X-ray absorption study of rare earth ions in Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+,R3+ persistent luminescence materials
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Summary, in English
The valence of the europium dopant and selected rare earth co-dopants (Ce3+, Dy3+, and Yb3+) in the Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+,R3+ persistent luminescence materials were studied by room temperature XANES measurements. The results indicated the co-existence of both divalent and trivalent europium in all the studied materials. The relative amount of Eu3+ was observed to increase upon increasing exposure to X-rays, as expected by the persistent luminescence mechanism. This suggests a simultaneous filling of oxygen vacancies initially created by the reducing preparation conditions. For the Dy and Yb co-dopants, only trivalent species were observed. On the other hand, traces of tetravalent cerium were present in the Eu,Ce co-doped materials. (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Publishing year
2009
Language
English
Pages
1877-1879
Publication/Series
Optical Materials
Volume
31
Issue
12
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Natural Sciences
- Physical Sciences
Keywords
- Dysprosium
- Cerium
- Europium
- Persistent luminescence
- XANES
- Ytterbium
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0925-3467