Structural Evolution and Effect of the Neighboring Cation on the Photoluminescence of Sr(LiAl3)1−x(SiMg3)xN4:Eu2+ Phosphors
- 8 April 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
- Vol. 58 (23), 7767-7772
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201903178
Abstract
In this study, a series of Sr(LiAl3)1−x(SiMg3)xN4:Eu2+ (SLA-SSM) phosphors were synthesized by a solid-solution process. The emission peak maxima of SLA-SSM range from 615 nm to 680 nm, which indicates structural differences in these materials. 7Li solid-state NMR spectroscopy was utilized to distinguish between the Li(1)N4 and Li(2)N4 tetrahedra in SLA-SSM. Differences in the coordination environments of the two Sr sites were found which explain the unexpected luminescent properties. Three discernible morphologies were detected by scanning electron microscopy. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence and decay times were used to understand the diverse environments of europium ions in the two strontium sites Sr1 and Sr2, which also support the NMR analysis. Moreover, X-ray absorption near-edge structure studies reveal that the Eu2+ concentration in SLA-SSM is much higher than that in in SrLiAl3N4:Eu2+ and SrSiMg3N4:Eu2+ phosphors. Finally, an overall mechanism was proposed to explain the how the change in photoluminescence is controlled by the size of the coordinated cation.Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 107-2113-M-002-008-MY3 and MOST 107-2923-M-002-004-MY3)
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