Synthesis of Highly Luminescent and Anion‐Exchangeable Cerium‐Doped Layered Yttrium Hydroxides for Sensing and Photofunctional Applications |
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Authors: | Yang Xiang Xue‐Feng Yu Ding‐Fei He Zhengbo Sun Zhijian Cao Qu‐Quan Wang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics, Key Laboratory of Artificial, Micro‐ and Nano‐structures of Ministry of Education, and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China;2. State Key Laboratory of Virology College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | The discovery of new lanthanide properties in layered rare‐earth hydroxides is tremendously important to developing novel materials with the advantages of both lanthanides and layered hydroxides. Herein, a polyethylenimine‐assisted hydrothermal route for preparing Ce‐doped layered yttrium hydroxide nanoplates (LYH:Ce NPs) is established, in which the Ce doping provides simultaneous control of the size and fluorescent properties. Typically, 10% Ce doping tailors the average particle size from 680 to 196 nm and induces bright blue luminescence with a quantum efficiency of over 10.0%. Owing to the much more efficient f–d Ce3+ transition, the LYH:Ce NPs show three orders of magnitude stronger photoluminescence than LYH:Eu and LYH:Tb NPs, and exhibit the properties required to fabricate switched “on/off” optical sensors by controlling the Ce3+ ? Ce4+ redox couple. Furthermore, by combining the merits of the luminescence of Ce3+ dopants and anion‐exchange ability of an LYH host, the LYH:Ce NPs exhibit the properties necessary for photofunctional materials for photosensitized singlet oxygen production. |
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Keywords: | rare‐earth anion‐exchange layered compounds luminescence photofunctional application |
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