Near-infrared afterglow enhancement of ZnGa 2 O 4 :Cr 3+ via regulating trap distribution guided by the VRBE diagram.

Autor: Huang S; School of Physical Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China. xxhan@gxu.edu.cn., Han X; School of Physical Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China. xxhan@gxu.edu.cn., Zeng C; School of Physical Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China. xxhan@gxu.edu.cn., Liang A; School of Physical Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China. xxhan@gxu.edu.cn., Zou B; School of Physical Science and Technology, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China. xxhan@gxu.edu.cn.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) [Dalton Trans] 2024 Jun 25; Vol. 53 (25), pp. 10744-10752. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 25.
DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01001a
Abstrakt: Lanthanide ions are commonly used as co-dopant ions for trap regulation in afterglow phosphors. However, rationally designing trap distribution to improve the afterglow performance remains challenging. Herein, the vacuum referred binding energy (VRBE) diagram was constructed to aid in the search for effective lanthanide ions to improve the near-infrared afterglow properties of ZnGa 2 O 4 :Cr 3+ . The constructed VRBE diagram indicates that Ln 3+ (Ln = Sm, Yb, Tb) ions can create traps in ZnGa 2 O 4 , which is confirmed by the luminescence characterization. Results show that doping with Ln 3+ (Ln = Sm, Yb, Tb) ions can significantly improve the afterglow intensity and duration of the phosphor due to the increased shallow trap density and trap depth. Among these samples, the Sm 3+ -doped sample exhibits the best afterglow properties. The afterglow enhancement mechanism by Ln 3+ doping is discussed in detail. This work not only presents the lanthanide ions that can be used to regulate the trap distribution of ZnGa 2 O 4 :Cr 3+ phosphors, but also provides new insights for the design of new afterglow phosphors with practical application value.
Databáze: MEDLINE