Sol-Gel Synthesis and Characterization of Non-Substituted and Europium- Substituted Layered Double Hydroxides Mg3/Al1-xEux

Title:Sol-Gel Synthesis and Characterization of Non-Substituted and Europium- Substituted Layered Double Hydroxides Mg3/Al1-xEux

Volume: 6 Issue: 3

Author(s): A. Smalenskaite*, S. Sen, A. N. Salak, M G.S. Ferreira, R. Skaudzius, A. Katelnikovas and A. Kareiva

Affiliation:

• Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University, P.O. Box: LT-03225, Vilnius,Lithuania

Keywords: Layered double hydroxides, Mg/Al/Eu, sol-gel processing, europium substitution effects, luminescent properties.

Abstract: The Mg/Al layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were successfully synthesized by novel aqueous sol-gel method. A series of europium-substituted layered double hydroxides (Mg/Al/Eu LDHs) were also synthesized using the same sol-gel processing. The Eu3+ substitution effects were investigated in the Mg3/Al1-xEux system by changing the amount of Eu3+ in the crystal lattice from 0.05 to 10 mol%. The samples obtained were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fluorescence Spectroscopy (FLS). The results revealed that europium enters into a hydrotalcite structure containing Mg2+ and Al3+ cations in the brucite-like layers.

Cite this article as:

Smalenskaite A.*, Sen S., Salak N. A., Ferreira G.S. M, Skaudzius R., Katelnikovas A. and Kareiva A., Sol-Gel Synthesis and Characterization of Non-Substituted and Europium- Substituted Layered Double Hydroxides Mg3/Al1-xEux, Current Inorganic Chemistry (Discontinued) 2016; 6 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1877944107666170208154647

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1877944107666170208154647	Print ISSN 1877-9441
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1877-945X