Utilizing Tb3+ as an energy transfer bridge to connect Eu(2+)-Sm3+ luminescent centers: realization of efficient Sm3+ red emission under near-UV excitation.

Yongchao Jia, Wei Lü, Ning Guo, Wenzhen Lü, Qi Zhao, Hongpeng You

State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 2013 Apr 4

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The Eu(2+) → Tb(3+) → Sm(3+) energy transfer scheme has been proposed to realize the sensitization of Sm(3+) ion emission by Eu(2+) ions. Following this energy transfer model, near-UV convertible Sm(3+)-activated orange phosphors have been obtained in Sr3Y(PO4)3:Eu(2+), Tb(3+), Sm(3+) powders.

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Yongchao Jia, Wei Lü, Ning Guo, Wenzhen Lü, Qi Zhao, Hongpeng You. Utilizing Tb3+ as an energy transfer bridge to connect Eu(2+)-Sm3+ luminescent centers: realization of efficient Sm3+ red emission under near-UV excitation. Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 2013 Apr 4;49(26):2664-6