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Temperature-dependent characteristics of ZnO phosphors from synchrotron-based vacuum ultraviolet photoluminescence spectroscopy

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We report the temperature-dependent emission characteristics of ZnO phosphors in the range of 10 to 300 K measured using the synchrotron-based vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photoluminescence spectroscopy. The ZnO phosphors with different morphologies: pyramid-like and sheet-like synthesized via co-precipitation and solid-state reaction methods, respectively and reveal various defect emission bands in the UV-Vis-NIR region. In the ZnO phosphor having the sheet-like morphology, the CIE coordinates shift closer to the pure white region and the emission intensity decreases rapidly with the increase in the temperature. This is due to the strong electron–phonon interactions that level up the thermally active non-radiative recombination processes. These phosphors exhibit high thermal stability with acceptable Color Rendering Index and color quality scale values and are thus suitable for space applications spanning from detection to the utilization of VUV radiations.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge NSRRC, Hsinchu (Taiwan), for beam time and Prof. C. L. Dong, Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Taiwan, for motivation and helpful discussions.

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Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore (JNC/Synchrotron and Neutron/2018/IN-010); Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (IF160408).

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  1. Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143001, India

    Puneet Kaur,  Kriti, Simranpreet Kaur & Davinder Paul Singh

  2. Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Panjab University, Block-II, Sector-25, Chandigarh, 160014, India

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  3. Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

    Vishnu Kumar

  4. Inter University Accelerator Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India

    Asokan Kandasami

  5. Department of Physics & Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India

    Asokan Kandasami

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Kaur, P., Kriti, Rahul et al. Temperature-dependent characteristics of ZnO phosphors from synchrotron-based vacuum ultraviolet photoluminescence spectroscopy. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 137, 142 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02356-9

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