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The comparison: photoluminescence and afterglow behavior in CaSnO3:Dy3+ and Ca2SnO4:Dy3+ phosphors

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This paper reports the comparison of photoluminescence and afterglow behavior of Dy3+ in CaSnO3 and Ca2SnO4 phosphors. The samples containing CaSnO3 and Ca2SnO4 were prepared via solid-state reaction. The properties have been characterized and analyzed by utilizing X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence spectroscope (PLS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), afterglow spectroscopy (AS) and thermal luminescence spectroscope (TLS). The emission spectra revealed that CaSnO3:Dy3+ and Ca2SnO4:Dy3+ phosphors showed different photoluminescence. The Ca2SnO4:Dy3+ phosphor showed a typical 4F9/2 to 6Hj energy transition of Dy3+ ions, with three significant emissions centering around 482, 572 and 670 nm. However, the CaSnO3:Dy3+ phosphor revealed a broad T1 → S0 transitions of Sn2+ ions. The XPS demonstrate the existence of Sn2+ ions in CaSnO3 phosphor caused by the doping of Dy3+ ions. Both the CaSnO3:Dy3+ and Ca2SnO4:Dy3+ phosphors showed a typical triple-exponential afterglow when the UV source switched off. Thermal simulated luminescence study indicated that the persistent afterglow of CaSnO3:Dy3+ and Ca2SnO4:Dy3+ phosphors was generated by the suitable electron or hole traps which were resulted from the doping the calcium stannate host with rare-earth ions (Dy3+).

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Zhang, B., Shi, M., Zhang, D. et al. The comparison: photoluminescence and afterglow behavior in CaSnO3:Dy3+ and Ca2SnO4:Dy3+ phosphors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 11624–11630 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6964-9

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