Open AccessPhoto-induced charge state conversion of Eu2+ in Ca2ZnSi2O7
Author(s) -
Hayato Kamioka,
Masahiro Hirano,
Hideo Hosono
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1089-7550
pISSN - 0021-8979
DOI - 10.1063/1.3213360
Subject(s) - melilite , ion , excitation , atomic physics , europium , materials science , tetragonal crystal system , laser , chemistry , optics , crystal structure , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , spinel , crystallography
Eu2+ doped sorosilicate Ca2ZnSi2O7 (melilite) exhibits a broad band emission peaking at ~600 nm (~2 eV) due to the electric dipole allowed transition of 4f65d1 to 4f7 of Eu2+ by an excitation with blue light (460 nm). Strong O2− ligand field with low symmetry due to the layered tetragonal crystallographic structure of the melilite may play a dominant role in lowering the emission band energy to ~2 eV. In addition, line emissions attributable to the transitions from 5D0 to 7FJ of Eu3+ ions are detected by an excitation with deep UV light with sub-360 nm wavelengths. This is due to the formation of transient Eu3+ ions via charge transfer from Eu2+ to the matrix. The lifetime of the transient Eu3+ ion is found to be 58 ms by a pump-probe measurement, in which UV pulse laser and green continuous wave laser are employed as pump and probe lights, respectively. Based on these results, the energy diagram of Eu2+ in Ca2ZnSi2O7 is proposed
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