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Tunable luminescence and energy transfer properties in YVO4:Bi3+,Ln3+ (Ln = Dy, Sm, Eu) phosphors prepared by microwave sintering method

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YVO4:Bi3+,Ln3+ (Ln = Dy, Sm, Eu) phosphors were successful synthesized by microwave sintering method, and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscope, photoluminescence spectra, lifetime, quantum efficiency and general structure analysis system structure refinement. Refinement results indicated that the introduced ions occupy the sites of Y3+. Under 275 nm excitation, the luminescent intensity of YVO4:Bi3+ samples reach the maximum when Bi3+ concentration is 0.02, the broad excitation spectrum of YVO4:Bi3+ has a strongest peak at near 343 nm. Doped Bi3+ can effectively improve the emission intensity of YVO4:Ln3+. The energy transfer mechanism of Bi3+ → Ln3+ was dipole-quadrupole mechanism of electric multipole interaction. The critical distance (Rc) between Ln3+ and Bi3+ were calculated by concentration quenching method. Emitting color of YVO4:Bi3+,Ln3+ phosphors were tunable by adjusting Ln3+ content. In a word, the material has a good application prospects on light emitting diodes.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51602027). Jilin Provincial Department of education project (Grant No. JJKH20170607KJ).

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Yang, L., Mi, X., Su, J. et al. Tunable luminescence and energy transfer properties in YVO4:Bi3+,Ln3+ (Ln = Dy, Sm, Eu) phosphors prepared by microwave sintering method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 7941–7951 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-8887-5

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