Highly oriented barium titanate (BaTiO 3) thin films on Pt substrate were fabricated by combination of electrophoretic deposition with hydrothermal treatment.The structure and morphology of thin films were characterized by X-ray diffraction and field-emission scanning electron microscopy.It is found that the titania precursor film,Ba(OH)2 concentration and hydrothermal temperature play crucial roles in the film morphology and orientation.The BaTiO3 thin films with highly (110) preferred orientation can be formed on polycrystalline Pt substrate by appropriate adjustment of the reaction conditions.The orientation parameter f of highly oriented BaTiO3 films was up to 1.00.The films exhibited a smooth and crack-free surface and remained in the layered structure.In situ topotactic transformation and dissolution-crystallization mechanisms were proposed to explain the morphology and orientation of BaTiO3 films during hydrothermal treatment.
Lihong Xue and Youwei Yan State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
The hardystonite phosphors of Eu2+ activated M2ZnSi2O7(M=Sr,Ba) were synthesized by combustion-assisted method.They were systematically characterized by photoluminescence excitation and emission spectra.The emission spectra of these two phosphors showed that the main emission peaks are at 475 and 503 nm due to 4f65d1→4f7 transition of Eu2+.Both phosphors could be efficiently excited in the wavelength range of 250-425 nm where the near ultraviolet light-emitting diode was well matched.The(x,y) color coordinates were determined with the emission values(x,y)=(0.41,0.21) and(0.16,0.45) for the M2ZnSi2O7:Eu2+(M=Sr,Ba) phosphors.
