Crystal and electronic structures, luminescence properties of Eu{sup 2+}-doped Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z}O{sub z}N{sub 8-z} and M{sub y}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-y}O{sub z+y}N{sub 8-z-y} (M=2Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba)

Journal Article · Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2008 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2008.08.012· OSTI ID:21212122

Hirosaki, N; Xie, R J; Takeda, T; Mitomo, M ^[1]

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1. Nitride Particle Group, Nano Ceramics Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 (Japan)

The crystal structure, electronic structure, and photoluminescence properties of Eu{sub x}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-x}O{sub z+x}N{sub 8-z-x} (x=0-0.1, 0<z<1) and Eu{sub x}M{sub y}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-x-y}O{sub z+x+y}N{sub 8-z-x-y} (M=2Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) have been studied. Single-phase Eu{sub x}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-x}O{sub z+x}N{sub 8-z-x} can be obtained in very narrow ranges of x{<=}0.06 (z=0.15) and z<0.5 (x=0.3), indicating that limited Eu{sup 2+} ions can be incorporated into nitrogen-rich Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z}O{sub z}N{sub 8-z}. The Eu{sup 2+} ion is found to occupy the 2b site in a hexagonal unit cell (P6{sub 3}/m) and directly connected by six adjacent nitrogen/oxygen atoms ranging 2.4850-2.5089 A. The calculated host band gaps by the relativistic DV-X{alpha} method are about 5.55 and 5.45 eV (without Eu{sup 2+} 4f5d levels) for x=0 and 0.013 in Eu{sub x}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-x}O{sub z+x}N{sub 8-z-x} (z=0.15), in which the top of the 5d orbitals overlap with the Si-3s3p and N-2p orbitals within the bottom of the conduction band of the host. Eu{sub x}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-x}O{sub z+x}N{sub 8-z-x} shows a strong green emission with a broad Eu{sup 2+} band centered at about 530 nm under UV to near-UV excitation range. The excitation and emission spectra are hardly modified by Eu concentration and dual-doping ions of Li and other alkaline-earth ions with Eu. Higher Eu concentrations can significantly quench the luminescence of Eu{sup 2+} and decrease the thermal quenching temperature. In addition, the emission spectrum can only be slightly tuned to the longer wavelengths ({approx}529-545 nm) by increasing z within the solid solution range of z<0.5. Furthermore, the luminescence intensity of Eu{sub x}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-x}O{sub z+x}N{sub 8-z-x} can be improved by increasing z and the dual-doping of Li and Ba. - Graphical abstract: Excitation and emission spectra of Eu{sub x}Si{sub 6-z}Al{sub z-x}O{sub z+x}N{sub 8-z-x} with the project of a 2x2x2 supercell crystal structure viewed along (001), in which red spheres are the Eu atoms.

• OSTI ID: 21212122
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 181, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.08.012; PII: S0022-4596(08)00439-8; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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