Papers by Author: Ting Wang

Abstract: A series of powders of (Ba1-xLa2x/3)(Ti1-xNb4x/5)O3 (0.05≤x≤0.3) have been synthesized by solid-state reaction route, and the effects of the dopants on the microstructure of BaTiO3 were investigated by XRD, SEM, HTEM and EDS in the BaTiO3-La2O3-Nb2O5 ternary system. It was found that the secondary titanium-rich phase occurred for x ≤ 0.1, while Ba3La3Ti5Nb5O30 yields as secondary phase for x ≥ 0.2. In the whole range of 0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.3, the crystal structure of BaTiO3 solid solutions is cubic system. There are two substitution modes in the system: the substitution mode of La ions dissolved into Ba sites is significant for x ≤ 0.2, but the substitution mode of Nb ions dissolved into Ti sites is significant for x>0.2. TEM observation and EDS analysis revealed that the concentration gradient of Nb existed and La almost distributed homogeneously in a grain. Thus, the dielectric materials composed of La-Nb-codoped BT are not fitted to form the core-shell structure for the higher dopants.

Abstract: Infrared-to-visible upconversion phosphors Y2O3: Yb, Er and Gd2O3:Yb, Er with narrow size distribution were synthesized by using a stable microemulsion system, which included triton X-100, n-hexanol, cyclohexane and water. Appearance-controllable nanocrystals were achieved by adjusting the ratios of assistant surfactant and surfactant. The X-ray diffraction patterns of the samples showed that the powders were cubic phases of Y2O3 and Gd2O3, respectively. After calcination with different temperature settings in air atmosphere, the particles were spherical through the observation by scanning electronic microscopy. Red and green upconversion luminescence was obtained under 980 nm infrared excitation. Several contributions to the intensity of upconversion emission were also investigated. These upconversion phosphors may be used as fluorescent labels for the sensitive detection of biomolecule, immunoassay or DNA assays.