Synthesis optimization and charge carrier transfer mechanism in LiLuSiO₄:Ce, Tm storage phosphor

LiLuSiO₄:Ce and LiLuSiO₄:Ce, Tm show very efficient charge carrier storage properties upon beta irradiation after samples have received treatment in vacuum. They outperform the commercial storage phosphor BaFBr(I):Eu²⁺ in many aspects. The influence of the synthesis conditions, Ce and Tm concentration,...

Thermal quenching of Eu2+ emission in Ca- and Sr-Ga2S4 in relation with VRBE schemes

Structural and optical properties of MGa2S4 (M = Mg, Zn, Ca, Sr, Ba) compounds have been compared, and the vacuum referred binding energy (VRBE) schemes were constructed for the lanthanide ions in the iso-structural compounds CaGa2S4 and SrGa2S4 employing literature data. The VRBE of an electron in the 5d excited state of Eu2+ was found at 0.75...