A series of Ce^(3+),Eu^(2+) and Ce^(3+)-Eu^(2+) doped Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7 phosphors are synthesized by a high temperature solid-state method.Under 291 nm excitation,Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7:Ce^(3+) has one emission band at 356 nm,wh...A series of Ce^(3+),Eu^(2+) and Ce^(3+)-Eu^(2+) doped Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7 phosphors are synthesized by a high temperature solid-state method.Under 291 nm excitation,Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7:Ce^(3+) has one emission band at 356 nm,which is attributed to4f°5d^1→4f^1 transition of Ce^(3+).Under 305 nm excitation,Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7:Eu^(2+) presents one emission band at 445 nm,which is assigned to 4f^65d^1→4f^7 transition of Eu^(2+).Energy transfer from Ce^(3+) to Eu^(2+) in Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7 is validated and proved to be a resonant type via a quadrupole-quadrupole interaction.Critical distance(R_c) of Ce^(3+) to Eu^(2+) in Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7 is calculated to be 1.264 nm.Moreover,the emission intensity of Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7:Ce^(3+),Eu^(2+) can be tuned by properly adjusting the relative doping composition of Ce^(3+)/Eu^(2+).展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50902042)the Natural Science Foundation ofHebei Province in China(Nos.A2014201035 and E2014201037)the Education Office Research Foundation of Hebei Province in China(Nos.ZD2014036 and QN2014085)
文摘A series of Ce^(3+),Eu^(2+) and Ce^(3+)-Eu^(2+) doped Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7 phosphors are synthesized by a high temperature solid-state method.Under 291 nm excitation,Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7:Ce^(3+) has one emission band at 356 nm,which is attributed to4f°5d^1→4f^1 transition of Ce^(3+).Under 305 nm excitation,Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7:Eu^(2+) presents one emission band at 445 nm,which is assigned to 4f^65d^1→4f^7 transition of Eu^(2+).Energy transfer from Ce^(3+) to Eu^(2+) in Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7 is validated and proved to be a resonant type via a quadrupole-quadrupole interaction.Critical distance(R_c) of Ce^(3+) to Eu^(2+) in Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7 is calculated to be 1.264 nm.Moreover,the emission intensity of Ca_9Al(PO_4)_7:Ce^(3+),Eu^(2+) can be tuned by properly adjusting the relative doping composition of Ce^(3+)/Eu^(2+).