Structural and spectroscopic properties of pure and doped LiCe(PO{sub 3}){sub 4}

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2015.04.062· OSTI ID:22475912

Horchani-Naifer, K. ^[1]; Dammak, M. ^[2]; Ferid, M. ^[1]

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1. Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Matériaux Minéraux et leurs Applications, Centre National des Recherches en Sciences des Matériaux, Technopole de Borj Cedria, 6 BP 73, 8027 Soliman (Tunisia)
2. Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique, Université de Sfax, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, BP 1171, 3000 Sfax (Tunisia)

Graphical abstract: Emission and excitation and spectra of Eu{sup 3+} doped LiCe(PO{sub 3}){sub 4} host lattice with 1, 2, 3 and 4 mol%. - Highlights: • Europium–doped LiCe(PO{sub 3}){sub 4} were prepared by flux method. • It was analyzed by infrared and Raman spectroscopy, and luminescence spectroscopy. • LiCe(PO{sub 3}){sub 4} doped with Eu{sup 3+} ions as luminophore host materials to produce an intense red. - Abstract: Single crystals of LiCe(PO{sub 3}){sub 4} polyphosphate have been synthesized by the flux method and its structural and luminescence properties have been investigated. This compound crystallizes in the space group C2/c with unit cell dimensions a = 16.52(7) Å, b = 7.09(4) Å, c = 9.83 (4)Å, β = 126.29(4)°, Z = 8 and V = 927.84(3) Å{sup 3}. The obtained polytetraphosphate exhibits very small crystals and the dopant Eu{sup 3+} ions were successfully incorporated into the sites of Ce{sup 3+} ions of the host lattice. The spectroscopy properties confirm the potentiality of present LiCe(PO{sub 3}){sub 4} doped with Eu{sup 3+} ions as luminophore host materials to produce an intense red luminescence at 628 nm corresponding to {sup 5}D{sub 0} → {sup 7}F{sub 2} emission level and have significant importance in the development of emission optical systems.

• OSTI ID: 22475912
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Journal Name: Materials Research Bulletin Vol. 70; ISSN MRBUAC; ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
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EUROPIUM ADDITIONS
EXCITATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
LATTICE PARAMETERS
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LUMINESCENCE
MONOCLINIC LATTICES
MONOCRYSTALS
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
PHOSPHATES
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
SPACE GROUPS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION