Atmosphere-sensitive Photoluminescence of Co Fe O Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 May 2

PMID 35497307

Authors

Julian Klein

Laura Kampermann

Sascha Saddeler

Jannik Korte

Oliver Kowollik

Tim Smola

Stephan Schulz

Gerd Bacher

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Abstract

In this work the photoluminescence (PL) of Co Fe O spinel oxide nanoparticles under pulsed UV laser irradiation ( = 270 nm) is investigated for varying Co/Fe ratios ( = 0.42.5). A broad emission in the green spectral range is observed, exhibiting two maxima at around 506 nm, which is dominant for Fe-rich nanoparticles ( = 0.4, 0.9), and at around 530 nm, that is more pronounced for Co-rich nanoparticles ( > 1.6). As examinations in different atmospheres show that the observed emission reacts sensitively to the presence of water, it is proposed that the emission is mainly caused by OH groups with terminal or bridging metal-O bonds on the Co Fe O surface. Raman spectroscopy supports that the emission maximum at 506 nm corresponds to terminal OH groups bound to metal cations on tetrahedral sites (, Fe), while the maximum around 530 nm corresponds to terminal OH groups bound to metal cations on octahedral sites (, Co). Photoinduced dehydroxylation shows that OH groups can be removed on Fe-rich nanoparticles more easily, leading to a conversion process and the formation of new OH groups with different bonds to the surface. As such behavior is not observed for Co Fe O with > 1.6, we conclude that the OH groups are more stable against dehydroxylation on Co-rich nanoparticles. The higher OH stability is expected to lead to a higher catalytic activity of Co-rich cobalt ferrites in the electrochemical generation of oxygen.

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