The green-emitting fluorescence of nano Y2O3:Er3+ under different excitations

The green-emitting fluorescent powders of nano Y2O3:Er3+ were fabricated by the coprecipitation method. The X-ray diffraction pattern shows that as-prepared Y2O3:Er3+ is the cubic phase crystal with a grain size of about 30 nm. The UV-Vis spectrum indicates Y2O3:Er3+ exhibits five ultraviolet visible absorption peaks at 365, 377, 489, 521 and 652 nm respectively. Meanwhile, the fluorescence spectra of Y2O3:Er3+ display four emission peaks at 522, 537, 550 and 562 nm at the excitation of 365, 377 and 521 nm, respectively. The green-emitting fluorescent mechanism of Y2O3:Er3+ is proposed as well. Additionally, the temperature dependence of fluorescence properties and metal Ag fluorescence enhancement effect are investigated. Results show that increasing the annealing temperature and metal Ag doping both can enhance the fluorescence intensity. The maximum enhancement is 87.5% after Ag is doped.