“…Moreover, annealing of the blue YAG:Eu caused an increase of the intensity of photoluminescence peaks reportedly due to 5 D 1 → 7 F 2 , 5 D 2 → 7 F 4 , 5 D 0 → 7 F 1 , 5 D 2 → 7 F 5 , and 5 D 1 → 7 F 4 transitions of the Eu 3+ center at 590, 607, 624, 647, and 709 nm. However, these assignments are definitely incorrect (see for example refs − ). PL spectra under the 365 nm excitation of these YAG crystals grown under 100% Ar atmosphere in ref were shown only in the 550–750 nm spectral range, and therefore, it is impossible to determine whether there was any Eu 2+ emission in the blue region, i.e., below 550 nm.…”