Investigation of the effect of ytterbium doping on photoluminescence and photocatalytic activity of Li4Ti5O12

KILIÇ DOKAN F.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY, vol.19, no.3, pp.1756-1765, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijac.13991
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.1756-1765
  • Keywords: Yb3+, photocatalytic performance, photoluminescence properties, Yb doping, LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, HOST-SENSITIZED PHOSPHORESCENCE, SOL-GEL PROCESS, ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES, DOPED LI4TI5O12, ANODE MATERIAL, RATE CAPABILITY, RED PHOSPHORS, SURFACE-AREA, TIO2
  • Kayseri University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This work reports the combined effect of the morphology and crystallization to investigate the role of Yb3+ as an additive in Li4Ti5O12 crystals on its photocatalytic and photoluminescence (PL) properties. With the pure phase, the synthesized samples have a spherical morphology and spherical structure with good crystallinity and uniform particle size distribution. Li4Ti5O12 doped with ytterbium (Yb3+), were obtained by a new optimized hydrothermal approach. The crystal properties and surface morphology of the synthesized compounds were examined by X-ray diffraction method and field emission scanning electron microscopy. Bond structures and surface areas were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analyses. Finally, the excitation and emission spectra were obtained by a PL spectrophotometer. The PL results show that room-temperature PL of Yb3+ doped Li4Ti5O12 phosphor has an emission peak at 710 nm which can be attributed to Li(4)Ti(5)O12 crystal defect emission. Moreover, it has been found that Yb doping resulted in enhancement of photocatalytic activity, evaluated by monitoring the degradation of methylene blue solution. Note that, 0.01% Yb doped lithium titania phosphor exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity.