Fabrication and Luminescent Properties of Eu3+ Doped Lanthanide Oxide Nanowires and Nanotubes by Electrospinning

This paper described a novel approach for preparing singly-distributed 1D nanostructures of Y2O3, YVO4 and YBO3 doped with europium by electrospinning. The morphology and the crystal structure were investigated by SEM, TEM, and XRD. The luminescence properties of the 1D lanthanide oxide nanostructures were also characterized. These nanowires and nanotubes exhibited good luminescent properties. The fluorescence lifetimes 5 Do level for Eu3+ in Y2O3:Eu nanowires and YVO4:Eu nanowires and YBO3:Eu nanotubes were determined to be 560 mu s and 493 mu s and 1.63 ms, respectively. These nanowires and nanotubes will be probably applicable to make photovoltaic devices, solar cell and other photoelectric devices.