Effect of grain size on macroscopic flexibility and luminescence intensity of inorganic (Ba,Ca)TiO3:Pr3+

Traditional inorganic ceramic materials usually exhibit macroscopic rigidity due to the incompatibility to the flexibility mechanism of traditional flexible materials such as sliding of polymer chains or atoms. Recently, new form of nanotechnology has been proposed to be capable of preparing inorganic flexible materials. In this paper, inorganic luminescent material (Ba,Ca)TiO3:Pr3+ was prepared into the flexible form by electrospinning technology, and the macroscopic flexibility of pure inorganic (Ba,Ca)TiO3:Pr3+ was systematic investigated. The crystal grain size was found to grow after higher temperature calcination, which benefits luminescence. However, lowering the calcination temperature will further optimize the flexibility of the membrane. This study shows that fibrous membrane fabrication is an applicable flexible fabrication strategy for inorganic oxides, which provides an important reference for the design of flexible materials.