Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1990, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (12): 1331.

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Luminescence Centers in BaFCl:Ce3+ and BaFCl : Gd3+ Crystals

Su Mian-zeng, Liao Chun-sheng   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871
  • Received:1990-08-30 Online:1990-12-24 Published:1990-12-24

Abstract: Rare earth ions RE3+ doped in BaFCl should randomly replace the sites of barium ion Ba2+ and form defects REBa·. Their extra one positive charge may be compensated by different negatively charged defects, possiblly introduced in the crystals during various preparation conditions. In these cases the charge compensation defects would influence the local environment of the doped rare earth ions, modifying their site symmetry, and therefore different types of luminescence centers should be formed. The authors have investigated the luminescence centers in Ce3+ and Gd3+ ions doped BaFCl crystsls by fluorescence spectroscopy for samples, synthesized or post-treated under various chemical conditions. There might exist two types of luminescence centers. One is related to the associates of RE3+with F'1, the other to the associates of RE3+ with O'F.

Key words: Luminescence centers, Rare earth, Barium fluorochloride

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