Sodium samarium borate Na 3 Sm(BO 3 ) 2 , was prepared by a flux method and structurally characterized by single-crystal structure analysis for the first time. The results show that it crystallizes in the monoclinic system P2 1 /n, with a = 6.5667(3) Å, b = 8.7675(4) Å, c = 10.1850(5), β = 90.86 • , V = 586.32(5) Å 3 and Z = 4. The structure contains NaO 7 , NaO 6 , NaO 5 , SmO 8 , and BO 3 units, which are interconnected via corner-or edge-sharing O atoms into a three-dimensional structure. The excitation spectra, emission spectra, decay time, and Commission International de l'Éclairage (CIE) chromaticity index of Na 3 Sm(BO 3 ) 2 were studied. Under near light excitation (406 nm), the powdered Na 3 Sm(BO 3 ) 2 shows the orange-red emission, which originates from the 4 G 5/2 → 6 H 9/2 and 4 G 5/2 → 6 H 7/2 transformation of Sm 3+ ion.
A series of orthophosphates NaLn(PO) (Ln = lanthanoids) have for a long time been known as good luminescent materials, yet their crystal structures have not been studied in full detail. In this work, compound NaLa(PO) was prepared using molten salt (flux) method and for the first time was structurally determined on X-ray single-crystal diffraction data. Interestingly, it crystallizes in the four-dimensional incommensurately modulated structure with orthorhombic superspace group Pca2(0β0)000 and modulation wave vector q = 0.387b*. Furthermore, to evaluate the potentiality of NaLa(PO) to be used as a luminescent host material, 5 mol % Eu, Tb, and Dy doped phosphors were prepared, respectively. The excitation spectra, emission spectra, decay time, quantum efficiency, and the color purity of prepared phosphors, NaLaEu(PO), NaLaTb(PO), and NaLaDy(PO), were studied.
Single crystals of two cesium rare-earth molybdates CsLn(MoO4)2(Ln=Eu, Tb) have been prepared using the high temperature molten salt (flux) method. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that they crystallize in the orthorhombic space groupPccm(No. 49) and features a 2D layer structure that is composed of [Ln(MoO4)2]∞and [Cs]∞layers. Under near-UV light excitation, emission spectrum of CsEu(MoO4)2consists of several sharp lines due to the characteristic electronic transitions of Eu3+ions, whereas CsTb(MoO4)2exhibits characteristic green emission of Tb3+ions.
A new borate compound K3GdB6O12 has been prepared using a high temperature flux method and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The structure can be described as a three-dimensional framework that is composed of [B5O10]5− groups, K+ ions and Gd3+ ions. In this structure, one crystallographic distinct site is mixed occupied by K and Gd atoms at the molar ratio of 1:1. Furthermore, Sm3+ ion was used as the activator to test primary of K3GdB6O12 to be used as a luminescent host matrix. A series of phosphors K3Gd1−xB6O12:xSm3+ were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction. The photoluminescence properties and concentration quenching of the prepared phosphors were investigated. The results show that K3Gd1−xB6O12:xSm3+ can be efficiently excited by near-UV light. K3Gd1−xB6O12:xSm3+ might be a promising candidate for visual display and solid-state lighting as an orange emission phosphor.
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