Effect of Different Solvent Ratios (Water/Ethylene Glycol) on the Growth Process of CaMoO<sub>4</sub> Crystals and Their Optical Properties V. S. Marques L. S. Cavalcante J. C. Sczancoski A. F. P. Alcântara M. O. Orlandi E. Moraes E. Longo J. A. Varela M. Siu Li M. R. M. C. Santos 10.1021/cg100584b.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Effect_of_Different_Solvent_Ratios_Water_Ethylene_Glycol_on_the_Growth_Process_of_CaMoO_sub_4_sub_Crystals_and_Their_Optical_Properties/2717140 In this paper, calcium molybdate (CaMoO<sub>4</sub>) crystals (meso- and nanoscale) were synthesized by the coprecipitation method using different solvent volume ratios (water/ethylene glycol). Subsequently, the obtained suspensions were processed in microwave-assisted hydrothermal/solvothermal systems at 140 °C for 1 h. These meso- and nanocrystals processed were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), ultraviolet−visible (UV−vis) absorption spectroscopies, field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and photoluminescence (PL) measurements. XRD patterns and FT-Raman spectra showed that these meso- and nanocrystals have a scheelite-type tetragonal structure without the presence of deleterious phases. FT-IR spectra exhibited a large absorption band situated at around 827 cm<sup>−1</sup>, which is associated with the Mo−O antisymmetric stretching vibrations into the [MoO<sub>4</sub>] clusters. FEG-SEM micrographs indicated that the ethylene glycol concentration in the aqueous solution plays an important role in the morphological evolution of CaMoO<sub>4</sub> crystals. High-resolution TEM micrographs demonstrated that the mesocrystals consist of several aggregated nanoparticles with electron diffraction patterns of monocrystal. In addition, the differences observed in the selected area electron diffraction patterns of CaMoO<sub>4</sub> crystals proved the coexistence of both nano- and mesostructures. First-principles quantum mechanical calculations based on the density functional theory at the B3LYP level were employed in order to understand the band structure and density of states for the CaMoO<sub>4</sub>. UV−vis absorption measurements evidenced a variation in optical band gap values (from 3.42 to 3.72 eV) for the distinct morphologies. The blue and green PL emissions observed in these crystals were ascribed to the intermediary energy levels arising from the distortions on the [MoO<sub>4</sub>] clusters due to intrinsic defects in the lattice of anisotropic/isotropic crystals. 2010-11-03 00:00:00 PL emissions calcium molybdate Growth Process 3.72 eV absorption band area electron diffraction patterns microscopy XRD patterns Different Solvent Ratios ethylene glycol concentration density CaMoO 4 Crystals measurement volume ratios UV CaMoO 4 crystals band structure TEM Optical PropertiesIn nanocrystal band gap values electron diffraction patterns aggregated nanoparticles 1 h cluster coprecipitation method intermediary energy levels B 3LYP level meso Fourier spectra micrograph