9-13 July 2012
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Sol-gel synthesis and Characterization of Structural and Luminescence Properties of ZnAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> singly doped with Mn<sup>2+</sup>, Cr<sup>2+</sup>, or Pb<sup>2+</sup> powder phosphors

10 Jul 2012, 17:30
2h
IT Building

IT Building

Poster Presentation Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Poster Session

Speaker

Mr Setumo Victor Motloung (University of the Free State)

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

Yes

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

B.F. Dejene
bfdejene@qwa.ufs.ac.za
University of the Free State

Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)

Pure and ultrafine cubic ZnAl2O4 singly doped with Mn, Cr or Pb ions were prepared at a low temperature below 80 °C by a sol-gel process. The catalyst volume in a solution and dopant (Mn, Cr, and Pb) concentrations were varied. The gels and heat-treated powder samples were characterized by thermogravimatric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared analysis (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron diffraction spectroscopy (EDS) and photoluminescence (PL). The TGA confirmed that the minimum annealing temperature to obtain pure and single phase ZnAl2O4 must be above 400 °C in order to remove organic residues. The XRD data revealed that all the heat-treated samples were cubic crystalline structures and the estimated particle sizes were in the range of 20-50 nm in diameter. The surface morphology of the phosphors was influenced by the dopant concentration and catalyst volume in the solution. EDS confirm the presence of the expected elements. The position of the emission peak in the visible domain was consistent with the well known emission evident with the type of dopant incorporated.

Apply to be<br> consider for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD)?

PhD

Primary author

Mr Setumo Victor Motloung (University of the Free State)

Co-authors

Prof. Birhanu Dejene (University of the Free State) Prof. Hendrik Swart (University of the Free State) Prof. Martin Ntwaeaborwa (University of the Free State)

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