Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1989, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (6): 571.

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The Sensitization of Tb3+ Luminescence by Ce3+ in Lanthanum Silicophosphates

Huang Zhupo, Ma Guoling   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing
  • Received:1987-10-14 Online:1989-06-24 Published:1989-06-24

Abstract: We studied the emission and excitation spectra of Tb3+-activated as and Ce3+ and Tb3+-coactivated 2O3·0.01 SiO2·0.95 P2O5. Though the comparison between emission and excitation spectra, we have found that luminescence of Tb3+ is greatly sensitized and enhanced in the presence of Ce3+ .The effect of temperature on the luminescence of Tb3+- activated as well as Ce3+ and Tb3+ -coactivated phosphorus was studied.The energy transfer efficiency from Ce3+ to Tb3+ was calculated to be more than 95%. The mechanism of energy transfer from Ce3+ to Tb3+ has been shown to be a resonance process.The phosphorus shows different concentration quenching conditions under various types of excitation. The higher the excitation energy, the smaller the concentration at which the quenching starts to occur. The optimum concentration for Tb3+ emission under different excitations was determined.

Key words: Cerium, Terbium, Sensitization, Silicophosphate, Luminescence

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