In the present investigation, (Cu, Cr, Fe)Al₂O₄ spinel was synthesized from decagonal quasicrystalline precursor using mechanical milling followed by air annealing. The optimum annealing temperature and time were found to be 600°C and 60 h respectively. The evolution of the spinel structure started upon air annealing at 600°C from the B2 phase formed due to milling of quasicrystalline phase for 40 h. The relevant optical property of mechanically milled and air annealed samples prepared at different temperatures (400°C, 500°C and 600°C) were evaluated by photoluminescence technique. These studies suggested the presence of emission characteristics in blue region i.e. at 430 nm.

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