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Multifunctional Sodium Lanthanide Silicates: From Blue Emitters and Infrared S‐Band Amplifiers to X‐Ray Phosphors
Author(s) -
Ananias D.,
Ferreira A.,
Carlos L.D.,
Rocha J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200304474
Subject(s) - lanthanide , terbium , phosphor , thulium , materials science , infrared , infrared spectroscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , molar ratio , optoelectronics , luminescence , doping , optics , ion , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , chromatography , biochemistry , catalysis
A judicious choice of the lanthanide cation and its content in the Na 3 (Y 1– a M a )Si 3 O 9 (M=Tm 3+ , Tb 3+ ; a = 0–1) system allows the optical properties to be tuned over a very wide range. The materials have the same framework structure and encompass thulium‐based blue‐ and infrared‐emitters and terbium‐based X‐ray phosphors (see spectra in Figure). The emission can be controlled in some infrared regions by varying the Y 3+ /Tm 3+ molar ratio.
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