Luminescence of Sb/sup 3 +/ in rare earth orthoborates LnBO/sub 3/ (Ln = Sc, Y, La, Gd, Lu)

Journal Article · Sat Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 1986 · J. Solid State Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4596(86)90050-2· OSTI ID:7202261

Oomen, E W.J.L.; van Gorkom, L C.G.; Smit, W M.A.; Blasse, G

The luminescence of several Sb/sup 3 +/-activated rare earth orthoborates (LnBO/sub 3/-Sb/sup 3 +/; Ln = Sc, Y, La, Gd, Lu) are reported. In all compositions the Stokes shift of the Sb/sup 3 +/ luminescence is rather large, resulting in rather low quenching temperatures (200 K or lower). The Stokes shift appears to be dependent on the coordination number and on the radius of the host lattice cation. This is explained from the assumed tendency of the Sb/sup 3 +/ ion to occupy an off-center position which becomes more apparent when the space available for the Sb/sup 3 +/ ion increases. The present results are compared with those on LnBO/sub 3/-Bi/sup 3 +/. It appears that the Stokes shift of the Bi/sup 3 +/ luminescence is more sensitive to the host lattice and is smaller than the Stokes shift of the Sb/sup 3 +/ luminescence. This is explained by the large radius of the Bi/sup 3 +/ ion compared to the Sb/sup 3 +/ ion. In GdBO/sub 3/-Sb/sup 3 +/ thermally activated energy transfer is observed from Gd/sup 3 +/ to Sb/sup 3 +/.

• Research Organization: State Univ., Ultrecht, Netherlands
• OSTI ID: 7202261
• Journal Information: J. Solid State Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Solid State Chem.; (United States) Vol. 65:2; ISSN JSSCB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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