Compounds of Sr3Al2O6 : Eu, SrgAl14O25 : Eu, and BaZnSiO4 : Eu were synthesized by high-temperature solid state reactions. The doping Eu^3 + ions were partially reduced to Eu^2+ in Sr4Al14O25:Eu and BaZnSiOg:Eu...Compounds of Sr3Al2O6 : Eu, SrgAl14O25 : Eu, and BaZnSiO4 : Eu were synthesized by high-temperature solid state reactions. The doping Eu^3 + ions were partially reduced to Eu^2+ in Sr4Al14O25:Eu and BaZnSiOg:Eu prepared in an oxidizing atmosphere, N^2 + O2. However, such an abnormal reduction process could not be performed in Sr3Al2O6:Eu, which was also prepared in an atmosphere of N^2 + O2. Moreover, even though Sr3A1EO6:Eu was synthesized in a reducing condition CO, only part of the Eu^3 + ions was reduced to Eu^2 + . The existence of trivalent and divalent europium ions was confirmed by photoluminescent spectra. The different valence-change behaviors of europium ions in the hosts were attributed to the difference in host crystal structures. The higher the crystal structure stiffness, the easier the reduction process from Eu^3 + to Eu^2 + .展开更多
基金Project supported bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China (50125258 ,60377040)
文摘Compounds of Sr3Al2O6 : Eu, SrgAl14O25 : Eu, and BaZnSiO4 : Eu were synthesized by high-temperature solid state reactions. The doping Eu^3 + ions were partially reduced to Eu^2+ in Sr4Al14O25:Eu and BaZnSiOg:Eu prepared in an oxidizing atmosphere, N^2 + O2. However, such an abnormal reduction process could not be performed in Sr3Al2O6:Eu, which was also prepared in an atmosphere of N^2 + O2. Moreover, even though Sr3A1EO6:Eu was synthesized in a reducing condition CO, only part of the Eu^3 + ions was reduced to Eu^2 + . The existence of trivalent and divalent europium ions was confirmed by photoluminescent spectra. The different valence-change behaviors of europium ions in the hosts were attributed to the difference in host crystal structures. The higher the crystal structure stiffness, the easier the reduction process from Eu^3 + to Eu^2 + .