Influence of pH Values on the Morphology and Down-Conversion Luminescence Properties of Zinc Tungstate Micro Nano Crystal Synthesized by a Hydrothermal Method
As the raw materials of Na2WO4•2H2O and ZnSO4•7H2O, ZnWO4 micron spheres and nanorods were synthesized with CH3COOH as the complexing agent by a hydrothermal method at 180 °C for 24h. We analyzed the effect of different pH values in reaction solutions on phase compositions, morphologies and luminescent properties of the ZnWO4 powders. The as-synthesized products were characterized by XRD and SEM. The down-conversion spectrum was measured with spectrophotometer under the excitation wavelength of 291nm. The results indicated that there was a wide emission peaks at 400~550nm. The luminescent intensities of ZnWO4 nanorods synthesized at pH value of 9, 10 and 11 were much stronger than that of ZnWO4 micron spheres synthesized between the pH values of 4 to 8.