Issue 40, 2018

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of novel core–shell–shell SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 submicro-spheres

Abstract

A novel core–shell–shell SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 submicro-sphere was controllably synthesized by a bridging ligand organosilane HOOCC6H4N(CONH(CH2)3Si(OCH2CH3)3)2 (MABA-Si) connecting the silica core and rare earth ions. The as-synthesized samples were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and infrared spectroscopy (IR). It is found that SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 has a ∼25 nm outermost shell, a ∼4 nm intermediate shell, and a ∼200 nm core. SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 exhibits stable photoluminescence properties in aqueous solution: its photoluminescence intensity was unquenched even after 15 days. The core–shell–shell submicro-spheres were found to have better photoluminescence than the core–shell submicro-spheres because the SiO2 shell protected the phosphor materials and then improved its photoluminescence intensity and biocompatibility. A formation mechanism of the core–shell–shell SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 submicro-spheres was proposed. Thus, the low-cost preparation of the core–shell–shell SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 submicro-spheres could be rationally achieved using SiO2.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of novel core–shell–shell SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 submicro-spheres

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jul 2018
Accepted
10 Sep 2018
First published
11 Sep 2018

CrystEngComm, 2018,20, 6351-6357

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of novel core–shell–shell SiO2@CePO4:Tb@SiO2 submicro-spheres

K. Yang, Y. Li, Y. Ma, L. Feng, A. Wu, Y. Qiao, J. Bao, W. Li, X. Zhu and R. Yu, CrystEngComm, 2018, 20, 6351 DOI: 10.1039/C8CE01189C

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