Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of YPO4:Eu3+ phosphor

Two different morphological structures of YPO4:Eu3+ have been synthesized by template-assisted routes. A surfactant-mediated synthesis route generated the nanorods, while a complex based precursor solution method to the formation of the nanoparticles. The nanorods have an average diameter of 33 nm and an average length of 290 nm, whereas the spherical nanoparticles show an average diameter of 34 nm. Upon photoluminescence study of the as-prepared samples, the chromaticity of the dopant ion was found to be sensitive to the host morphology as well as the preparative strategy adopted for sample fabrication.