Citric Acid Complex Sol-Gel Method to Prepare Lu<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub>:Eu Phosphor

Abstract

The Lu2SiO5 dried gel was prepared by the sol-gel reaction followed by a 24h drying at 90°C.The thermogravimetry–differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) analysis curves of the dried gel demonstrates mass and enthalpy changes as temperature raised.The obtained dried gel was calcined at 900°C,1000°C,1100°Cand1200°C each for 2h to prepare polycrystalline Eu3+-dropped Lu2SiO5 phosphor.The phase composition and crystal structure was identified with an X-ray diffractometer (XRD).The dried gel was crystallized into A-type LSO phase at 1000°C, and transferred to B-type LSO phase when temperature was raised above 1050°C.The obtained LSO grain size is 200-300nm revealed in Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images.The photoluminescence spectrum of the obtained 2mol% Eu3+-dropped Lu2SiO5 phosphor showed a broad excitation band around 263nm and a sharp emission peak at 613nm.