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• TITLE: Electrospinning Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of One-Dimensional SiO2:Tb3+ Nanofibers and Nanobelts

  AUTHORS: Murad M. A. Abualrejal, Haifeng Zou, Jie Chen, Yanhua Song, Ye Sheng

  KEYWORDS: Silica, Electrospinning, Photoluminescence, Terbium Doped-Silica

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Nanoparticles, Vol.6 No.2, April 7, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Controlled synthesis of functional photoluminescent materials is of particular interest due to their fascinating optical properties. Herein, highly uniform one-dimensional (1D) SiO2:xTb3+ nanofibers and nanobelts are fabricated by electrospinning method combined with sol-gel method. The as-prepared SiO2:xTb3+ nanofibers are belt-like morphology after calcination. The formation mechanism of SiO2:xTb3+ nanofibers and nanobelts is proposed based on decomposition of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and crystallization of SiO2. The photoluminescence (PL) intensity of SiO2:xTb3+ nanofibers and nanobelts is Tb3+ ions concentration dependent with a maximum at 4 mol% of Tb3+. Particularly, SiO2:xTb3+ nanofibers and nanobelts exhibit a green emission corresponding to 5D4 → 7Fj transition (541 nm) of Tb3+.