“…The excitation spectrum monitored at blue emission from Dy 3+ ion indicates several bands. Dy 3+ with 4f 9 configuration has complicated f-block energy levels, therefore various possible transitions between these levels are highly selective, and show sharp line spectra [45]. The excitation spectrum in the range of 250-400 nm is due to f → f transition of Dy 3+ ion having highest intensity peak at 348 nm, which is assigned due to 6 h 15/2 → 6 m 21/2 transition.…”