Synthesis and Investigation of Novel Optical Active SiO Glasses with Entrapped YAG:Ce Synthesized via Sol-Gel Method.

We present a crack-free optically active SiO glass-composite material containing YAG:Ce synthesized via a modified sol-gel technique. A glass-composite material consisting of yttrium aluminum garnet doped with Ce (YAG:Ce) was entrapped into a SiO xerogel. This composite material was prepared using a sol-gel technique with modified gelation and a drying process to obtain crack-free optically active SiO glass.

Enhanced optical properties of yttrium aluminum garnet with the yttrium vanadate impurity phase.

Yttrium aluminum garnet doped with europium with an additional impurity phase of yttrium vanadate doped europium has been prepared in different ways: synthesized by a sol-gel route and mechanically mixed in a mortar. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. Photoluminescence spectra were recorded to understand the role of the impurity phase in the garnet's optical properties.

Sustainable removal of anodized aluminum dye by groundwater treatment waste: experimental and modeling.

Groundwater treatment waste (GWTW), as an environmentally friendly renewable nanomaterial, was implemented for the removal of anodized aluminum dye Sanodure Green (SG) from aqueous solutions. The capability of the SG metal complex dye removal was assessed by measuring solution decoloration and chromium elimination degree. GWTW was characterized using FTIR, SEM, EDX, TEM, XPS and surface area measurements.

Temperature-Induced Structural Transformations in Undoped and Eu-Doped Ruddlesden-Popper Phases SrSnO and SrSnO: Relation to the Impedance and Luminescence Behaviors.

We report that luminescence of Eu ion incorporated into Ruddlesden-Popper phases allows monitoring phase transition in powders (instead of single crystals), in a time-efficient manner (compared to neutron diffraction), and importantly, with greater sensitivity than previous methods. Crystal structure and dielectric response of undoped and 0.5%Eu-doped SrSnO ceramics were studied as a function of temperature over the temperature range of 300-800 K.