Assisted Combustion Synthesis of ZnO:Eu Nanoparticles: Effect of Fuel Types

J Fluoresc. 2018 Jan;28(1):167-172. doi: 10.1007/s10895-017-2179-y. Epub 2017 Oct 11.

Authors

Sousan Rasouli¹, Amir-Masoud Arabi², Alireza Naeimi³, Seyed-Masoud Hashemi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nanomaterials & Nanocoatings, Institute for Color Science and Technology (ICST), Tehran, Iran. rasouli@icrc.ac.ir.
² Department of Inorganic Pigments and Glazes, Institute for Color Science and Technology (ICST), Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Nanomaterials & Nanocoatings, Institute for Color Science and Technology (ICST), Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Chemical Department, Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 29022152
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-017-2179-y

Abstract

Nanoparticles of Europium oxide doped with Zinc oxide were synthesized via microwave-assisted combustion method. Citric acid as a simultaneous fuel and chelating agent and glycine as a fuel and mixture of these fuels were sleeted. X-Ray diffraction patterns (XRD) indicated the formation of ZnO structure with a few amount of Eu₂O₃ phase. Fourier transformation infra red (FTIR) spectra reveal the increase of ZnO₄ bonds with glycine content of fuels mixture. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed the conversion of nanosphere to spongy-like structure with respect to change of fuel mixtures from citric to glycine. From transmission electron microscopy (TEM) nanoparticles of a mean size 30 nm are observed Green fluorescence emission of different samples was due to activation of self activated center of ZnO structure through transition of electron from Eu³⁺ to V_zn sites.

Keywords: Combustion synthesis; Fuels type; Microwave irradiation; Zinc oxide.