Luminescent properties of A1N activated by europium

The concentration and temperature dependence of emission and excitation spectra was measured on powder A1NEu phosphors. It was shown that A1N: Eu has two luminescent modifications which depend on the activator concentration. At low activator concentration the wide emission band is found in the blue-green region, while at high concentration it is in green region. The excitation spectra of A1NEu consist of wide bands extended from 40×10³ cm^–1 to 22 × × 10³ cm^–1. The emission and excitation spectra are interpreted as transitions between energy levels of Eu²⁺ ions (4f⁷4f⁶ 5d transitions). The structure of the Eu²⁺ luminescent centres and the temperature dependence of luminescence are discussed.The authors thank Dr. M.Polcarová for the RTG measurements and Mrs. I.Míková for the spectral analysis of the A1N: Eu samples. The authors are also grateful to Prof. M.Trlifaj, Dr. J.Pastrák and Dr. J.Kubátová for valuable discussions.