Journal
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 918, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165768
Keywords
Persistent infrared luminescence; Thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL); Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR); Trap depth; Tunnelling; Cr3+
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- Latvian Council of Science [LZP-2019/1-04 43]
- University of Latvia [8.2.2.0/20/I/0 06]
- European Union's [739508]
- CAMART2
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In this study, the broadband near-infrared persistent luminescence of a novel MgGeO3: Cr3+ material is reported. The luminescence can be excited by ultraviolet radiation and detected for more than 16 hours. The interaction between Cr3+ luminescence centers, oxygen-impurity complexes, and oxygen vacancy related trapping states is suggested as the cause of the observed bands. The study also reveals that athermal tunnelling directly to the luminescence centers is the main detrapping route for the trapped charge carriers in the MgGeO3: Cr3+ material. This research contributes to a better understanding of the luminescence mechanism of the material.
In this study, we report broadband near-infrared persistent luminescence of a novel MgGeO3: Cr3+ material. The luminescence can be excited by the ultraviolet radiation and detected for more than 16 h. Optical and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy experiments suggest that the observed bands appear as a result of interaction between Cr3+ luminescence centre and oxygen-impurity complexes and oxygen vacancy related trapping states. Thermally stimulated luminescence analysis revealed that the states are closely overlapping and lie relatively deep in the band gap with the activation energy exceeding 0.9 eV. The experimental data strongly suggest that the main detrapping route for the trapped charge carriers in the MgGeO3: Cr3+ material is athermal tunnelling directly to the luminescence centres.(C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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