Energy transfer between activators at different crystallographic sites in Sr3SiO5:Eu

A yellow phosphor, Sr₃SiO₅:Eu²⁺, was synthesized by a high temperature solid-state method. Sr₃SiO₅:Eu²⁺ exhibits a single yellow emission under the blue radiation excitation. However, Sr₃SiO₅:Eu²⁺ shows a two-peak emission under the ultraviolet radiation excitation when Eu²⁺ doping content is less than 0.01 mol. Moreover, the blue emission disappears and the yellow emission reaches the peak value when Eu²⁺ doping content is 0.01 mol. Namely, the energy transfer takes place between the Eu²⁺ activators, which is located at two different crystallographic sites in the Sr₃SiO₅. And the energy transfer mechanism is the dipole-dipole interaction.