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Photoluminescence and long persistent luminescence properties of a novel green emitting phosphor Sr3TaAl3Si2O14:Tb3+

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A series of green emitting persistent phosphors Sr3TaAl3Si2O14:Tb3+ were synthesized via a conventional solid-state reaction method. These phosphors show a green persistent luminescence dominated at ~542 nm at room temperature after irradiated by 254 nm ultraviolet light for minutes. X-ray diffraction, scanning micrograph images, photoluminescence spectra, decay curves, afterglow spectra and thermal luminescence were performed to investigate the physical properties of the persistent phosphors. The influence of Tb3+ concentrations on the photoluminescence and long persistent luminescence properties was studied. The optimal concentration of Tb3+ ions for the best afterglow characteristic was experimentally to be 0.5 mol%. A feasible model was proposed on the basis of experimental results to discuss mechanism of long afterglow in Sr3TaAl3Si2O14:Tb3+ in detail.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21471038) and the National High Technology Research and Development Programs of China (2013AA03A101).

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    Feihong Xue, Yihua Hu, Guifang Ju, Li Chen, Miao He, Tao Wang, Yahong Jin, Shaoan Zhang & Jun Lin

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Xue, F., Hu, Y., Ju, G. et al. Photoluminescence and long persistent luminescence properties of a novel green emitting phosphor Sr3TaAl3Si2O14:Tb3+ . Appl. Phys. A 122, 612 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0139-z

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