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Effect of crystal structure on the luminescence properties of CaF2-PrF3 solid solutions

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The structure and luminescent properties of lightly doped CaF2:Pr crystals and Ca0.65Pr0.35F2.35 solid solution have been studied. The results demonstrate that the evolution of the emission spectra of the crystals with increasing PrF3 concentration can be understood in terms of the structural changes in the fluorite solid solutions, namely, the formation of defect clusters.

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Original Russian Text © I.A. Boiaryntseva, A.V. Gektin, N.V. Shiran, 2013, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 206–210.

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Boiaryntseva, I.A., Gektin, A.V. & Shiran, N.V. Effect of crystal structure on the luminescence properties of CaF2-PrF3 solid solutions. Inorg Mater 49, 209–213 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168513020040

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