Trivalentdysprosium(Dy3+)activatednanocrystallineyttriumvanadate（YVO4）phosphorwassynthesizedviaco-precipitationmethod.ThepreparedsampleswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction（XRD）,Fouriertransforminfraredspectroscopy（FTIR）,scanningelectronmicroscopy（SEM）,opticalabsorptionandphotoluminescence（PL）techniques.TheXRDpatternsrevealthetetragonalcrystallinephase.SEMimagesrevealthatDydopedYVO4nanocrystalsareagglomerated.EDAXconfirmstheformationofYVO4:Dy.FTIRspectrumshowstwostrongabsorptionbandsat459and761cm-1.Opticalabsorptionspectrumshowedthesurfacedefectsintheas-preparedsamples.ThePLemissionspectrumshowstwocharacteristicemissionbandsat485and575nm.Thestrongyellowemissionpeakat575nmisassignedto4F9/2→6H13/2hypersensitivetransitionofDy3+ions,StudyofCIEchromaticitydiagramindicatesthesuitabilityofthephosphorforthedevelopmentofyellow-greenLEDs.
