Bischoff, Lothar ; Stephan, Michael ; Birkel, Christina S. ; Litterscheid, Christian F. ; Dreizler, Andreas ; Albert, Barbara (2018)
Multiscale and luminescent, hollow microspheres for gas phase thermometry.
In: Scientific Reports, 8 (1)
doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18942-2
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

© 2018 The Author(s). Recently developed laser-based measurement techniques are used to image the temperatures and velocities in gas flows. They require new phosphor materials with an unprecedented combination of properties. A novel synthesis procedure is described here; it results in hierarchically structured, hollow microspheres of Eu 3+ -doped Y 2 O 3 , with unusual particle sizes and very good characteristics compared to full particles. Solution-based precipitation on polymer microballoons produces very stable and luminescent, ceramic materials of extremely low density. As a result of the - compared to established template-directed syntheses - reduced mass of polymer that is lost upon calcination, micron-sized particles are obtained with mesoporous walls, low defect concentrations, and nanoscale wall thicknesses. They can be produced with larger diameters (∼25 μm) compared to known hollow spheres and exhibit an optimized flow behavior. Their temperature sensing properties and excellent fluidic follow-up behavior are shown by determining emission intensity ratios in a specially designed heating chamber. Emission spectroscopy and imaging, electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction results are presented for aerosolizable Y 2 O 3 with an optimized dopant concentration (8). Challenges in the field of thermofluids can be addressed by combined application of thermometry and particle image velocimetry with such hollow microparticles.

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