Luminescence of Pr3+ ions in Y3Al5−xGaxO12 solid solutions

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 774–778, November, 1991.     

Luminescence of Pr3+ and Nd3+ Ions in Double Molybdates

Physics of the Solid State - The optical spectra of samples of double zirconium molybdates activated by rare-earth Pr3+ and Nd3+ ions are studied. The presence of bands corresponding to the...     

偏硅酸钙中Pr3+的4f5d态的光谱特性及Pr3+→Gd3+的能量传递

合成了高效发射UV光的CaSiO3:Pr^3 新型荧光体，研究了室温下Pr^3 的4f5d态的发射和激发光谱，Pr^3 的4f5d态的最低子能级向4f^2组态的^3H4，^3H6和^1G4能级跃迁产生UV发射，并不伴随有4f-4f能级跃迁的可见光发射。Pr^3 的浓度猝灭是由于辐射和无辐射能量传递造成的，同时，在CaSiO3中，存在Pr^3 →Cd^3 的能量传递，探讨了其能量传递特性。     

GdBO3：Pr3+，Yb3+中Pr3+到Yb3+的能量传递及发光性质

采用高温固相法制备了一系列单掺或双掺Pr3+和Yb3+的GdBO3材料,分别测试分析了材料的物相结构和发光性质。在446 nm蓝光( Pr3+：3 H4→3 P2)激发下,检测到Yb3+的近红外特征发射,表明样品中存在Pr3+到Yb3+的能量传递。 Pr3+的掺杂浓度一定时,样品的发光会随着Yb3+掺杂浓度的改变而发生变化。通过对比不同掺杂情况下Pr3+：3 P0能级的衰减曲线,发现随着Yb3+的掺杂浓度的增加,该能级的荧光寿命不断缩短;同时利用不同条件下的衰减特性计算得出不同 Yb3+掺杂浓度样品的能量传递效率。用 Inokuti-Hirayama模型分析表明Pr3+-Yb3+能量传递类型为偶极子-偶极子相互作用。     

钙钛矿CaSnO3:Pr3+磷光体的发光特性

采用高温固相法合成了一种Pr3 离子激活的钙钛矿结构氧化物CaSnO3磷光体.测定了该磷光体的XRD、光致发光光谱、长余辉发射光谱以及长余辉衰减曲线,研究了该磷光体的热释发光.研究结果表明,CaSnO3:Pr3 磷光体具有较好的长余辉特性,进一步深入研究有望开发出一种具有实用价值的新型长余辉发光材料.     

Non-radiative relaxation processes of the Pr3+ ion

Conclusions The³P₀→¹D₂ non-radiative decay rates A_NR of Pr³⁺ and the transition probabilities A_VIB for the vibronic³H₄→³P₀ excitation transitions of Pr³⁺ were measured at 4.2 K in several host lattices. Besides the well-known dependence on the number of phonons involved in the radiationless transition, the multiphonon relaxation rates are observed to be greatly enhanced by increasing covalency and/or decreasing Pr-ligand distances. The enhanced multiphonon relaxation is ascribed to a stronger electron-phonon coupling. The increase in the electron-phonon coupling strength is confirmed by the increase of the vibronic transition probabilities A_VIB in the same sequence as the A_NR rates. The observed host lattice dependence of A_NR can be qualitatively accounted for by a non-linear multiphonon relaxation mechanism. Under certain conditions (viz. low-lying 4f5d states, and a force constant stronger in the 4f5d than in the 4f² states) fast³P₀→¹D₂ non-radiative relaxation via intersystem crossing through the 4f5d state becomes the dominant relaxation mechanism, even at 4.2 K. Debye Institute, Utrecht University P. O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands. Published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 63–71, July–August, 1995.     

Luminescence Centers of Pr3+ in Gallium Sulfide Single Crystals

The luminescence and luminescence excitation spectra of GaS:Pr single crystals are investigated. It is shown that in the single crystals of gallium sulfide the luminescence centers can be at two positions. The symmetry of the environment and the structure of these centers are considered.     

Luminescence Spectroscopy and Decay Kinetics of Pr3+ Ions in K3LuSi2O7:Pr3+

Physics of the Solid State - The luminescent characteristics of K3LuSi2O7:Pr3+ (1%), which is a promising optical material for the use as a scintillator, have been studied using a set of...     

Luminescence of Ca(NbO3)2:Pr3+: Pr3+ and self-trapped exciton emission

Photoluminescence and time resolved photoluminescence spectra of Ca(NbO₃)₂ doped with Pr³⁺, excited under 37,000 cm^?1 (270 nm), obtained at high hydrostatic pressure up to 20 kbar applied in a sapphire anvil cells, are presented. At ambient conditions, the emission spectrum obtained in the time interval 0–1 μs is dominated by spin allowed transitions from the ³P₀ state. The luminescence related to transitions from ¹D₂, characterized by a decay time equal to 33 μs, is observed when one excites directly the Pr³⁺ ion with 30,770 cm^?1 (325 nm) wavelength. The introduction of Pr³⁺ impurities in Ca(NbO₃)₂ does not quench the self-trapped exciton (STE) luminescence. This luminescence, peaking at 20,000 cm^?1 (500 nm), having a decay time of 61 ± 1 μs, still occurs when the crystal is excited with a wavelength of 37,000 cm^?1 (270 nm) or shorter. Under such excitation a fraction of the STE luminescence is reabsorbed by Pr³⁺ ions; in this case the emission lifetime of the ¹D₂ → ³H₄ transition of Pr³⁺ is 64 ± 3 μs. This effect is stable also at high pressure.     

硅酸锶中Pr3+的4f5d态的光谱特性及Pr3+→Gd3+的能量传递

本文研究了室温下Pr^3 在Sr2SiO4中的发射光谱和激发光谱，在激发光谱中，最低激发峰位置低于^1So能级位置，属于5d态的吸收。发射光谱主要由5d→4f的跃迁构成，未观测到Pr^3 和^3Po和^1D2的辐射跃迁。Pr^3 的掺杂浓度在0.01mol左右时，其发射强度接近最大。在Sr2SiO4:Pr^3 ,Gd^3 体系中，Pr^3 体系中，Pr^3 的5d→^3H4的跃迁与Gd^3 的^8S7/2→^6I能级的吸收跃迁相匹配，因此发生了Pr^3 →Gd^3的高效无辐射能量传递。固定Pr^3 的浓度时，随着体系中Gd^3 离子浓度的增加，Gd^3 的发射强度也随之增强，同时，Pr^3 的发射强度则逐渐下降。     

Pr3+或Sm3+掺杂YAG:Ce的发光特性及其荧光寿命

研究了Pr3 ,Sm3 掺杂对YAG:Ce发射光谱及其荧光寿命的影响.观察到当掺杂Pr3 时,在609 nm处出现Pr3 的发射峰,而掺杂Sm3 时,在616 nm处呈现Sm3 的发射峰.掺杂Pr3 或Sm3 增加红光区的发射峰将有利于提高YAG:Ce荧光粉的显色性.实验中测定了(Y0.95Sm0.01Ce0.04)3Al5O12、(Y0.95Pr0.01Ce0.04)3Al5O12、(Y0.96Ce0.04)3Al5O12的荧光寿命(τ),观察到在YAG:Ce中掺入Pr3 或Sm3 使Ce3 的荧光寿命减小.实验结果表明,少量掺杂Pr3 或Sm3 并未引起基质的结构的变化.     

Electronic excitations and luminescence of SrAlF5 crystals doped with Ce3+ ions

This paper reports the results of a time-resolved photoluminescence and energy transfer processes study in Ce³⁺ doped SrAlF₅ single crystals. Several Ce³⁺ centers emitting near 4 eV due to 5d-4f transitions of Ce³⁺ ions substituting for Sr²⁺ in non-equivalent lattice sites were identified. The lifetime of these transitions is in the range of 25–35 ns under intra-center excitation in the energy region of 4–7 eV at T = 10 K. An effective energy transfer from lattice defects to dopant ions was revealed in the – 7–11 eV energy range. Both direct and indirect excitation channels are efficient at room temperature. Excitons bound to dopants are revealed at T = 10 K under excitation in the fundamental absorption region above 11 eV, as well as radiative decay of self-trapped excitons resulting in luminescence near 3 eV.     

Luminescence of Pr3+ Impurity Centers and Defects in Sr9Sc (PO4)7:Pr3+

Physics of the Solid State - The spectroscopic characteristics and luminescence decay kinetics of Sr9Sc(PO4)7:Pr3+(1%) were investigated using synchrotron radiation of ultraviolet (UV), vacuum...     

Luminescence and scintillation properties of advanced Lu3Al5O12:Pr3+ single crystal scintillators

In this paper we present the luminescence and scintillation properties of Lu₃Al₅O₁₂:Pr (LuAG:Pr) single crystals with Pr³⁺ concentration of 0.13 wt %, grown by the Czochralski method. The light yield and energy resolution were measured under 662 keV γ-ray excitation. The dominant emission band peaking at 310 nm with a shoulder at 370 nm was observed in the photoluminescence spectrum. High light yield of 24,500 ph/MeV and an energy resolution of 5.3 % were obtained for a 6 × 6 × 2 mm³ LuAG:Pr sample. Light yield dependence on sample height and shaping time was measured. The estimated photofraction in pulse height spectrum and total mass attenuation coefficient at 662 keV γ-rays were also determined and compared with the theoretical ones calculated using the WinXCom program.     

Temperature-dependent segregation of Pr3+ impurity ions in Y2SiO5:Pr3+ and YPO4:Pr3+ nanocrystals

Stationary and time-resolved spectroscopic methods are used to show that the impurity ions in Y₂SiO₅:Pr³⁺ and YPO₄:Pr³⁺ nanocrystals are distributed nonuniformly. This nonuniform distribution is found to be caused by the temperature-dependent segregation of Pr³⁺ ions near the surface of a nanocrystal. The motion of the activator ions from the bulk of a nanocrystal to the near-surface layer is traced when the activator concentration and the heat-treatment parameters are varied over wide ranges, and the main parameters of this effect (impurity redistribution intensity and time, diffusion coefficient) are estimated.     

基质中非4 f组态的电子态对Pr3+离子发光的影响

三价镨离子(Pr3+)是一种备受关注的稀土发光离子。学者们在过去几十年里对其发光性质进行了大量的理论和实验研究。在不同的基质材料中,由于非4f 组态的电子态与 Pr3+离子发光能级相互作用,Pr3+离子可以展现从紫外到红外波段的不同特征的光发射。影响 Pr3+离子发光的这些电子态可能源于4f5d 激发组态、电荷迁移态或类激子态。本文中,我们以几种具有代表性的发光材料为例,简短地总结和评述了 Pr3+离子发光的不同谱形;也尝试解释了几个新颖的实验现象,例如：杂质束缚激子态和电荷迁移态对发光的猝灭影响。我们希望这些相关概念和谱学结果的整理有助于读者更好地理解一些实验上的发光现象,并为设计发光材料提供新的思路。     

Er~(3+)、Pr~(3+)共掺杂AlN薄膜的发光特性和能量传递机理

采用离子注入的方法在氮化铝(AlN)薄膜中实现Er~(3+)和Pr~(3+)的共掺杂,以阴极荧光光谱仪为主要表征手段,对其发光特性进行研究.对于Er~(3+)单掺杂的AlN薄膜,在410nm和480nm可以观察到Er~(3+)较强的发光峰,在537nm、560nm、771nm和819nm可观察到Er~(3+)的较弱的发光峰;对于Pr~(3+)单掺杂的AlN薄膜,Pr~(3+)的最强发光峰位于528nm,在657nm和675nm可以观察到Pr~(3+)的较弱的发光峰;而对于Er~(3+)和Pr~(3+)共掺杂的AlN薄膜,在494nm观察到与Pr~(3+)相关的新跃迁峰.根据实验现象,对AlN薄膜中Er~(3+)和Pr~(3+)之间的能量传递机制进行了深入分析,结果表明Er~(3+)的4F7/2→4I15/2能级跃迁与Pr~(3+)的3P0→3H4能级跃迁之间发生了共振能量传递,从而使Pr~(3+)产生了494nm新的发光峰.     

Tysonite structure and crystal-field analysis of the Pr3+ ion in PrF3

The quadratic Zeeman effect of the Pr³⁺ ion in PrF₃ and a Raman spectroscopic investigation of the optical phonons in LaF₃ have been used to test the crystal structures proposed in the past for tysonite. We find that the twinned structure is consistent with all available experimental results. A crystal field Hamiltonian parametrized in monoclinic symmetry was used to describe the observed crystal field splittings of Pr³⁺ in PrF₃. Our best parameter set gave a r.m.s.-deviation of 12 cm^–1. As a test for the eigenfunctions the quadratic Zeeman shifts are calculated and compared with the experimental results.     

Mg2+、Al3+离子增强SrTiO3:Pr3+荧光体发光性能的研究

采用溶胶凝胶法成功制备了SrTiO3:Pr3+、SrTiO3:Pr3+, Mg2+及SrTiO3:Pr3+,Al3+荧光粉.通过XRD、PL谱及第一性原理计算对样品的晶体结构、光谱特性及发光增强机制进行了研究.研究结果表明:共掺杂后,SrTiO3:Pr3+荧光粉为单一组成的SrTiO3立方相,主发射锋位于617 nm,对应于Pr3+离子的1D2→3H4跃迁发射.SrTiO3:Pr3+,Mg2+ 及SrTiO3:Pr3+, Al3+荧光粉的发光强度分别是SrTiO3:Pr3+荧光粉发光强度的7倍和2倍,但主要发光机制没有改变.Mulliken布局分析表明,Mg2+、Al3+离子的掺入使SrTiO3:Pr3+荧光粉中Ti-O及Pr-O键的化学键增强、键长变短,SrTiO3:Pr3+基质向Pr3+离子发光中心的能量传递效率提高,导致SrTiO3:Pr3+,Mg2+ 及SrTiO3:Pr3+,Al3+荧光粉的发光效率提高.     

Luminescence of Ce3+ ion in aluminate based phosphors for scintillator

Ce³⁺ activated aluminate based phosphors prepared by combustion synthesis are reported here. The emission of Ce³⁺ ion is observed around 321–354 nm in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum. The intensity of strong photoluminescence emission peak of Ce³⁺ ion increases when Mg is added to CaAl₁₂O₁₉ phosphor. The Ce³⁺ emission in CaAl₁₂O₁₉:Ce,Mg phosphor may be useful for scintillation application.