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Luminescent materials widely used for optical devices, such as light-emitting-diode, plasma display and liquid crystal display rely on the inner-shell transition of rare earth (RE) elements. Unstable RE supply, however, accelerates the importance for developing RE-free luminescent materials.

Recently, co-reduction of Au and Pd has allowed the synthesis of complex Au core/AuPd shell nanoparticles with elongated tips and cubic-like symmetry. Optical studies have shown strong plasmonic behavior and high refractive index sensitivities.

Using nanometer spatial resolution electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and cathodoluminescence (CL) mapping, we demonstrate that Au alloys containing a poor plasmonic metal (Pd) can nevertheless sustain multiple size-dependent localized surface pl

Herein the photoluminescence spectra of nanosized cubic Y2O3:Tb3+ having Tb3+ concentrations varying between 0.1 and 10 Mol% are described. Low temperature cathodoluminescence spectra from these materials recorded in a scanning transmission electron microscope are presented and discussed.