Modified Urea Route(MUR) Synthesis of Nd3,, Y2O3 Nanoparticles Suitable for Industrial Production

Y2O3 nanoparticles doped with trivalent Nd3+(Nd3+:Y2 O3) have been synthesized employing a MUR scheme. The characterization included analyses of the resul t obtained from X-Ray Diffraction, Morphology, siz e analysis and luminescent emission studies. The results confirmed the presence of yttrium oxide along with the respec tive dopant (Nd) which was crystalline in nature and of a nano-size be tw en 25nm – 150nm, upon comparison and verification f the characterization results with the reported data. Th e adopted method has been prudent and apt and can b e employed for large scale industrial production for applications in biosensing and imaging. The emission peaks recor ded due to the trivalent dopants for a concentration of the dopant (Nd X=10% 30%) between 896-1356 nm when excited at 808 nm.