Search
Abstract
This paper explores the connection between the H3BO3 flux concentration and the co-existence of Eu2+ and Eu3+ dopants within CaMgSi2O6 crystals (diopside). The samples were synthesised using a solid-state synthesis method under varying atmospheric conditions, including oxidative (air), neutral (N2), and reductive (H2/N2 mixture) environments. Additionally, some materials underwent chemical modification by partially substituting Si4+ with Al3+ ions acting as charge compensation defects stabilizing Eu3+ luminescence. Depending on the specific synthesis conditions, the materials predominantly displayed either the orange-red luminescence of Eu3+ (under oxidising conditions) or the blue luminescence of Eu2+; however, the comprehensive results confirmed the co-existence of Eu3+/Eu2+ luminescence in both cases. This work shows that varying flux concentrations added during synthesis significantly affect the relative strength of Eu2+ and Eu3+ emissions in a manner dependent on the synthesis atmosphere. The emission of Eu2+ increases with a higher flux concentration in materials synthesised under oxidative and neutral atmospheres independent of the chemical modification. In contrast, for materials obtained under a reductive atmosphere, the changes in the Eu3+ emission intensity depended on the presence or absence of Al3+ ions namely the increase of flux increased the Eu3+ intensity in the case of unmodified materials and decreased in the Al-modified ones. All observed effects were qualitatively explained considering the double role of the flux in the studied system, which besides facilitating the diffusion of chemical species during synthesis acts as a charge compensating agent by creating B′Si centres stabilizing Eu3+ emission.
Citations
-
0
CrossRef
-
0
Web of Science
-
0
Scopus
Authors (7)
-
N. Górecka
- Uniwersytet Gdański
-
Tadeusz Lesniewski
- Uniwersytet Gdański
-
Sebastian Mahlik
- Uniwersytet Gdański
-
Y.-T. Tsai
- cResearch Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica
-
Aleksandra Bielicka-giełdoń dr
- Uniwersytet Gdański
-
Karol Szczodrowski
- Uniwersytet Gdański
Cite as
Full text
full text is not available in portal
Keywords
Details
- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Published in:
-
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
no. 53,
pages 6386 - 6398,
ISSN: 1477-9226 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2024
- Bibliographic description:
- Górecka N., Lesniewski T., Mahlik S., Łapiński M., Tsai Y., Bielicka-giełdoń A., Szczodrowski K.: Controlling the europium oxidation state in diopside through flux concentration// DALTON TRANSACTIONS -, (2024),
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1039/d3dt04160c
- Sources of funding:
-
- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
seen 48 times
Recommended for you
Photoluminescence of partially reduced Eu2+/Eu3+ active centers in a NaF–Al2O3–P2O5 glassy matrix with tunable smooth spectra
- T. Pietrzak,
- A. Gołębiewska,
- J. Płachta
- + 4 authors
A novel luminescent chemical sensor for the determination of Pb 2+ and Cu 2+ ions
- A. Klonkowski,
- M. Orłowska,
- J. Ryl
Novel inorganic xerogels doped with CaWO 4 :xDy: Synthesis, characterization and luminescence properties
- B. Grobelna,
- A. Synak,
- D. Głowaty
- + 5 authors