Modified Urea Route(MUR) Synthesis of Nd3+: Y2O3 Nanoparticles Suitable for Industrial Production

Y2O3 nanoparticles doped with trivalent Nd3+(Nd3+:Y2O3) have been synthesized employing a MUR scheme. The characterization included analyses of the results obtained from X-Ray Diffraction, Morphology, size analysis and luminescent emission studies. The results confirmed the presence of yttrium oxide along with the respective dopant (Nd) which was crystalline in nature and of a nano-size between 25nm – 150nm, upon comparison and verification of the characterization results with the reported data. The adopted method has been prudent and apt and can be employed for large scale industrial production for applications in biosensing and imaging. The emission peaks recorded due to the trivalent dopants for a concentration of the dopant (Nd X=10% - 30%) between 896-1356 nm when excited at 808 nm.