Low temperature synthesis and photoluminescence of Ca3(VO4)2:Eu3+ nanocrystals with Li+ addition

Different crystalline Ca3(VO4)2 nanocrystals have been synthesized successfully via a facile low temperature method with lithium addition. After different ration of Li+ doping into the Ca3(VO4)2: Eu3+ host, the crystallinity of the sample becomes different, resulting in different of luminescence intensity of the characteristic emission of Eu3+ ions. This approach provides economically viable route for large-scale synthesis of this kind of nanomaterials.