Synthesis and properties of Rb2GeF6:Mn4+ red-emitting phosphors
Synthesis and properties of Rb2GeF6:Mn4+ red-emitting phosphors
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DOI:
10.7567/jjap.57.022601
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发表时间:
2018-02-01
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1.5
通讯作者:
Adachi, Sadao
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作者:
Sakurai, Shono;Nakamura, Toshihiro;Adachi, Sadao
Rb2GeF6:Mn4+ red-emitting phosphors were synthesized by coprecipitation and their structural and optical properties were investigated by laser microscopy observation, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, photoluminescence (PL) analysis, PL excitation (PLE) spectroscopy, and PL decay measurement. Single-crystalline ingots in the form of a hexagonal pyramid were prepared with a basal plane diameter of similar to 2mm. The XRD analysis suggested that Rb2GeF6 crystallizes in the hexagonal structure (C-6v(4) = P6(3)mc) with a = 0.5955nm and c = 0.9672 nm. The phosphor exhibited the strong Mn4+-related zero-phonon line (ZPL) emission peak typically observed in host crystals with piezoelectrically active lattices such as a hexagonal lattice. The quantum efficiencies of the bulk ingot and powdered samples were 87 and 74%, respectively, with nearly the same luminescence decay time of similar to 6 ms. The exact ZPL energies and related crystal-field and Racah parameters were obtained from the PL and PLE spectra by Franck-Condon analysis. Temperature-dependent PL intensities were analyzed from T = 20 to 500 K using a thermal quenching model by considering Bose-Einstein phonon statistics. A comparative discussion on the phosphor properties of Rb2GeF6:Mn4+ and Rb2MF6:Mn4+ with M = Si and Ti was also given. (C) 2018 The Japan Society of Applied Physics