“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] However, the analysis of the photoluminescence (PL) properties has not yet been completed owing to their structureless broadband spectra and unknown site symmetries in the host lattice. 12 There have been many studies on the PL properties of Sn 2þ -activated alkali halides, such as NaCl:Sn 2þ , 13,14 KCl:Sn 2þ , [15][16][17][18] KBr:Sn 2þ , 16,[19][20][21][22] and KI:Sn 2þ . 19,23,24 Unlike monovalent ions (In þ , Tl þ , etc.…”