Red-emitting Gd2O2S:Eu3+ nanophosphors were successfully prepared using a microwave irradiation method followed by hydrogenation treatment. The optimum calcination temperature (900 ºC) was determined by thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry. The X-ray diffraction results showed that all the samples consisted of the pure hexagonal Gd2O2S:Eu3+ phase. The field emission scanning electron microscopy images showed that the Gd2O2S:Eu3+ nanophosphors were spherical, and their average particle diameter increased parallel with the microwave irradiation power. The photoluminescence spectra (under 325-nm excitation) of the samples exhibited red emission corresponding to the 5D0→7F2 transition of Eu3+ ions. A Gd2O2S:Eu3+ nanophosphor screen film was fabricated using the particle-binder sedimentation method. The result shows that the luminance of the Gd2O2S:Eu3+ nanophosphor screen film increased with an increase in the X-ray energy. Hence, this film would become one of the potential candidate for future imaging applications.

The aim of this study was to produce thin films of ternary cobalt-nickel-iron (Co-Ni- Fe) alloy by electrochemical deposition method at different electrodeposition potentials in a sulfate solution (0.15 M CoSO4 + 0.2 M NiSO4 + 0.005 M FeSO4). The Co-Ni-Fe alloy thin films were electrodeposited on indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) coated on a conducting glass substrate. Voltammetric studies indicated the potential range between -1.10 to -1.30 V (SCE) for successful deposition of Co, Ni and Fe. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis indicated that the films exhibited anomalous behavior with Ni content significantly increased, whereas the Co and Fe content decreased as the electrodeposition potentials reached more negative values. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) study showed that the electrodeposited films were uniform for all applied potential values and larger particles were formed when higher electrodeposition potentials were applied. Investigation by X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that the dominant phase in the deposited film was amorphous Co-Ni-Fe. Hysteresis curves of the ternary alloy film obtained from vibrating sample magnetometer results prove that the alloy is ferromagnetic. The coercivity mechanism of the Co-Ni-Fe films has obeyed Neel's relation which is thickness dependence.