Structural, electrical and photoluminescence properties of Er3+-doped SrBi4Ti4O15--Bi4Ti3O12 inter-growth ceramics

doi:10.1007/s11706-019-0454-3

Front. Mater. Sci.

2019, Vol. 13

Issue (1) : 99-106 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-019-0454-3

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Structural, electrical and photoluminescence properties of Er³⁺-doped SrBi₄Ti₄O₁₅--Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ inter-growth ceramics

Fang LIU, Xiangping JIANG(

), Chao CHEN, Xin NIE, Xiaokun HUANG, Yunjing CHEN, Hao HU, Chunyang SU

Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, China

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Abstract

Er³⁺-doped SrBi₄Ti₄O₁₅–Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ (SBT–BIT–xEr³⁺, x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20) inter-growth ceramics were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. Structural, electrical and up-conversion properties of SBT–BIT–xEr³⁺ were investigated. All samples showed a single phase of the orthorhombic structure. Raman spectroscopy indicated that the Er³⁺ substitution for Bi³⁺ at A sites of the pseudo-perovskite layer increases the lattice distortion of SBT–BIT–xEr³⁺ ceramics. The substitution of Bi³⁺ by Er³⁺ leads to a decrease of dielectric loss tanδ and an increase of conductivity activation energy. Piezoelectric constant d₃₃ was slightly improved, but dielectric constant was decreased with the Er³⁺doping. The SBT–BIT–xEr³⁺ ceramic with x = 0.15 exhibits the optimized electrical behavior (d₃₃ ~17 pC/N, tanδ ~0.83%). Moreover, two bright green (532 and 548 nm) and one red (670 nm) emission bands were observed under the 980 nm excitation. Optimized emission intensity was also obtained when x = 0.15 for the SBT–BIT–xEr³⁺ ceramic. Therefore, this kind of ceramics ought to be promising candidates for multifunctional optoelectronic applications.

Keywords inter-growth structure electrical property multifunctional optoelectronic material photoluminescence

Corresponding Author(s): Xiangping JIANG

Online First Date: 22 February 2019 Issue Date: 07 March 2019

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Fang LIU,Xiangping JIANG,Chao CHEN, et al. Structural, electrical and photoluminescence properties of Er³⁺-doped SrBi₄Ti₄O₁₅--Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ inter-growth ceramics[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2019, 13(1): 99-106.

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Fig.1 Room-temperature XRD patterns of SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ ceramics.

Fig.2 SEM images of SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ ceramics: (a)x = 0.00; (b)x = 0.15; (c)x = 0.20.

Fig.3 (a) Room-temperature Raman spectra of SBT–BIT–xEr³⁺ samples with different x values. (b) Composition dependence of low-frequency Raman modes for SBT–BIT–xEr³⁺ samples.

Tab.1 Relative intensities of Raman modes for SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ ceramics with different compositions

Fig.4 Temperature dependence of dielectric constant and dielectric loss measured at 100 kHz for SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ ceramics with x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20.

Tab.2 Parameters obtained from dielectric and piezoelectric measurements of SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ ceramics

Fig.5 (a) Complex impedance plots of corresponding SBT?BIT ceramics at 485 °C. Complex impedance plots of SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ ceramics at different temperatures: (b)x = 0.00; (c)x = 0.05; (d)x = 0.10; (e)x = 0.15; (f)x = 0.20.

Fig.6 Up-conversion PL emission spectra of SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20) ceramics at room temperature.

Fig.7 Energy level diagram for the up-conversion PL mechanism of Er³⁺ ions.

Fig.8 The ratio variation of the 548 nm green to the 670 nm red emissions for SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20) ceramics. The inset shows CIE chromaticity coordinates of SBT?BIT?xEr³⁺ ceramics.

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