Monodisperse and single-phase cerium oxide nanopowders were synthesized by mixed solvothermal route,Ce(NO3) 3·6H2O as raw materials,poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) as stable agent. The cerium oxide nanopowders could be controlled from 50 to 60 nm by adjusting the ratio between ethanol absolute and water at 160 °C. With methanol instead of ethanol absolute,the reaction temperature could be lowered to 130 °C.
Luminescent polystyrene microspheres were easily fabricated from poly(styrene-co-methacrylic acid)and aqueous RE(III) chloride solution(RE=Eu, Tb) in the presence of 2,20-bipyridine as second ligand. The negative charges of carboxyl groups on the surface of microspheres coordinated with rare earth ions at first, such as complexes covalently linked to 2,20-bipyridine, resulting in strong photoluminescence. Various methods, including transmission electron microscope(TEM), scanning electron microscope(SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), and fluorescence spectrophotometer, were used to characterize the resultant polystyrene composite microspheres. This work highlights the idea that it is facile to synthesis luminescent microspheres by surface-modified method directly.
