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CHEM01200604004 Shri Sanyasinaidu Boddu - Homi Bhabha ...

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100°C and 185°C, respectively in ethylene glycol medium. XRD patterns of as synthesized<br />

samples confirmed the existence of different phases (Fig. 4). Hydrated BiPO 4 phase exists as<br />

nanoparticles having size ~50-80 nm. Unlike this, anhydrous hexagonal and monoclinic<br />

phases of BiPO 4 exist in the form of nanorods.<br />

185°C<br />

Monoclinic BiPO 4<br />

Intensity (arb.units)<br />

125°C Hexagonal BiPO 4<br />

+<br />

Monoclinic BiPO 4<br />

100°C<br />

Hexagonal BiPO 4<br />

RT<br />

Hydrated BiPO 4<br />

10 20 30 40 50 60 70<br />

2θ/ o<br />

Figure 4. XRD patterns of BiPO 4 sample prepared at different temperatures<br />

Nanorods of hexagonal BiPO 4 and monoclinic BiPO 4 were isolated having length /<br />

width in the ranges of 80-110/ ~ 20-30 nm and ~ 500-2000/ ~ 30-80 nm, respectively. BiPO 4<br />

nanorods showed host absorption ~250 nm and energy transfer from host to lanthanide ions<br />

was observed in both Eu 3+ and Tb 3+ doped BiPO 4 nanorods. The optimum emission<br />

characteristics have been observed for 2.5 at % lanthanide ions doped BiPO 4 . The emission<br />

intensity systematically increases starting from hydrated hexagonal BiPO 4 to anhydrous<br />

hexagonal BiPO 4 and then to monoclinic BiPO 4 . Strong multi colour emissions have been<br />

observed from nanorods after doping with Dy 3+ (blue, yellow), Tb 3+ (green), Sm 3+ (orange)<br />

and Eu 3+ (red) ions. Based on the shift in the XRD peak maxima and line shape changes in<br />

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