@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10006314,
	  title     = {Eu+3 Ion as a Luminescent Probe in ZrO2: Gd+3  Co-Doped Nanophosphor},
	  author    = {S. Manjunatha and  M. S. Dharmaprakash},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Well-defined 2D Eu+3 co-doped ZrO2: Gd+3 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by microwave assisted solution combustion technique for luminescent applications. The present investigation reports the rapid and effective method for the synthesis of the Eu+3 co-doped ZrO2:Gd+3 nanoparticles and study of the luminescence behavior of Eu+3 ion in ZrO2:Gd+3 nanostructures. The optical properties of the prepared nanostructures were investigated by using UV-visible spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectra. The phase formation and the morphology of the nanoplatelets were studied by XRD, FESEM and HRTEM. The average grain size was found to be 45-50 nm. The presence of Gd3+ ion increases the crystallinity of the material and hence acts as a good nucleating agent. The ZrO2:Gd3+ co-doped with Eu+3 nanoplatelets gives an emission at 607 nm, a strong red emission under the excitation wavelength of 255 nm.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering},
	  volume    = {11},
	  number    = {1},
	  year      = {2017},
	  pages     = {56 - 59},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10006314},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/121},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 121, 2017},
	}