Tunable Luminescence and Energy Transfer of Sr3B2O6:Ce3+, Sm3+ Phosphors with Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Crystal Structure, Morphology and Phase Purity
3.2. Luminescence Properties of Sm3+ in SBO Host
3.3. Luminescence Properties of SBO:0.01Ce3+ Sample
3.4. Luminescence of Sm3+, Ce3+ Co-Doped Samples and Ce3+-Sm3+ ET Dynamics
3.5. Color Variation under Different Excitation Conditions of Samples and Their Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Applications
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Atom | x | y | z | Occ. | Biso |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sr | 0.3554(1) | 0 | 0.2500 | 0.9966 | 1.1227(13) |
Sm | 0.3554(1) | 0 | 0.2500 | 0.0017 | 1.3435(13) |
Na | 0.3554(1) | 0 | 0.2500 | 0.0017 | 0.9375(21) |
B | 0 | 0 | 0.1185(8) | 1 | 1.3979(20) |
O | 0.1601(4) | 0.0118(5) | 0.1156(2) | 1 | 1.1704(42) |
Samples | SBO:0.01Ce3+ | SBO:0.10Sm3+ | SBO:0.01Ce3+, 0.10Sm3+ |
---|---|---|---|
a (Å) | 9.042(1) | 9.039(2) | 9.038(2) |
c (Å) | 12.570(3) | 12.567(3) | 12.565(3) |
V (Å3) | 890.3(2) | 889.5(1) | 889.2(3) |
Sm3+ Concentration | CA (×1025 m−3) | CDA (×10−53 m6/s) | Radj2 |
---|---|---|---|
0.01 | 6.742 | 2.740 | 0.9975 |
0.02 | 13.48 | 3.338 | 0.9978 |
0.03 | 20.23 | 3.856 | 0.9974 |
0.05 | 33.71 | 4.542 | 0.9973 |
0.10 | 67.42 | 4.175 | 0.9973 |
average | - | 3.730 | - |
Sm3+ Concentration | CA (×1025 m−3) | CDA (×10−49 m6/s) | Radj2 |
---|---|---|---|
0.005 | 3.371 | 0.8791 | 0.9978 |
0.01 | 6.742 | 2.424 | 0.9983 |
0.02 | 13.48 | 1.393 | 0.9983 |
0.03 | 20.23 | 2.359 | 0.9978 |
0.05 | 33.71 | 4.089 | 0.9984 |
0.10 | 67.42 | 2.464 | 0.9982 |
average | - | 2.268 | - |
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Ou, Y.; Wei, J.; Liang, H. Tunable Luminescence and Energy Transfer of Sr3B2O6:Ce3+, Sm3+ Phosphors with Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Applications. Materials 2022, 15, 5189. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155189
Ou Y, Wei J, Liang H. Tunable Luminescence and Energy Transfer of Sr3B2O6:Ce3+, Sm3+ Phosphors with Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Applications. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5189. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155189
Chicago/Turabian StyleOu, Yiyi, Junyu Wei, and Hongbin Liang. 2022. "Tunable Luminescence and Energy Transfer of Sr3B2O6:Ce3+, Sm3+ Phosphors with Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Applications" Materials 15, no. 15: 5189. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155189