Fabrication and Luminescent Properties of YVO4: Eu3+/MCM-41 Mesoporous Composites

The optical functionalized YVO4: Eu3+/MCM-41 mesoporous composites were prepared by hydrothermal method. The structure, morphology, luminescence properties and fluorescence dynamics were studied systemically. The compared studies of the luminescence properties of YVO4: Eu3+/MCM-41 with YVO4: Eu3+ nanocrystal were performed. The results show that the YVO4: Eu3+/MCM-41 retains high ordered mesoporous structure of MCM-41. In YVO4: Eu3+/MCM-41, the intrinsic excitation bands of Eu3+ disappears and the lifetimes of Eu3+ become short. The luminescent efficiency of YVO4: Eu3+/MCM-41 is higher than ones of the YVO4: Eu3+ nanocrystal.