Single-crystalline Y(OH)3:Eu nanowires have been prepared by polymer-assisted hydrothermal method. The yields of the nanowires were higher than 95%. XRD patterns showed that the products were the hexagonal Y(OH)3 structure. SEM images displayed that the nanowires consisted of nanobelts and nanorods. The nanorods have the diameter of about 85 nm and length up to several tens of microns, and the ...

We report the efficiency enhancement in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using Er(3+)/Yb(3+)-co-doped Y2O3 (i.e., Y2O3:Er(3+)/Yb(3+)) phosphor nanoparticles, prepared by a simple and cost-effective urea-based homogeneous precipitation method, for efficient near-infrared (NIR) sunlight harvesting. Under the light excitation at a wavelength of 980 nm, the as-prepared samples exhibited strong up...

Herein, reduced graphene-oxide-supported ZrO2 and Y2O3 (rGO-ZrO2 rGO-Y2O3) nanocomposites were synthesized by hydrothermal method used as the catalysts for photodegradation of picric acid. The structural morphological properties samples characterized using an X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive absorption spectroscopy (EDAX), UV-Vis spectrophoto...

Y2O3 thin films deposited on (001)-MgO substrate have been investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and electron energy loss spectroscopy. Digital processing of the HRTEM images reveals the presence of grains with a crystallographic structure different from that of the rest of the film (Ia3). The spectrum imaging technique has been applied in vicinity of the Y2O3...

Solid Li-ion electrolytes used in all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are being considered to replace conventional liquid electrolytes that have leakage, flammability, and poor chemical stability issues, which represents one major challenge and opportunity for next-generation high-energy-density batteries. However, the low mobility of lithium ions in solid electrolytes limits their pra...

Er(3+) activated germanate glasses modified by La2O3 and Y2O3 with good thermal stability were prepared. 2.7 μm fluorescence was observed and corresponding radiative properties were investigated. A detailed discussion of J-O parameters has been carried out based on absorption spectra and Judd-Ofelt theory. The peak emission cross sections of La2O3 and Y2O3 modified germanate glass are (14.3 ± 0...

Cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy is a promising new technique having both molecular specificity and nanoscale resolution in biological imaging [1, 2]. CL is light emitted from a material induced by accelerated electrons and its luminescence spectrum depends on the material. By using nanophosphors emit CL as imaging probe, CL microscopy enables multi-color, nanoscale imaging of protein distri...

Using the X-ray diffraction, internal friction, 4-point bending, and electron microscopy methods we have studied structural compatibility influence of Y2O3 HfO2 dopants addition on structure phase composition ZrO2 powders ceramics based them. The mechanical properties ZrO2–Y2O3-HfO2 (YSZ) system been investigated. It was determined that similarity yttrium hafnium oxides is not complete. individ...

In situ FT-IR spectroscopy was exploited to study the adsorption of CO2 and CO on commercially available yttria-stabilized ZrO2 (8 mol % Y, YSZ-8), Y2O3, and ZrO2. All three oxides were pretreated at high temperatures (1173 K) in air, which leads to effective dehydroxylation of pure ZrO2. Both Y2O3 and YSZ-8 show a much higher reactivity toward CO and CO2 adsorption than ZrO2 because of more fa...