Ce4+替代Pu4+的模拟固化体(Gd1-xCex)2Zr2O7+x的合成及结构演变

Gd₂Zr₂O₇中Gd具有很大的中子吸收截面, 其烧绿石结构-缺陷萤石结构的转变能较低, 使其成为理想的核废料固化基材. 使用硝酸盐为原料, 添加少量NaF作助熔剂, 在较低温度下(和传统高温固相反应相比), 合成了烧绿石型Gd₂Zr₂O₇. 以Ce⁴⁺模拟Pu⁴⁺, 研究了Gd₂Zr₂O₇对锕系核素的固化, 并合成了系列模拟固化体(Gd_1-xCe_x)₂Zr₂O_7+x (0≤x≤0.6). 采用粉末X射线衍射(XRD)对系列样品进行了表征. 结果表明: 随着x值的增大,样品从烧绿石结构向缺陷萤石结构转变, 且晶胞大小基本保持恒定, 但当x=0.6时, 衍射峰明显宽化, 晶格畸变比较严重, 晶格稳定性降低. 当x=1时, 即用Ce⁴⁺完全取代Gd³⁺进行合成, 不能得到Ce₂Zr₂O₈, 产物发生了相分离, 为四方结构的(Zr_0.88Ce_0.12)O₂和萤石结构的(Ce_0.75Zr_0.25)O₂的混合物. 模拟固化体的浸出率测试表明: 当x≤0.2时, 各元素浸出率均很低, 但当x≥0.4时, 各元素的浸出率明显升高, 说明以Gd₂Zr₂O₇作为固化Pu⁴⁺的基材, Pu⁴⁺掺入量不宜高于40%.     

Correlation of crystal structures with electric field gradients in the fluorite- and pyrochlore-type compounds in the Gd2O3-ZrO2 system

Correlation of crystal structure with electric field gradient (EFG) in the fluorite- and pyrochlore-type compounds in the Gd₂O₃-ZrO₂ system Gd_xZr_1−xO_2−x/2 with 0.18?x?0.62 were investigated by ¹⁵⁵Gd Mössbauer spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and point-charge model (PCM) calculation. An intermediate ordered pyrochlore phase forms for 0.45?x?0.55, sandwiched with a disordered fluorite phase for 0.18?x<0.45 and 0.55<x?0.62. Some ¹⁵⁵Gd Mössbauer parameters, especially the quadrupole coupling constant (e²qQ), were found to exhibit a characteristic maximum around the ideal-pyrochlore Gd₂Zr₂O₇ (x=0.50) composition. The validity of the proposed pyrochlore-based structural model was examined by comparing the experimental values of EFG at the Gd sites with those calculated by the PCM calculations.     

The Crystal Structures, Microstructure and Ionic Conductivity of Ba2In2O5 and Ba(InxZr1−x)O3−x/2

This paper describes the results of electron microscopy, high-temperature powder neutron diffraction, and impedance spectroscopy studies of brownmillerite-structured Ba₂In₂O₅ and perovskite structured Ba(In_xZr_1−x)O_3−x/2. The ambient temperature structure of Ba₂In₂O₅ is found to adopt Icmm symmetry, with disorder of the tetrahedrally coordinated (In³⁺) ions of the type observed previously in Sr₂Fe₂O₅. Ba₂In₂O₅ undergoes a ∼6-fold increase in its ionic conductivity over the narrow temperature range from ∼1140 K to ∼1230 K, in broad agreement with previous studies. This transition corresponds to a change from the brownmillerite structure to a cubic perovskite arrangement with disordered anions. Electron microscopy investigations showed the presence of extended defects in all the crystals analyzed. Ba(In_xZr_1−x)O_3−x/2 samples with x=0.1 to 0.9 adopt the cubic perovskite structure, with the lattice parameter increasing with x.     

Effects of firing schedule on solubility limits and transport properties of ZrO2-TiO2-Y2O3 fluorites

The low Y/high Zr edge of the cubic defect fluorite solid solution in the system ZrO₂-TiO₂-Y₂O₃ in air is reassessed, as it is these compositions which have been suggested to offer the highest levels of mixed conductivity. Vegard's law is obeyed for values of x which lie within the cubic defect fluorite phase in Zr_1−x−yY_yTi_xO_2−δ for values of y=0.2 and 0.25. Measured lattice parameters show good agreement with those calculated from the Kim relation. Deviation from Vegard's law places the limit of the solid solution at x=0.18 and 0.20 for values of y=0.2 and 0.25, respectively, at 1500 °C. Discrepancies in current literature data can be shown to be due to differences in firing schedule such as slight temperature fluctuations and/or different cooling rates. A high level of care of sintering temperature and cooling profile is essential to form the most promising single-phase materials which contain maximum Ti-contents with low Y-contents. Contraction of the phase limit as a result of poor synthesis control leads to erroneously high values of bulk ionic conductivity while values of electronic conductivity are shown to be less affected.     

O NMR studies of local structure and phase evolution for materials in the Y2Ti2O7-ZrTiO4 binary system

¹⁷O MAS NMR and XRD studies of precursor-derived Y_1.6Zr_0.4Ti₂O_7.2 and Y_1.2Zr_0.8Ti₂O_7.4 have been performed to investigate the development of local and long-range order in these materials as they evolve from a metastable amorphous state upon heating. Zirconium titanate (ZrTiO₄) was also investigated to help interpret the ¹⁷O NMR spectra of the ternary compositions. Consistent with earlier studies, crystallization was observed at 800 °C to form a fluorite structure and a small amount of rutile; weak broad reflections were also observed which were ascribed to the presence of small pyrochlore-like ordered domains or particles within the fluorite phase. As the temperature was increased further, the sizes of these domains grew along with the concentration of rutile. At the highest temperature studied (1300 °C), the reflections of the thermodynamic phases, pyrochlore and zirconium titanate (ZrTiO₄), dominated the XRD pattern. The ¹⁷O NMR spectra revealed a series of different peaks that were assigned to different 3- and 4-coordinate O local environments. The data were consistent with the formation of a metastable phase Y_2−xZr_xTi_2−yZr_yO_7+x with pyrochlore-like ordering but with Zr substitution on both cation sites of the pyrochlore structure. At low temperatures, doping on the A (Y³⁺) sites predominates (i.e., x>y), consistent with the fact that the pyrochlore develops out of a more disordered fluorite-like, phase. As the temperature is raised, the Zr doping on the A site decreases and the metastable phase at this temperature can now be written as Y_2−x′Zr_x′Ti_2−y′Zr_y′O_7+x′ (i.e., x′<y′); TiO₂ is also observed, consistent with this suggestion. At high temperatures, doping on the B site decreases and the resonances due to the stoichiometric pyrochlore yttrium titanate (Y₂Ti₂O₇) dominate the NMR spectra. Weaker ¹⁷O NMR resonances due zirconium titanate (ZrTiO₄) are also observed.     

Solid solubilities of (La Nd,)2(Zr,Ti)2O7 phases deduced by neutron diffraction

Time-of-flight powder neutron diffraction has been performed on oxides with composition (La_1−xNd_x)₂Zr₂O₇ and Nd₂(Zr_1−xTi_x)₂O₇, where x=0, 0.2, 0.4,…1.0, in order to determine the solid solution behaviour across each series. Between La₂Zr₂O₇ and Nd₂Zr₂O₇, a cubic pyrochlore phase is observed (, Z=8). A linear decrease in the lattice parameter from 10.8047 to 10.6758 Å indicates complete miscibility of the two end-members. For the same series, the 48f oxygen x-parameter increases from 0.3313 to 0.3348, suggesting increased distortion of the 6 coordinate B sites and reduced distortion of the 8 coordinate A sites. There is limited solubility of Nd₂Ti₂O₇ in Nd₂Zr₂O₇. Exsolution of a monoclinic phase (P2₁, Z=8) rich in Nd₂Ti₂O₇ is observed at approximately x=0.56. The compositional range over which a solid solution exists is more extensive than that which has been previously reported. The solubility of Nd₂Zr₂O₇ in Nd₂Ti₂O₇ is very low.     

Lanthanum pyrochlores and the effect of yttrium addition in the systems La2−xYxZr2O7 and La2−xYxHf2O7

The crystal structures of the compounds La_2−xY_xZr₂O₇ and La_2−xY_xHf₂O₇ with x=0.0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6, and 2.0 have been studied using neutron powder diffraction and electron microscopy to determine the stability fields of the pyrochlore and fluorite solid solutions. The limits of pyrochlore stability in these solid solutions are found to be close to La_0.8Y_1.2Zr₂O₇ and La_0.4Y_1.6Hf₂O₇, respectively. In both systems the unit cell parameter is found to vary linearly with Y content across those compositions where the pyrochlore phase is stable, as does the x-coordinate of the oxygen atoms on the 48f (x,,) sites. In both systems, linear extrapolations of the pyrochlore data suggest that the disordering is accompanied by a small decrease in the lattice parameter of approximately 0.4%. After the pyrochlore solid solution limit is reached, a sharp change is observed from x∼0.41 to 0.375 as the disordered defect fluorite structure is favoured. Electron diffraction patterns illustrate that some short-range order remains in the disordered defect fluorite phases.     

Controlled synthesis of nanocrystalline CeO2 and Ce1−xMxO2−δ (M=Zr, Y, Ti, Pr and Fe) solid solutions by the hydrothermal method: Structure and oxygen storage capacity

CeO₂ and Ce_1−xM_xO_2−δ (M=Zr, Ti, Pr, Y and Fe) nanocrystallites of 5-10 nm sizes have been synthesized by hydrothermal method using diethylenetriamine (DETA) and melamine as complexing agents. Compounds have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and their structures have been refined by the Rietveld method. All the compounds crystallize in cubic fluorite structure. Even up to 50% Zr and Y, 40% Ti, 25% Pr and 15% Fe is substituted for Ce⁴⁺ in CeO₂ by this method. Sizes of crystallites can be tuned by changing the complexing agent and reaction temperature. Nanocrystalline CeO₂ and Ce_1−xZr_xO₂ prepared here have higher or at least competitive oxygen storage capacity (OSC) than those reported in literature. Ce_1−xFe_xO_2−δ shows higher OSC and higher percentage of CO oxidation at lower temperature than Ce_1−xZr_xO₂.     

Order-disorder transition in Nd2−yGdyZr2O7 pyrochlore solid solution: An X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopic study

Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopic study of order-disorder-phase transition with increase in the content of Gd in Nd_2−yGd_yZr₂O₇ solid solution is being reported. It has been observed from Rietveld analysis that with increase in concentration of Gd in Nd_2−yGd_yZr₂O₇, the value of the x parameter of the 48f oxygen changes from 0.332(1) to 0.343(1) with a sudden change in the slope for y=1.8, which indicates that the structure is transforming from ordered pyrochlore to disordered pyrochlore. In addition to that a sudden and drastic change in the Raman spectra including changes in the position and width of several Raman modes beyond y?1.8 has also been observed which has been correlated with increasing disorder. Based on these studies, it is suggested that there is a discontinuous order-disorder transition from ‘perfect pyrochlore’ to ‘defect pyrochlore’ phase in Nd_2−yGd_yZr₂O₇ solid solution.     

Optical properties of (Y1−xTmx)3GaO6 and subsolidus phase relation of Y2O3-Ga2O3-Tm2O3

A serial of samples in Y₂O₃-Ga₂O₃-Tm₂O₃ pseudo-ternary system are prepared by solid-state chemical reaction method. The range of solid solution in (Y_1−xTm_x)₃GaO₆ is 0<x<0.384. Powder X-ray diffraction shows that the compounds crystallize in Gd₃GaO₆ (Cmc2₁)-type structure. The solid solubilities of Y_3+xGa_5−xO₁₂ (x=0-0.77) and Tm_3+xGa_5−xO₁₂ (x=0-0.62) are 37.5-47.11 at% Y₂O₃, and 37.5-45.26 at% Tm₂O₃, respectively. PL spectra of Tm-doped Y₃GaO₆ show that there is a sharp blue emission at ∼456 nm from the ¹D₂→³F₄ transition at room temperatures with two lifetimes (∼5 and ∼15 μs) and a narrow saturation range of PL intensity for the Tm³⁺ content from x=0.005 to 0.03. The sharp emission and long lifetime of (Y_1−xTm_x)₃GaO₆ indicate that Y₃GaO₆ is a potential phosphor and laser crystal host material.     

Structural and compositional investigations of Zr4Pt2O: A filled-cubic Ti2Ni-type phase

Syntheses, structural and compositional analyses of the filled cubic Ti₂Ni-type phase in Zr-Pt-O system have been studied, largely for the platinum-richer compositions. Diffraction quality crystals were grown by annealing an arc-melted composition Zr₄Pt₂O_0.66 at 1600 °C under Ar. The refined composition Zr_4.0Pt_1.95(1)O_0.93(6) (a=12.5063(6) Å, , Z=16) is close to the idealized composition Zr₄Pt₂O known in several other Zr-T-O systems (T=late 4d or 5d transition element). (This composition has been erroneously reported by ICDD for years as Zr₆Pt₃O (No. 00-017-0557) and referred to as ε-Zr₆Pt₃O.) The product is only marginally poor in platinum and oxygen, in contrast to the 1960 reports of metallographic studies (∼Zr₄Pt_1.62O_0.44). Under arc-melting conditions, high yields of the cubic phase are obtained from samples with lower platinum concentrations (Zr₄Pt_1.74O_1.04), whereas samples near the refined cubic composition contain hexagonal Zr₅Pt₃O_x as well (Mn₅Si₃-type). The hexagonal structure of binary Zr₅Pt₃ was also refined (Mn₅Si₃ type, P6₃/mcm, a=8.210(1) Å, c=5.385(2) Å) and shown to be non-stoichiometric to at least Zr₅Pt_2.5.     

Raman, XRD and microscopic investigations on CeO2-Lu2O3 and CeO2-Sc2O3 systems: A sub-solidus phase evolution study

A sub-solidus phase evolution study was done in CeO₂-Sc₂O₃ and CeO₂-Lu₂O₃ systems under slow-cooled conditions from 1400 °C. Long-range order probing of X-ray diffraction technique is utilized in conjunction with the ability of Raman spectroscopy to detect the changes in local co-ordination. Lu₂O₃ showed solubility of 30 mol% in CeO₂, thus forming an anion deficient fluorite-type (F-type) solid solution, whereas Sc₂O₃ did not show any discernible solubility. A biphasic region (F+C) was unequivocally detected by Raman spectroscopy in Ce_1−xLu_xO_2−x/2 (0.4?x?0.9) and in Ce_1−xSc_xO_2−x/2 (0.1?x?0.9) systems. Raman spectroscopy was valuable in studying these systems since oxygen vacancies are created on doping RE₂O₃ into ceria and Raman spectroscopy is very much sensitive to oxygen polarizability and local coordination. Back scattered images collected on representative compositions support the above-mentioned results.     

CexTi1-xO2复合氧化物表面结构和体相结构的演变

利用X射线衍射、N₂吸附等温线、X射线光电子能谱、X射线吸收谱、H₂-程序升温还原、甲基橙选择化学吸附和等电点测定等方法研究了共沉淀方法制备的一系列Ce_xTi_1-xO₂复合氧化物的结构. 成功发展了甲基橙选择化学吸附和等电点方法研究Ce_xTi_1-xO₂复合氧化物的最外层表面结构, 并定义了“等价CeO₂表面覆盖度”来描述Ce_xTi_1-xO₂复合氧化物的最外层表面结构. Ce_xTi_1-xO₂复合氧化物 (x ≥ 0.7)形成立方萤石相固溶体, Ce_0.3Ti_0.7O₂表现出纯的单斜相, 而其它复合氧化物表现出混合相. Ce_xTi_1-xO₂复合氧化物最外层表面结构的演变行为不同于其体相结构.Ce_0.7Ti_0.3O₂立方萤石相固溶体最外层表面已经部分形成了单斜相Ce_0.3Ti_0.7O₂, 随Ce含量的降低, 单斜相Ce_0.3Ti_0.7O₂从最外层表面向体相生长. Ce_xTi_1-xO₂复合氧化物立方萤石相固溶体和单斜相Ce_0.3Ti_0.7O₂分别在相对较低和较高的温度表现出好的还原性能. 上述结果提供了全面和深层次的Ce_xTi_1-xO₂复合氧化物结构信息.     

Interactions of Ba2YCu3O6+y with the Gd3NbO7 buffer layer in coated conductors

A systematic study of the chemical interaction of Ba₂YCu₃O_6+y and Gd₃NbO₇ was conducted under two processing conditions: purified air (21% p_o2), and 100 Pa p_o2 (0.1% p_o2). Phases present along the pseudo-binary join Ba₂YCu₃O_6z and Gd₃NbO₇ were found to be in two five-phase volumes within the system. Three common phases that are present in all samples are (Y,Gd)₂Cu₂O₅, Ba(Y,Gd)₂CuO₅ and Cu₂O or CuO (depending on the processing conditions). The assemblies of phases can be categorized in three regions, with Ba₂YCu₃O_6+y: Gd₃NbO₇ ratios of (I)<5.5:4.5; (II)=5.5:4.5; and (III)>5.5:4.5. The lowest melting temperature of the system was determined to be ≈938 °C in air, and 850 °C at 100 Pa p_o2. Structure determinations of two selected phases, Ba₂(Gd_xY_1−x)NbO₆ (Fm3¯m, No. 225), and (Gd_xY_3−x)NbO₇ (C222₁, No. 20 and Ccmm, No. 63), were completed using the X-ray Rietveld refinement technique. Reference X-ray powder diffraction patterns for selected phases of Ba₂(Gd_xY_1−x)NbO₆ (x=0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8) and (Gd_xY_3−x)NbO₇ (x=0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4 and 3) have been prepared for inclusion in the Powder Diffraction File (PDF).     

Mn environment in layered Li[Mg0.5−xNixMn0.5]O2 oxides monitored by EPR spectroscopy

X-band and high-frequency EPR spectroscopy were used for studying the manganese environment in layered Li[Mg_xNi_0.5−xMn_0.5]O₂, 0?x?0.5. Both layered LiMg_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ and monoclinic Li[Li_1/3Mn_2/3]O₂ oxides (containing Mn⁴⁺ ions only) were used as EPR standards. The EPR study was extended to the Ni-substituted analogues, where both Ni²⁺ and Mn⁴⁺ are paramagnetic. For LiMg_0.5−xNi_xMn_0.5O₂ and Li[Li_(1−2x)/3Ni_xMn_(2−x)/3]O₂, an EPR response from Mn⁴⁺ ions only was detected, while the Ni²⁺ ions remained EPR silent in the frequency range of 9.23-285 GHz. For the diamagnetically diluted oxides, LiMg_0.25Ni_0.25Mn_0.5O₂ and Li[Li_0.10Ni_0.35Mn_0.55]O₂, two types of Mn⁴⁺ ions located in a mixed (Mn-Ni-Li)-environment and in a Ni-Mn environment, respectively, were registered by high-field experiments. In the X-band, comparative analysis of the EPR line width of Mn⁴⁺ ions permits to extract the composition of the first coordination sphere of Mn in layered LiMg_0.5−xNi_xMn_0.5O₂ (0?x?0.5) and Li[Li_(1−2x)/3Ni_xMn_(2−x)/3]O₂ (x>0.2). It was shown that a fraction of Mn⁴⁺ are in an environment resembling the ordered “α,β”-type arrangement in Li_1−δ1Ni_δ1[Li_{(1−2x)/3+δ1}Ni_2x/3−δ1)_α(Mn_(2−x)/3Ni_x/3)_β]O₂ (where and δ₁=0.06 were calculated), while the rest of Mn⁴⁺ are in the Ni,Mn-environment corresponding to the Li_1−δ2Ni_δ2[Ni_1−yMn_y]O₂ () composition with a statistical Ni,Mn distribution. For Li[Li_(1−2x)/3Ni_xMn_(2−x)/3]O₂ with x?0.2, IR spectroscopy indicated that the ordered α,β-type arrangement is retained upon Ni introduction into monoclinic Li[Li_1/3Mn_2/3]O₂.     

Structure and phase composition of nanocrystalline Ce1−xLuxO2−y

The microstructure and phase stability of nanocrystalline mixed oxide Lu_xCe_1−xO_2−y (x=0-1) are described. Nano-sized (3-4 nm) oxide particles were prepared by the reverse microemulsion method. Morphological and structural changes upon heat treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and Yb³⁺ emission spectroscopy, the latter ion being present as an impurity in the Lu₂O₃ starting material. Up to 950 °C, the samples were single phase, with structure changing smoothly with Lu content from fluorite type (F) to bixbyite type (C). For the samples heated at 1100 °C phase separation into coexisting F- and C-type structures was observed for 0.35<x<0.7. It was also found that addition of Lu strongly hinders the crystallite growth of ceria during heat treatment at 800 and 950 °C.     

Oxygen permeability, thermal expansion and mixed conductivity of GdxCe0.8−xPr0.2O2−δ, x=0, 0.15, 0.2

The non-linear thermal expansion behaviour observed in Ce_1−yPr_yO_2−δ materials can be substantially controlled by Gd substitution. Coulometric titration shows that the charge compensation mechanism changes with increasing x, in the system Gd_xCe_0.8−xPr_0.2O_2−δ. For x=0.15, charge compensation is by vacancy formation and destabilises the presence of Pr⁴⁺. At x=0.2, further Gd substitution is charge compensated by additionally raising the oxidation state of Pr rather than solely the creation of further oxygen ion vacancies. Oxygen concentration cell e.m.f. measurements in an oxygen/air potential gradient show that increasing Gd content decreases ionic and electronic conductivities. Ion transference numbers measured under these conditions show a positive temperature dependence, with typical values t_o=0.90,0.98 and 0.80 for x=0,0.15 and 0.2, respectively, at 950 °C. These observations are discussed in terms of defect association. Oxygen permeation fluxes are limited by both bulk ambipolar conductivity and surface exchange. However, the composition dependent trends in permeability are shown to be dominated by ambipolar conductivities, and limited by the level of electronic conductivity. At the highest temperatures, oxygen permeability of composition x=0.2 approaches that of composition x=0, Ce_0.8Pr_0.2O_2−δ, with specific oxygen permeability values approximately 2×10⁻⁹ mol s⁻¹ cm⁻¹ at 950 °C, but offering much better thermal expansion properties.     

Mesoporous mesocrystal Ce1−xZrxO2 with enhanced catalytic property for CO conversion

Novel mesoporous mesocrystal Ce_1−xZr_xO₂ was synthesized using acetate salt as inorganic species and P123 as surfactant. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that the wall framework consists of a single phase based on the face-centered cubic CeO₂ and the nanocrystals are highly oriented with the crystal axis [001] parallel to the pore channel if the Zr⁴⁺ molar fraction x is 0.3 or less. However, when the Zr⁴⁺ molar fraction is larger than 0.3, a mixture of cubic and tetragonal phases forms and the preferential crystal orientation disappears as revealed by XRD and Raman measurements. The formation mechanism is ascribed to the oriented attachment following the manner of coherent interface. The single phase solid solution at Zr⁴⁺ molar fraction 0.3 demonstrates the best catalytic performance for CO conversion due to the unique mesoporous mesocrystal structure with dominant exposure of highly active {200} planes and an enhanced redox property caused by adequate Zr⁴⁺ incorporation.     

ChemInform Abstract: The Fluorite Related Modulated Structures of the Gd2(Zr2‐xCex)O7 Solid Solution: An Analogue for Pu Disposition.

The fluorite‐related structures of the Gd₂(Zr_2‐xCe_x)O₇ (0 ≤ x ≤ 2) solid solution, of interest as a model system for ceramic disposition of Pu (with Ce as a Pu surrogate), are determined by XRD, XANES, TEM, and EELS.     

Structure and photoluminescence properties of Ce-doped novel silicon-oxynitride Ba4−zMzSi8O20−3xN2x (M=Mg, Ca, Sr)

Structural and photoluminescence properties of undoped and Ce³⁺-doped novel silicon-oxynitride phosphors of Ba_4−zM_zSi₈O_20−3xN_2x (M=Mg, Sr, Ca) are reported. Single-phase solid solutions of Ba_4−zM_zSi₈O_20−3xN_2x oxynitride were synthesized by partial substitutions of 3O²⁻→2N³⁻ and Ba→M (M=Mg, Ca, Sr) in orthorhombic Ba₂Si₄O₁₀. The influences of the type of alkaline earth ions of M, the Ce³⁺ concentration on the photoluminescence properties and thermal quenching behaviors of Ba₃MSi₈O_20−3xN_2x (M=Mg, Ca, Sr, x=0.5) were investigated. Under excitation at about 330 nm, Ba₃MSi₈O_20−3xN_2x:Ce³⁺ (x=0.5) exhibits efficient blue emission centered at 400-450 nm in the range of 350-650 nm owing to the 5d→4f transition of Ce³⁺. The emission band of Ce³⁺ shifts to long wavelength by increasing the ionic size of M due to the modification of the crystal field, as well as the Ce³⁺ concentrations due to the Stokes shift and energy transfer or reabsorption of Ce³⁺ ions. Among the silicon-oxynitride phosphors of Ba₃MSi₈O_18.5N:Ce³⁺, M=Sr_0.6Ca_0.4 possesses the best thermal stability probably related to its high onset of the absorption edge of Ce³⁺.