The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) luminescent properties of Pr^3+ -activated LaB3O6 were investigated with highenergetic synchrotron radiation from 20 to 300 K. In the emission spectra, the parity-forbidden 4f^2→4f^2 a...The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) luminescent properties of Pr^3+ -activated LaB3O6 were investigated with highenergetic synchrotron radiation from 20 to 300 K. In the emission spectra, the parity-forbidden 4f^2→4f^2 and parity-allowed 4f5d→4f^2 transitions were observed simultaneously. In addition, it was also observed that the intensity of 4f5d→4f^2 emission bands increased relative to the intensity of 4f^2→4f^2 emissions with increasing temperature. The thermal equilibrium model of energy levels was employed with respect to the lowest 4f5d state and ^1S0 state of LaB3O6:Pr^3+ , as a result of which the fitted curve had a good agreement with the experiment values, which clarified the physical nature of temperature-dependent emission characteristics of Pr^3+ in LaB3O6.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10204001 ,10374002 and 10434030) the"973"Program(2003CB314707)Beijing Jiaotong University Program(2006XM038)
文摘The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) luminescent properties of Pr^3+ -activated LaB3O6 were investigated with highenergetic synchrotron radiation from 20 to 300 K. In the emission spectra, the parity-forbidden 4f^2→4f^2 and parity-allowed 4f5d→4f^2 transitions were observed simultaneously. In addition, it was also observed that the intensity of 4f5d→4f^2 emission bands increased relative to the intensity of 4f^2→4f^2 emissions with increasing temperature. The thermal equilibrium model of energy levels was employed with respect to the lowest 4f5d state and ^1S0 state of LaB3O6:Pr^3+ , as a result of which the fitted curve had a good agreement with the experiment values, which clarified the physical nature of temperature-dependent emission characteristics of Pr^3+ in LaB3O6.