Nickel powders were obtained after chemical reduction of nickel chloride by KBH4 using absolute ethylenediamine as solvent in a stainless autoclave. The product was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD results show that the as-prepared sample have different crystal structures at different reaction temperatures. It was face-centered cubic (fcc) nickel under 200 ℃, and there was only hexagonal close-packed (hcp) Ni above 300 ℃. At 250 ℃, the patterns indicate that both fcc and hcp phases of Ni coexist in the as-prepared sample. When the ethylenediamine was respectively substituted by benzene and toluene, only fcc phase nickel was obtained. SEM and TEM indicate that the fcc Ni is nano-particles with about 100 nm in diameter, and hcp nickel is nano-crystalline clusters.
Nano-sphere-like Eu3+ activated lanthanum oxysulfide phosphor was first synthesized directly by solvothermal method. The phosphor was characterized by XRD, TEM and PL. Photoluminescence spectra indicate that this phosphor showed three typical transitions of Eu3+（（）5D0→（）7F1, （）5D0→（）7F2, （（）5D0→（）7F4）.） In comparison with those prepared by high temperature solid state method, photoluminescence spectrum of Eu3+（（）5D0→（）7F2）-doped nano-La2O2S∶Eu3+ phosphor became broader. And the reaction mechanism was also mentioned in this paper.
Eu3+ activated CaWO4 was prepared by high temperature solid state reaction technique. Red afterglow was observed for in the CaWO4∶Eu after exciting with 254 nm light due to Eu3+ transition from 5D0 to 7FJ (J=0, 1, 2, 3,4). By the cal culation of the thermoluminescence spectrum of CaWO4∶Eu, we conclude that there were two types of trap centers: VCa″ was formed by substitution of Ca2+ by Eu3 + and complex traps were produced because of substitution of W6+ by Eu3+.
