Structural, photoluminescent and photocatalytic properties of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation
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Stojadinović, Stevan
Radić, Nenad

Grbić, Boško

Maletić, Slavica
Stefanov, Plamen

Pacevski, Aleksandar
Vasilić, Rastko

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In this paper, we used plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) of titanium in water solution containing 10 g/L Na3PO4 center dot 12H(2)O + 2 g/L Eu2O3 powder for preparation of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings. The surfaces of obtained coatings exhibit a typical PEO porous structure. The energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis showed that the coatings are mainly composed of Ti, O, P, and Eu; it is observed that Eu content in the coatings increases with PEO time. The X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the coatings are crystallized and composed of anatase and rutile TiO2 phases, with anatase being the dominant one. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that Ti 2p spin-orbit components of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings are shifted towards higher binding energy, with respect to pure TiO2 coatings, suggesting that Eu3+ ions are incorporated into TiO2 lattice. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy showed that TiO2:Eu3+ coatings exhibit evident red shift with respect to the pure TiO2 coatings. Photoluminescenc...e (PL) emission spectra of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings are characterized by sharp emission bands in orange-red region ascribed to f-f transitions of Eu3+ ions from excited level D-5(0) to lower levels F-7(J) (J=0, 1, 2, 3, and 4). The excitation PL spectra of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings can be divided into two regions: the broad band region from 250 nm to 350 nm associated with charge transfer state of Eu3+ and the series of sharp peaks in the range from 350 nm to 550 rim corresponding to direct excitation of the Eu3+ ions. It is observed that the intensity of peaks in excitation and emission PL spectra increases with the concentration of Eu3+, but the peak positions remain practically unchanged. The ratio of PL emission for electric and magnetic dipole transitions indicates highly asymmetric environment around Eu3+ ions. The photocatalytic activity (PA) of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings is evaluated by measuring the photodegradation of methyl orange under simulated sunlight conditions. It is shown that PEO time, i.e., the amount of Eu3+ incorporated into coatings is an important factor affecting PA; TiO2:Eu3+ coating formed after 1 min of PEO time showed the highest PA.
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Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) / TiO2 / Eu3+ / Photoluminescence / PhotocatalysisSource:
Applied Surface Science, 2016, 370, 218-228Publisher:
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- Graphitic and Inorganic Low-dimensional Nanostructures (RS-171035)
- The development of efficient chemical-engineering processes based on the transport phenomena research and process intensification principles (RS-172022)
- Chemical and structural designing of nanomaterials for application in medicine and tissue engineering (RS-172026)
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- This is the peer-reviewed version of the article: Stojadinović, S., Radić, N., Grbić, B., Maletić, S., Stefanov, P., Pacevski, A.,& Vasilic, R. (2016). Structural, photoluminescent and photocatalytic properties of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation. Applied Surface Science, Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam., 370, 218-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.131
- The published version: https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2034
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.131
ISSN: 0169-4332
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IHTMTY - JOUR AU - Stojadinović, Stevan AU - Radić, Nenad AU - Grbić, Boško AU - Maletić, Slavica AU - Stefanov, Plamen AU - Pacevski, Aleksandar AU - Vasilić, Rastko PY - 2016 UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4320 AB - In this paper, we used plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) of titanium in water solution containing 10 g/L Na3PO4 center dot 12H(2)O + 2 g/L Eu2O3 powder for preparation of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings. The surfaces of obtained coatings exhibit a typical PEO porous structure. The energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis showed that the coatings are mainly composed of Ti, O, P, and Eu; it is observed that Eu content in the coatings increases with PEO time. The X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the coatings are crystallized and composed of anatase and rutile TiO2 phases, with anatase being the dominant one. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that Ti 2p spin-orbit components of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings are shifted towards higher binding energy, with respect to pure TiO2 coatings, suggesting that Eu3+ ions are incorporated into TiO2 lattice. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy showed that TiO2:Eu3+ coatings exhibit evident red shift with respect to the pure TiO2 coatings. Photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings are characterized by sharp emission bands in orange-red region ascribed to f-f transitions of Eu3+ ions from excited level D-5(0) to lower levels F-7(J) (J=0, 1, 2, 3, and 4). The excitation PL spectra of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings can be divided into two regions: the broad band region from 250 nm to 350 nm associated with charge transfer state of Eu3+ and the series of sharp peaks in the range from 350 nm to 550 rim corresponding to direct excitation of the Eu3+ ions. It is observed that the intensity of peaks in excitation and emission PL spectra increases with the concentration of Eu3+, but the peak positions remain practically unchanged. The ratio of PL emission for electric and magnetic dipole transitions indicates highly asymmetric environment around Eu3+ ions. The photocatalytic activity (PA) of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings is evaluated by measuring the photodegradation of methyl orange under simulated sunlight conditions. It is shown that PEO time, i.e., the amount of Eu3+ incorporated into coatings is an important factor affecting PA; TiO2:Eu3+ coating formed after 1 min of PEO time showed the highest PA. PB - Elsevier T2 - Applied Surface Science T1 - Structural, photoluminescent and photocatalytic properties of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation VL - 370 SP - 218 EP - 228 DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.131 ER -
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Stojadinović, S., Radić, N., Grbić, B., Maletić, S., Stefanov, P., Pacevski, A.,& Vasilić, R.. (2016). Structural, photoluminescent and photocatalytic properties of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation. in Applied Surface Science Elsevier., 370, 218-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.131
Stojadinović S, Radić N, Grbić B, Maletić S, Stefanov P, Pacevski A, Vasilić R. Structural, photoluminescent and photocatalytic properties of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation. in Applied Surface Science. 2016;370:218-228. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.131 .
Stojadinović, Stevan, Radić, Nenad, Grbić, Boško, Maletić, Slavica, Stefanov, Plamen, Pacevski, Aleksandar, Vasilić, Rastko, "Structural, photoluminescent and photocatalytic properties of TiO2:Eu3+ coatings formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation" in Applied Surface Science, 370 (2016):218-228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.02.131 . .