TY - JOUR

T1 - Incommensurately modulated structure and spectroscopic properties of CaGd2(MoO4)4

T2 - Ho3+/Yb3+phosphors for up-conversion applications

AU - Lim, Chang Sung

AU - Atuchin, Victor V.

AU - Aleksandrovsky, Aleksandr S.

AU - Molokeev, Maxim S.

AU - Oreshonkov, Aleksandr S.

PY - 2017/2/25

Y1 - 2017/2/25

N2 - CaGd2(MoO4)4:Ho3+/Yb3+phosphors doped by Ho3+and Yb3+(Ho3+= 0 and 0.05, and Yb3+= 0, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45 and 0.50) were successfully synthesized by the microwave sol-gel method. The synthesized particles, being formed after heat-treatment at 900 °C for 16 h, showed a well crystallized morphology. All compounds are (3 + 2)D incommensurately modulated with superspace group I41/a(α,β,0)00(-β,α,0)00. It was found that parameter (α2+ β2)1/2is proportional to cell parameter a for all studied compositions and, therefore, modulation vector k is the same for all known CaRE2(MoO4)4compounds. The modulation vector invariance is a specific and valuable feature of this type of the structure. Under the excitation at 980 nm, the doped particles exhibited the yellow emission composed of green (545-nm) and red (655-nm) emission bands due to frequency upconversion (UC). The pump power dependence and CIE chromaticity of the UC emission were evaluated. The shape of UC bands in CaGd2(MoO4)4:Ho3+/Yb3+is dependent on the Yb content due to the influence of the crystal field affecting a holmium ion. 13 Raman-active modes of the CaGd2(MoO4)4lattice were identified via a comparison of experimental Raman spectra and the lattice dynamics simulation results. Four additional Raman lines were found in the region of stretching vibrations and, at least, two additional modes are present in the bending mode region. These additional modes are ascribed to incommensurate crystal lattice modulation. Luminescence bands of Ho ions are severely broadened due to a statistical disorder in the CaGd2−xYby(MoO4)4lattice.

AB - CaGd2(MoO4)4:Ho3+/Yb3+phosphors doped by Ho3+and Yb3+(Ho3+= 0 and 0.05, and Yb3+= 0, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45 and 0.50) were successfully synthesized by the microwave sol-gel method. The synthesized particles, being formed after heat-treatment at 900 °C for 16 h, showed a well crystallized morphology. All compounds are (3 + 2)D incommensurately modulated with superspace group I41/a(α,β,0)00(-β,α,0)00. It was found that parameter (α2+ β2)1/2is proportional to cell parameter a for all studied compositions and, therefore, modulation vector k is the same for all known CaRE2(MoO4)4compounds. The modulation vector invariance is a specific and valuable feature of this type of the structure. Under the excitation at 980 nm, the doped particles exhibited the yellow emission composed of green (545-nm) and red (655-nm) emission bands due to frequency upconversion (UC). The pump power dependence and CIE chromaticity of the UC emission were evaluated. The shape of UC bands in CaGd2(MoO4)4:Ho3+/Yb3+is dependent on the Yb content due to the influence of the crystal field affecting a holmium ion. 13 Raman-active modes of the CaGd2(MoO4)4lattice were identified via a comparison of experimental Raman spectra and the lattice dynamics simulation results. Four additional Raman lines were found in the region of stretching vibrations and, at least, two additional modes are present in the bending mode region. These additional modes are ascribed to incommensurate crystal lattice modulation. Luminescence bands of Ho ions are severely broadened due to a statistical disorder in the CaGd2−xYby(MoO4)4lattice.

KW - Modulation

KW - Molybdate

KW - Raman

KW - Sol-gel synthesis

KW - Upconversion

KW - XRD

KW - PARTICLES

KW - LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES

KW - DEPENDENCE

KW - NANOPARTICLES

KW - PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES

KW - TEMPERATURE

KW - VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES

KW - CA

KW - SR

KW - BA

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U2 - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.06.134

DO - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.06.134

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85006747560

VL - 695

SP - 737

EP - 746

JO - Journal of Alloys and Compounds

JF - Journal of Alloys and Compounds

SN - 0925-8388

ER -