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Energy level location of divalent and trivalent lanthanides in calcium aluminosilicate materials

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Ca2Al2SiO7 (CAS) doped with Eu3+, Ce3+, and Tb3+ ions (1 mol%) were synthesized by solid-state reaction at 1280 °C and spectroscopic studies of the prepared samples were performed by photoluminescence and photoluminescence excitation spectra at room temperature. Energies of the lowest f-d transition of Ce3+ ions and charge transfer process of Eu3+ ions obtained from photoluminescence excitation spectra were used to predict the energy levels of all divalent and trivalent lanthanides relative to the valence and conduction bands of CAS host lattice and to construct the host referred binding energy and vacuum referred binding energy schemes. The predicted energies for Tb3+ ions are in good agreement with experimental energies indicating the obtained energy level scheme provides a better understanding of the luminescent processes in Ca2Al2SiO7 material.

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This research is funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 103.03-2018.323.

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  1. Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam

    Nguyen Ngoc Trac, Ho Van Tuyen & Nguyen Ha Vi

  2. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam

    Ho Van Tuyen, Le Van Khoa Bao & Nguyen Ha Vi

  3. Department for Management of Scientific Research, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam

    Le Van Khoa Bao

  4. NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    A. N. H. Thuan

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Trac, N.N., Van Tuyen, H., Van Khoa Bao, L. et al. Energy level location of divalent and trivalent lanthanides in calcium aluminosilicate materials. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 4239–4247 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-05168-8

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