Optimization of luminescence properties of Tb3+-doped α-Sr2P2O7 phosphor synthesized by combustion method

Rare Metals - Tập 37 - Trang 587-593 - 2016
Nimesh Prafulbhai Patel1, Mangalampalli Srinivas1, Dhaval Modi1, Vishwnath Verma1, Kota Venkata Ramana Murthy2
1Luminescence Material Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
2Display Materials Laboratory Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

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In this paper, thermoluminescence (TL) properties of rare earth Tb3+-doped α-Sr2P2O7 were examined after β-irradiation and photoluminescence (PL) properties of samples were examined for proper excitation. All the samples were synthesized by high-temperature combustion method. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy characterization confirms the formation of pure α-phase with crystallized in orthorhombic structure of samples. The PL emission spectra of all samples exhibit characteristic green emission peaks of Tb3+ where the peak at 545 nm has the highest emission intensity for Tb3+ concentration of 5.0 mol%. The TL glow curves of β-irradiated Tb3+-doped α-Sr2P2O7 phosphors were recorded at different heating rates of 2, 4, and 6 K·s−1. TL curves of all sample exhibit combination of two peaks: peak at 420 K shifts toward higher temperature, while peak at 525 K remains unaffected with the increase in Tb3+ concentration as well as fading effect. The activation energy and kinetic parameters of the samples were evaluated using thermoluminescence peak shape method.

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