Colour Centres and Energy Transfer in BaF2-xClx：Eu^2＋ Phosphors

The optical absorption spectra of BaF2-x Clx ：Eu^2＋ after ultraviolet （UV） light excitation were investigated. The differences between the absorption spectra after and before excitation （DAS） were observed. The DAS increase at both the high and the low energy side of F band in BaF2-xClx ： Eu^2 ＋ after 245 nm UV light excitation. The bleach effect of UV light and the absorption of electrons in the valence band may account for the former and the formation of Fa centres （association of F（Cl^-） centres）, whose absorption band matches the HeNe laser better, may explain the latter. In the write-in process, the transfer of electrons is via tunneling, In the readout process, the transfer of electrons captured in F（F^-） and Fa centres is more likely via tunneling, and that of F（Cl^- ） centres is more likely via conduction band.     

Luminescent properties of Ca2SiO4:Eu3+ red phosphor for trichromatic white light emitting diodes

The luminescent properties of Eu3 doped Ca2SiO4 red phosphors synthesized by the flux fusion reaction method were investigated. It was found that the excitation spectrum included two regions: the weak excitation band below 325 nm and strong narrow peaks above 325 nm. The main peak of the excitation band was located at 400 nm. The peaks located at 290 nm were assigned to the combination of the charge transfer transition of O-Eu, peaks above 325 nm (325, 385, 400, 470, 511, and 539 nm) were assigned to the f–f transitions of Eu3 . The emission spectrum was dominated by the red peak located at 612 nm due to the electric dipole transition of 5D0–7F2. In addition, the ef- fects of the Eu3 content and charge compensators of Li , Na , K , and Cl– ions on the emission intensity were investigated. The experiment results suggested that the strongest emission was obtained when the concentration of the Eu3 ions was 0.3 mol–1, and Li ions gave the best improvement to enhance the emission intensity. Ca2SiO4:Eu3 , Li was thus suitable for low-cost trichromatic white light emitting diodes (WLED) based on UV InGaN chip.     

Luminescence studies of MBrCl： Eu2＋ （M=Ca, Sr, Ba）

Europium doped MBrCl (M=Ca, Sr, and Ba) phosphors were prepared by solid state reaction in reductive atmosphere. Photolu-minescence (PL), photostimulated luminescence (PSL) after X-ray irradiation and optical absorption studies of MBrCl:Eu2+ (M=Ca, Sr, and Ba) revealed that: (1) blue light emission, under the excitation of 300 nm, was observed in all these phosphors; (2) the shape of the emission spectra in CaBrCl:Eu2+ could be changed by varying the bromine/chlorine ratio during synthesis, while that in SrBrCl:Eu2+ and BaBrCl:Eu2+ showed no change; and (3) PSL was observed in SrBrCl:Eu2+ and BaBrCI:Eu2+ after X-ray irradiation. Difference absorption spectrum (DAS) in SrBrCl:Eu2+ showed two broad bands centered at about 470 and 570 nm, and DAS in BaBrCI:Eu2+ showed two bands at about 550 and 675 nm, respectively. This enabled the use of He-Ne laser (633 nm) or even semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LED) instead of gas lasers for photostimulation.     

Study on Spectra of La2CaB10O19∶Eu3+ in VUV-VIS Range

Excitation and emission spectra of new borate La2CaB10O19 doped Eu3 in VUV-VIS range, high resolution emission spectra at room temperature and lifetime of Eu3 were investigated. The emission line at about 616 nm attributed to the 5D0-7F2 transition of Eu3 is the most intense emission of Eu3 . The broad band at about 244 nm is originated from charge transition band (CTB) of O2-→Eu3 . According to the numbers of spectral lines 5D0-7F0 and 5D0-7F1 in high-resolution spectrum, Eu3 ions occupy two crystallographic sites. The lifetimes of 5D0-7F0 transition of Eu3 of two kinds of lattice sites are individually 2.1 and 2.6 ms, and both are exponential decay. In the VUV excitation spectrum, complicated band between 130 and 170 nm consists of host absorption and f-d transition of Eu3 .     

Simulating the Intensifying Effect of Phosphors on Imaging Plate with UV photons

It is assumed from the energy level that ultraviolet (UV) photons may have intensifying effect on BaFBr: Eu^2 .In this paper, effect of UV photons (220-290 nm) on the PSL intensity of X-ray irradiated BaFBr:Eu^2 was measured and compared to that on the PSL intensity of 220 nm photons irradiated BaFBr: Eu^2 . It was found that after the excitation of UV photons the PSL intensity of X-ray irradiated samples decreases least at 250 nm and that of 220 nm photons irradiated samples increases most at 250 nm. When the irradiation sources are X-rays and 220 nm photons the excited electrons are photoelectron and thermal-electrons, respectively, and they have different possibility of being captured by electron traps or combined with luminescent centers. And the peak at 250 nm can be explained with the model of electrons tunneling. It is assumed that the electrons excited by 250 nm have the most possibility of tunneling.     

Luminescence Properties of Green-Emitting Phosphor (Ba1-x,Srx)2SiO4:Eu2+ for White LEDS

The (Ba1-xSrx)2SiO4∶Eu2 green-emitting phosphors were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction in a CO-reductive atmosphere, and their luminescent properties were investigated. The XRD data show that the Ba/Sr ratio not only affects the lattice parameters, but also influences the emission peak. The excitation spectra indicate that this phosphor can be effectively excited by UV light from 370 to 470 nm. The emission band is due to the 4f65d1→4f7 transition of the Eu2 ion. With an increase in x, the emission band shifts to longer wavelength and the reason was discussed. The emission spectra exhibit a satisfactory green performance under different excitation wavelength(380, 398, 412, 420, 460 nm). (Ba1-xSrx)2SiO4∶Eu2 is a promising phosphor for green white-lighting-emission diode by ultraviolet chip.     

Research of Luminescence Properties on MO-RE2 O3 -B2 O3:Eu, Mn(M=Mg, Ca, Sr; RE=Y, La, Gd)

A series of phosphor of MO-RE2 O3-B2 O3: Eu, Mn ( M = Mg, Ca, Sr; RE = Y, La, Gd) were prepared and studied.Excitation spectra exhibited high absorption in UV region (370 ～ 400 nm).There existed two valence states for europium ions Eu2 and Eu 3 , the broad emission band peaking at 515 nm correspond to the 5d-4f emission transition of Eu2 , the sharp emission peaking at 590 and 610 nm correspond to the 5D0→7FJ(J = 1,2,3,4) emission transition of Eu 3 By the introduction of Mg and Y into MO-RE2O3-B2O3: Eu, blue-green emission was restrained ultimately and red emission peaking at 610 nm was enhanced strongly, intensity and colorimetric purity of red light were both enhanced.Furthermore, Mg1-xSrxO-Y2O3-B2O3: Eu was also researched, the introduction of Sr into MgO-Y2O3-B2O3:Eu gives rise to a shift to longer wavelengths of the position of the excitation peak, and the emission spectra varies with the increasing of x simultaneously.     

Study on UV Excitation Properties of Eu^3＋ at S6 Site in Bulk and Nanocrystalline Cubic Y2O3

Increases of emission intensities for Eu^3 at the S6 site relative to that at the C2 site were observed as UV excitation wavelength decreases from 300 nm to 200 nm in both bulk and nanocrystalline cubic Y2O3:Eu^3 . Decomposition of excitation spectra shows that the charge transfer band of Eu^3 at the S6 site lies in the high-energy side of that at the C2 site, resulting in that the energy transfer from the host prefers to the S6 site. Detailed emission and excitation spectral characteristics were analyzed and discussed. In addition, spectral red-shift were found in both charge transfer bands in nanocrystalline Y2O3: Eu^3 compared to the bulk material. The number ratio of S6 sites to C2 sites is also smaller in nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu^3 than that in the bulk one.     

Optical properties of Eu2+-doped strontium borate glasses containing F- and Li+ ions

In this experiment, strontium borate glasses were prepared using the conventional quenching method in air atmosphere. Optical absorption, photoluminescence excitation and emission spectra, X-ray excited luminescence (XEL), and luminescence decay curve of the as-prepared glasses were investigated at room temperature. The as-prepared glasses had two kinds of Eu ions, i.e., Eu2 and Eu3 . Compared with the reported results of strontium borate glasses, Eu2 luminescence was enhanced in the studied strontium borate glasses coprepared with F- and Li ions. The coexisting of Li or F- in the borate glasses could create more negative defect VSr″ and stabilize Eu2 ions, which might act as donor of electrons;For the F- doping, the new center of B(O, F)4 (or BO3F) and BO2F2 units could be considered to be the distorted (BO4), which were needed as a rigid framework to stabilize the divalent rare earth ions.     

A New Promising X-Ray Storage Phosphor BaBrCl:Eu2+

Photostimulated luminescence was observed in X-ray irradiated BaBrCl doped with Eu2 . It shows an emission band that peak at 413 nm, and two difference absorption spectra (DAS) bands that peak at ～550 nm and 675 nm respectively. The stimulation energy is lower than that of BaFX:Eu2 (X=Cl, Br), and matches the cheaper, more portable, and more convenient semiconductor laser better. The results indicate that BaBrCl:Eu2 shows positive potential as a promising X-ray storage phosphor for practical utilization.     

Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Ba2 MgSi2 O7 :Eu2+ under UV Excitation

Eu2 activated pyrosilicate phosphor were prepared under a reducing atmosphere by solid-state reaction.The crystal structure of Ba2 MgSi2 O7: Eu2 was analyzed by XRD method.The excitation spectrum of Ba2MgSi2 O7; Eu2 is composed of two broad bands centered at about 310 nm and 395 nm respectively.In the emission spectra, the peak wavelength is at about 507 nm under 380 nm UV excitation.It was found that the introduction of Zn2 into Ba2MgSi2O7: Eu2 Can effectively increase its emission intensity without changing the position of emission peak.And the Eu2 and Ce3 codoped pyrosilicate phosphor is the efficient bluish green phosphor under the excitation of long UV light and its emission intensity is stronger than Eu2 doped pyrosilicate phosphor.     

A novel red phosphor:Ca2GeO4:Eu3+

A novel red phosphor Ca2GeO4:Eu3+ was prepared by the traditional solid state reaction. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis suggested that there was no impurity phase. The study on the diffusion reflection spectra of the undoped and Eu3+ doped Ca2GeO4 phosphors revealed an absorption band superposed of that of the host material and the Eu3+ ions. And the excitation spectrum presented a dominating broad band at 250–300 nm which was attributed to both the host material absorption and the charge transfer band (CTB) of the Eu3+ ions. The investigation on the excitation and diffusion spectra showed that there was an effective energy transfer from the host material to the Eu3+ ions. This was favorable to the red emission of the phosphor. Photoluminescence measurements indicated that the phosphor presents bright red emission at 611 nm under UV excitation. In addition, the Al3+ or Li+ codoping enhanced the red emission from Ca2GeO4:Eu3+ by about 3 and 2 times respectively under UV excitation.     

Photoluminescence properties of（Gd1-xEux）Ba3B9O18 red emitting phosphors

Eu3+-activated GdBa3B9O18 phosphors were prepared by solid-state reaction at high temperature, and their photoluminescence (PL) properties were investigated. (Gd1-xEux)Ba3B9O18 formed solid solutions in the range x=0-1.0. The optical band gaps calculated from absorption spectra were 5.54 eV for GdBa3B9O18 and 5.17 eV for EuBa3B9O18. Unactivated GdBa3B9O18 exhibited a typical characteristic excitation and emission of Gd3+ ion. The (Gd1-xEux)Ba3B9O18 phosphors showed well-known Eu3+ excitation and emission. The energy transfer from Gd3+ to Eu3+ was verified with PL spectra. The dependence of PL intensity on Eu3+ concentration was also studied in detail. The luminescence decay measurements indicated that the lifetimes of 5D0→7F1 transition of Eu3+ were in the order of millisecond.     

Eu3+激活的Li2Gd4（MoO4）7钼酸盐红色荧光体及其发光性质

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Synthesis of novel europium complexes and their photoluminescence properties

Two novel luminescent Eu(III) complexes with the formulas(NIP)Eu(DBM)3 1 and(ENIP)Eu(DBM)3 2(NIP=2-(naphtha-len-1-yl)-1H-imidazo [4,5-f] [1,10] phenanthroline,ENIP=1-ethyl-2-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1H-imidazo [4,5-f] [1,10] phenanthroline,DBM= dibenzoylmethanato) were successfully synthesized and characterized by IR and elemental analysis.The UV-vis absorption spectra and pho-toluminescence properties of the complexes were investigated,and the irradiation at the absorption band between 300-400 nm of europium complexes either in solution or in the solid state led to the emission of a sharp red band at ~610 nm,a characteristic Eu3+ emission due to the transition of 5D0→7F2.Furthermore,the weak emission bands around 587 and 595 nm attributed to 5D0→7F0 and 5D0→7F1 transition were also displayed in the emission spectra.These results demonstrated that the Eu(III) ion was sensitized efficiently by the ligand and displayed photoluminescence with high intensity,narrow half-peak width,and monochromic light.The excited-state lifetimes of 1 and 2 were in the microsecond time scale,but the photoluminescence quantum yield of 2(0.03) was two times higher than that of 1(0.01) which should be at-tributed to the effect of the ethyl substituting in ENIP.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis of RbLn2F7 and VUV Spectroscopy of RbLn2 F7 ：Eu^3＋（Ln=Gd, Y）

RbLn2F7（Ln = Gd, Y, Er, Yb and Lu）, crystallized in the hexagonal RbEr2F7 structure type, is synthesized by a hydrothermal method. The excitation spectra of Eu^3 ＋ -doped RbGd （Y）2F7 suggest that the oxygen content is very low in the samples obtained by hydrothermal synthesis. Only the f-f transitions of Gd^3＋ ions are observed in the excitation spectrum of RbGd2F7：Eu^3＋ （0.5mol%）, while those of Eu^3＋ ions do not appear. When the Gd^3＋ ions are excited, the absorbed energy is transferred efficiently from Gd^3＋ to Eu^3＋ . The spectra show that the doped Eu^3＋ ions are located in non-centrosymmetric sites in hexagonal RbLn2F7.     

Luminescent properties of Eu³⁺-doped BaZrO₃ phosphor for UV white light emitting diode

A novel orange phosphor Eu3+ doped barium zirconate(BaZrO3) was synthesized by conventional solid state reaction method and its crystal structure and luminescent properties were investigated in this paper.The X-ray diffraction patterns(XRD) showed that simple BaZrO3 phase was obtained.Monitoring at 596 nm,the excitation spectrum consisted of a broad band and a series of narrow bands and the stronger excitation peaks located at 275 and 393 nm,respectively.The emission spectrum excited by 393 nm UV light was composed of four narrow bands.The strongest emission was located at 596 nm.The appropriate concentration of Eu3+ was 0.025(molar fraction) for the highest emission intensity at 596 nm.The H3BO3 and ammonium were added as flux and the results showed that 2 wt.% NH4F ions was the optimal flux for BaZrO3:Eu3+.     

Preparation and Fluorescent Property of Eu-Doped High Silica Glasses

A method to fabricate europium ions doped-high silica glass for transparent fluorescence materials based on the fabrication and sintering technique of nano-porous silica glass was reported. Glasses impregnated with Eu ions and sintered at above 1150 ℃ in a reduction atmosphere show a very strong blue light from an emission band at about 430 nm due to the 4f65d→4f7(8S7/2) transition of the Eu2 ions. On the other hand, the Eu-doped glass obtained by co-impregnated with Y3 and V5 ions and sintering in oxidation atmosphere behaves a very strong red emission band at about 615 nm with a UV excitation. An appearance of vanadate band in the excitation spectrum of Eu3 , Y3 and V5 ions co-doped high silica glass implies an effective energy transferring from VO43- to Eu3 and effective excitation of Eu3 by about 500 nm strong broad emission of VO43-.     

Luminescence properties of BaB8O13：Eu under UV and VUV excitation

The phosphor BaB8O13:Eu3+ were synthesized by solid-state reaction, and their luminescent properties were studied under 254 and 147 nm excitation. The excitation spectrum showed two broad bands in the range of 100-300 nm: one was the host lattice absorption with the maxima at 160 nm and the other was Ba-O absorption overlapped with the CT band of Eu3+, which indicated that the energy of the host lat-tice absorption could be efficiently transferred to the Eu3+. The overlapped bands were tended to separate when monitored by different wave-length, which indicated that at least two Ba2+ sites were available in BaB8O13. The emissions of Eu3+ (612 nm) and Eu2+ (405 nm) were both observed in the emission spectra of BaB8O13:Eu3+ under the excitation of either 254 or 147 nm. With the doping concentration of Eu3+ in-creasing, the 612 nm emission was enhanced while 405 nm emission was decreased under 254 nm excitation, which was due to the persistent energy transfer from Eu2+ to Eu3+. While under 147 nm excitation, the 612 nm emission was quenched and the 405 nm emission was en-hanced. It was concluded that the preferential excitation of Eu2+ under 147 nm excitation was one of the reasons for this facts.     

Luminescent Properties of Green Phosphor Ca8Mg（SiO4 ）4 Cl2：EU^2＋ , DY^3＋ for LED Applications

The new phosphor calcium magnesium chlorosilicate, codoped with Eu^2＋ and Dy^3＋, was synthesized with the help of the high temperature solid state reaction in reducing atmosphere. The excitation and emission spectra were very similar to that of Ca8Mg（SiO4）4Cl2 ：Eu^2＋, and the Dy^3＋ concentration influenced the emission intensity of this phosphor. The intensity of Eu^2＋ and Dy^3＋ codoped CMSC was stronger than that of Eu^2＋ singly doped CMSC. The emission spectrum of the Dy^3＋ ion overlapped the absorption band of the Eu^2＋ ion, indicating that an energy transfer from Dy^3＋ to Eu^2＋ took place in CMSC：Eu^2＋, Dy^3＋ phosphor. The mechanism of the energy transfer from Dy^3＋ tO Eu^2＋, in this phosphor, might be resonant energy transfer.