Síntese e caracterização das propriedades fotoluminecentes do CaMoO4 com terras raras obtidos pela técnica de spray pirólise ultrassônico

Abstract

The materials belonging to the molybdates family with crystalline structure type scheelite have been object of research over time. The wide interest in these compounds lies in their excellent optical properties, which form the basis of their use as phosphors, materials for lasers, and scintillation detectors among others. The ultrasonic pyrolysis spray technique is a technique of continuous production of single-step powders, easy to control parameters and although it is a widely used methodology, there are no references of its use for the production of calcium molybdates and with rare earth doping. In this study, the preparation of pure calcium molybdate (CaMoO4) particles with different mole percentages of 1%, 2% and 4% of the rare earths Eu+3, Tb+ 3 , Tm+ 3, and their respective mixtures (TR) were studied from the ultrasonic pyrolysis spray technique. The residence time inside the laminar flow reactor was 27 seconds. The materials obtained were characterized by X-ray diffraction techniques, micro Raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible optical spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with field emission electron gun and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The results shown that the ultrasonic pyrolysis spray technique produced high purity material in the nano and micro dimensions with spherical morphology. With the addition of rare earths with different percentages of 1%, 2% and 4% mol and their mixture in the structure of CaMoO4, it was possible to observe the photoluminescence emissions characteristic of rare earths and to obtain materials with white emissions for the samples of CaMoO4 with 2% and 4% TR.