Investigation of temperature dependence of Raman and photoluminescence analysis of YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) doped with SiO2 nanoparticles

Abstract

We report the effect of SiO 2 nanoparticles (12 nm) in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO) matrix. The samples YBCO and SiO 2 +YBCO are fabricated by a conventional solid-state reaction method, in ambiance conditions. We analyze these samples using X-ray diffraction (XRD), resonant Raman, environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), and Photoluminescence (PL) as a function of temperature in the range from 77 to 837 K. The XRD confirm that the doped YBCO still displays a perovskite structure with the orthorhombic Pmmm phase. The Rietveld refinement confirms that SiO 2 nanoparticles induce not only a strong effect on the oxygen's O(5) and O(8) positions but also an elongation of the unit cell along the c-axis. The PL intensity of pure YBCO is more intense than the doped one that is mainly composed of two bands located at 2.4 eV and 1.88 eV. We simulate the PL intensity with temperature using the Bose-Einstein model with two activation energies corresponding to some specific vibration mode energies. The simulation reveals that the exchange energy between different levels in pure and doped YBCO is conducted by only two vibrations modes that are strongly linked to the oxygen and copper atoms in the YBCO matrix. We determine the evolution of Raman mode frequencies at 340 and 500 cm −1 with temperature using the Lorentzian function at q = 0 of the Balkanski model.

Characterization of neodymium doped calcium tungstate single crystal by Raman, IR and luminescence spectroscopy

“…The photoluminescence (PL) response is not simple [32]. Photoluminescence emission spectra can be used for investigation of the possible outcomes of photoinduced electrons and holes in a materials, since photoluminescence emission results from the recombination of free charge carriers [33].…”