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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
Volume 248, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119187
Keywords
Borate phosphor; Samarium; Judd-Ofelt analysis; Luminescent properties; White light emission; Bonding nature
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- United Arab Emirates University Program for Advanced Research (UPAR) [31S313]
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This study synthesized a Sr1.0Ba2.0B6O12:O.5Sm(3+) phosphor using the solid-state reaction method, and explored its spectroscopic properties including morphology, elemental composition, phase changes, crystallite phases, molecular vibrations, energy bandgap, bonding nature, and radiative properties. The phosphor emits cool-white light with high spectroscopic quality factor, stimulated-emission cross-section, quantum efficiency, and white-light emission, making it useful for display and lighting applications.
This study aims to explore the spectroscopic properties of a Sr1.0Ba2.0B6O12:O.5Sm(3+) phosphor synthesized using the solid-state reaction method. The morphology and elemental composition of the phosphor were determined using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, respectively. Phase changes and crystallite phases in the phosphor were studied using differential-scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction, respectively. Raman and Fourier-transform infrared spectra were used to identify the molecular vibrations in the phosphor. The energy bandgap and bonding nature of the phosphor were analyzed using the absorption spectrum. The nephelauxetic ratios determined from the absorption peaks revealed the presence of both ionic and covalent bonding in the phosphor. Judd-Ofelt parameters, along with radiative properties of the phosphor, were evaluated using the peaks in the absorption spectrum. Colorimetric analysis using the photoluminescence spectrum showed that the Sr1.0Ba2.0B6O12:0.5Sm(3+) phosphor emits a cool-white light. The higher values of the spectroscopic quality factor, stimulated-emission cross-section, quantum efficiency, and the white-light emission of the phosphor suggest that Sr1.0Ba2.0B6O12:0.5Sm(3+) is useful for display and lighting applications. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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