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Tunable emission colors via energy transfer in LiBaBO3:X (X = Ce3+, Eu2+, Mn2+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Tb3+) phosphors

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A series of single-phase LiBaBO3:Ce3+, AR (R = Eu2+, Mn2+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Tb3+) and LiBaBO3:Tb3+, BE (E = Mn2+, Dy3+, Sm3+) phosphors were prepared via a high-temperature solid-state method. The structure and luminescence properties of the phosphors are described. The optical property and energy transfer mechanism between Ce3+/Tb3+ and the rare earth (RE) ions or transition metal ion (Mn2+) are investigated in detail. The energy transfer, from Ce3+ to other ions, is attributed to the dipole–dipole interaction. The separation of the excitation spectrum and the quenching of 5D3 within Tb3+ can be influenced by the ions. More importantly, tunable emission colors are obtained from deep pink to yellow when ions were co-doped with Ce3+/Tb3+ during their sensitization in LiBaBO3, indicating LiBaBO3 may be a potential phosphor in LED (Light-emitting diode) application.

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The work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50902042); the Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists of Hebei Province, China (No. A2015201129); the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (Nos. A2014201035, E2014201037); the Education Office Research Foundation of Hebei Province, China (Nos. ZD2014036, QN2014085); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project (No. 2015M581311).

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    Shuchao Xu, Panlai Li, Zhijun Wang, Ting Li, Qiongyu Bai, Jiang Sun & Zhiping Yang

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Xu, S., Li, P., Wang, Z. et al. Tunable emission colors via energy transfer in LiBaBO3:X (X = Ce3+, Eu2+, Mn2+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Tb3+) phosphors. J Mater Sci 52, 2021–2034 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0490-7

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