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Synthesis and luminescent properties of nanocrystalline CaYAlO4: Sm3+ phosphors

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Abstract

Nanocrystalline CaYAlO4:Sm3+ phosphors were synthesized by a citrate-based sol-gel method. After annealing at 1000°C, the closely packed particles with pure tetragonal crystalline structure were observed. The photoluminescence spectra exhibited the emission peaks of 565nm (4G5/26H5/2), 600nm (4G5/26H7/2), and 650nm (4G5/26H9/2) under an excitation wavelength of 409nm. The optimum concentration of CaYAlO4:Sm3+ phosphors was found to be 2mol%. The lifetimes were measured to analyze the effect of Sm3+ concentration in CaYAlO4 host lattice. And similar emissions of cathode-luminescence (CL) spectra were also observed. By increasing the accelerating voltage from 1 to 5kV, the CL intensity was linearly increased.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)374-377
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research
Volume250
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2013

Keywords

  • Luminescence
  • Luminescent decay profile
  • Sol-gel method

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