The effect of high temperature aging on fluorescence properties of Eu3+-doped La2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7

Abstract

Introduction of luminescent rare earth ions into thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for the study of TBCs failure mechanism is a very effective non-destructive method. In this paper, Eu3+ ions were doped into La2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7 (LZ7C3) to form LZ7C3:Eu fluorescent material using a high-temperature solid-phase synthesis method. By analyzing the physical structure, fluorescence properties and thermophysical properties of LZ7C3:Eu powders synthesized with different Eu3+ dopant concentrations at different temperatures, we determined that a synthesis temperature of 1400 °C, a dopant concentration of 1 mol% are the optimal synthesis conditions for LZ7C3:Eu. Independent LZ7C3:Eu coating was prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying technology, and high temperature aging test was carried out at 1400 °C. The influence of high temperature aging on the 5D0→7F2 energy level transition peak of Eu3+ in LZ7C3 powder and its coating was examined by microscopic emission spectroscopy. The results show that the peak of the 5D0→7F2 energy level transition is red-shifted, and the peak intensity and the full width at half maxima (FWHM) of the powder decrease gradually with the increase of high temperature aging time. The peak of the 5D0→7F2 energy level transition of the coating exhibits a constantly fluctuating tendency of red-shifting and then blue-shifting, and the peak intensity and the FWHM also continue to decrease. High temperature aging has a negative effect on the fluorescence properties of LZ7C3:Eu materials.