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Emission and excitation spectra of ZnS:Cu microcrystals trapped in porous silica xerogels are presented. This system is characterized by intense, long-lived green emission at room temperature. It was observed that this emission was greatly reduced after compressing the xerogel samples.
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Strek, W., Dereń, P.J., Maruszewski, K. et al. Optical Behavior of ZnS:Cu Microcrystals Embedded in Porous Silica Gels. Journal of Fluorescence 9, 343–345 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020592109236
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