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Measurement of the triboluminescent properties for europium and samarium tetrakis dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium

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Triboluminescence (TL) is the emission of cold light that is created when materials are fractured. Europium tetrakis dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium (EuD4TEA) is one of the brightest triboluminescent materials that exist. In 2010, efforts began to introduce additives to the synthesis to increase the triboluminescent yield of EuD4TEA. To date, this research has increased the overall emission yield of EuD4TEA by nearly two fold. This paper explores the effects of adding samarium to EuD4TEA. The effects of this additive on the decay time and photoluminescent emission spectra are reported. In addition, the effects of europium on samarium tetrakis dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium are also determined. The effects of europium on the decay time and photoluminescent emission spectra are also reported. Results will show that both additives have an adverse effect on the triboluminescent emission yield.

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  1. Teja R. Alapati

    Present address: Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

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  1. Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, Alabama A&M University, PO Box 1268, Normal, Alabama, 35762, USA

    Kamala N. Bhat, Ross S. Fontenot, Raja Surabhi & Mohan D. Aggarwal

  2. Department of Physics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO Box 44210, Lafayette, LA, 70504, USA

    Ross S. Fontenot & William A. Hollerman

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Bhat, K.N., Fontenot, R.S., Surabhi, R. et al. Measurement of the triboluminescent properties for europium and samarium tetrakis dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium. Electron. Mater. Lett. 10, 1149–1153 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-014-3378-1

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