Low temperature synthesis and photoluminescence of Ca 3 (VO 4 ) 2 :Eu 3+ nanocrystals with Li + addition

Different crystalline Ca 3 (VO 4 ) 2 nanocrystals have been synthesized successfully via a facile low temperature method with lithium addition. After different ration of Li + doping into the Ca 3 (VO 4 ) 2 : Eu 3+ host, the crystallinity of the sample becomes different, resulting in different of luminescence intensity of the characteristic emission of Eu 3+ ions. This approach provides economically viable route for large-scale synthesis of this kind of nanomaterials.