Jiejun Pan,Guang Xu,Sixue Ren,Tingjie Xu,Dongrui Li,Mengxin Liu,Xinan Shi,Daocheng Pan
Rare earth-doped metal oxide thin films exhibit remarkable potential for application in anti-counterfeiting, owing to their exceptional fluorescent properties. However, the existing fabrication techniques for these rare earth-doped luminescent thin films are predominantly complex and necessitate high-temperature conditions. In light of this issue, we present a low-temperature method for in situ fabrication of luminescent Ca1−xMoO4:Eux3+ and Sr1−xMoO4:Tbx3+ nanocrystal thin films by a solution deposition process. The developed method has the advantages of simple operation, rapid and low-temperature synthesis. The optimal chemical compositions of molybdate-based luminescent films are Ca0.90MoO4:Eu0.103+ and Sr0.90MoO4:Tb0.103+. Moreover, we evaluate the practical feasibility of luminescent nanoparticle films in the field of anti-counterfeiting by combining the unique fluorescent properties of rare earth ions and designing customized fluorescent patterns.
Hui Yu,Xinan Shi,Lijian Huang,Xiaojiao Kang,Daocheng Pan
Eu 3+ /Tb 3+ -doped CaMoO 4 /SrMoO 4 luminescent thin films were deposited by a facile solution method, and were annealed over the temperature range of 350–650 °C. Luminescent thin films were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), UV–vis absorption, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS). In addition, the effects of alkali metal ions (Li + , Na + and K + ) on the luminescence properties of CaMoO 4 /SrMoO 4 thin films were systematically investigated. We found that the optimal chemical compositions for the luminescent molybdate thin films are Ca 0.87 MoO 4 :Eu3+ 0.10, K+ 0.03, Sr 0.82 MoO 4 :Eu3+ 0.15, K+ 0.03, Ca 0.87 MoO 4 :Tb3+ 0.03, Li+ 0.1, and Sr 0.82 MoO 4 :Tb3+ 0.15, Li+ 0.03.
Hui Yu,Xinan Shi,Lijian Huang,Xiaojiao Kang,Daocheng Pan
A series of Eu3+ and Tb3+ co-doped CaMoO4/SrMoO4 luminescent thin films were prepared by a facile solution method, and they were annealed at 550 °C for 2 h. The luminescent properties of the thin films were studied, which involve the energy transfer from Tb3+ to Eu3+. The emission color can be changed from green to red, with increasing Eu3+ doping concentration in Tb3+-doped CaMoO4/SrMoO4 thin films. In addition, it was observed that the PL intensity of Eu3+ will enhance when Tb3+ ions are incorporated into Eu3+-doped CaMoO4/SrMoO4 thin films. The optical band gaps of the luminescent thin films are found to be in the range of 4.49 to 4.72 eV. These results revealed that Eu3+ and Tb3+ co-doped CaMoO4/SrMoO4 luminescent thin films have a significantly potential application in electroluminescent devices.