Synthesis of CuO Nanorods, Reduction of CuO into Cu Nanorods, and Diffuse Reflectance Measurements of CuO and Cu Nanomaterials in the Near Infrared Region
By activation of the new host lattice Ca3La2Te2O12 with trivalent rare earth ions an emission in the visible (Ln3+=Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm) or near infrared region (Nd, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb) is observed. Energy transfer from Nd3+ to Yb3+ , from Er3+, Yb3+ to Ho3+ and from Yb3+ to Tm3+ has been found to occur. The excitation, emission and diffuse reflectance spectra are analyzed.
AbstractDiffuse reflectance spectra in the near-infrared region are presented for Li-saturated smectites heated up to 200°C. The smectites included three montmorillonites, an Fe-beidellite and a ferruginous smectite. Unheated samples showed a complex band near 7060 cm-1 assigned to the first overtone of the OH-stretching mode of structural hydroxyl groups and bound H2O. The OH combination bands appeared in the 4600-4300 cm-1 region. Spectra of heated montmorillonites showed an upward shift and splitting of the OH-overtone band into two components near 7170 and 7110 cm-1. The presence of a band near 7170 cm-1, assigned to the overtone of the AlMgLiOH-stretching vibration, implied that local trioctahedral domains were created upon Li(I) fixation in the previously vacant octahedral positions of montmorillonites. The OH combination bands were shifted to higher frequencies and a new band appeared near 4472 cm-1 in the spectra of montmorillonites heated to temperatures in excess of 130°C. No features indicating Li(I) in the structure of Fe-beidellite or ferruginous smectite were observed in the NIR spectra.
Lanthanides (LnIII) are well known for their characteristic emission in the Near-Infrared Region (NIR). However, direct excitation of lanthanides is not feasible as described by Laporte’s parity selection rule. Here,...
Photolumineszenz und sensibilisierte IR-Emission der dreiwertigen Seltenen Erden in Ca3La2Te2O12