A new emission of ZnS:Ni2+ arising from the 3T1(P) → 3T1(F) transition

A photoluminescence band with zero-phonon transitions at $\text{?}\text{= 12438 cm}{}^{-1}$ (this one subject to self-absorption) and at 12259 cm^-1 has been detected with ZnS:Ni crystals. Based on the appearance of these two lines, on the similarity of the whole spectrum with the ³T₂(F) → ³T₁(F) Ni²⁺ luminescence, and on preparation evidence, this new emission is interpreted as the ³T₁(P) → ³T₁(F) transition of substitutional Ni²⁺(3d⁸) ions in a tetrahedral crystal field.