Abstract
Series of CaAl4O7:Eu3+ were firstly synthesized as high-purity luminescence ceramic powders by using Self-Propagating
Combustion Synthesis (SPCS) methods. XRD showed the unit cell of CaAl4O7:Eu3+ was confirmed monoclinic system and
belonged to C2/c space groups. Lattice constant refinement was a=1.2888nm, b=0.8887nm, c=0.5445nm, β=106.9264°,
Z=1. Luminescence spectra analysis indicated all peaks were attributed to 5D0→7FJ (J = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) transition at 578nm,
590nm, 616nm, 649nm and 701nm, respectively, and energy transfer coming from host to Eu3+ enhanced luminescence
intensity. FT-IR spectra investigated vibration feature of the samples. SEM revealed the samples had smooth surface, the
better crystallization and ~ 1 μm size.
Keywords
SPCS, CaAl4O7:Eu3+, Pure samples, Luminescence properties.
Citation
XIAO-PING LI, HONG-JUN DONG, JIN XIANG-JUN, Structure and luminescence properties of pure CaAl4O7:Eu3+ by self-propagating combustion synthesis, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 12, December 2009, pp.1276-1279 (2009).
Submitted at: Nov. 6, 2009
Accepted at: Nov. 23, 2009