Photoluminescence and excited states dynamics in PbWO4:Pr3+ crystals

Luminescence and photo-thermally stimulated defects creation processes are studied for a Pr3+-doped PbWO4 crystal at 4.2-400 K under excitation in the band-to-band, exciton, and charge-transfer transitions regions, as well as in the Pr3+-related absorption bands. Emission spectra of Pr3+ centers depend on the excitation energy, indicating the presence of Pr3+ centers of two types. The origin of these centers is discussed. The 2.03-2.06 eV emission, arising from the D-1(2) -> H-3(4) transitions of Pr3+ ions, is found to be effectively excited in a broad intense absorption band peaking at 4.2 K at 3.92 eV. By analogy with some other Pe(3+)-doped compounds, this band is suggested to arise from an electron transfer from an impurity Pr3+ ion to the crystal lattice W6+ or Pb2+ ions. The dynamics of the Pr3+-related excited states is clarified. In the PbWO4:Pr crystal studied, the concentration of single oxygen and lead vacancies as traps for electrons and holes is found to be negligible

Crystal structure and luminescence properties of LiYP4O12:Ce3+LiYP_{4}O_{12}:Ce^{3+} phosphor

LiYP(4)O(12) polyphosphate doped with Ce(3+) ions was prepared by the melt solution technique. The crystal structure, interatomic distances, and atom coordination numbers were determined using x-ray powder diffraction. A study of the spectral-kinetic luminescent properties was performed employing excitation with pulsed radiation from a synchrotron (UV-VUV range) and a laboratory x-ray source. The characteristics of Ce(3+) luminescence, namely the emission doublet maxima at 3.97 and 3.72 eV and the 4f-5d excitation maxima at 4.20, 5.11, 5.40, 5.65 and 6.55 eV, are discussed in terms of crystal field splitting in a low-symmetry site of the LiYP(4)O(12) host lattice. The location of the Ce(3+) energy levels with respect to the valence and conduction bands of the LiYP(4)O(12) host is estimated from the temperature dependence of the decay time measured for Ce(3+) 5d-4f luminescence