Long persistent phosphors—from fundamentals to applications

Yang Li, Mindaugas Gecevicius and Jianrong Qiu

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, 45, 2090
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Crystal field modulation-control, bandgap engineering and shallow/deep traps tailoring-guided design of a color-tunable long-persistent phosphor (Ca, Sr)Ga4O7:Mn2+,Bi3+

Weixin Zheng, Haoyi Wu, Guifang Ju, Zhong Mo, Huafeng Dong, Yihua Hu and Yahong Jin

Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 253
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Color-tunable persistent luminescence in oxyfluoride glass and glass ceramic containing Mn2+:α-Zn2SiO4 nanocrystals

Tao Hu, Hang Lin, Ju Xu, Bo Wang, Jiaomei Wang and Yuansheng Wang

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 1479
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A thermal-sensitizing and thermochromic phosphor

Xue Tang, Xiaodong Li, Zehua Zou, Zhidong Ma, Jiachi Zhang, Zhaofeng Wang, Zhipeng Ci, Deyin Wang, Shanglong Peng, Huihui Li and Yuhua Wang

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 10369
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Sc dopant induced tailoring of persistent luminescence in Na3YSi3O9:Eu2+ for information recording

Kang Zhang, Bo Wang, Tianpeng Liu, Hongxiang An, Shuwei Deng, Zhiyu Hu, Youchao Kong and Qingguang Zeng

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 15967
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Structure, photoluminescence and abnormal thermal quenching behavior of Eu2+-doped Na3Sc2(PO4)3: a novel blue-emitting phosphor for n-UV LEDs

Xicheng Wang, Zhengyan Zhao, Quansheng Wu, Chuang Wang, Qian Wang, Li Yanyan and Yuhua Wang

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 8795
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Color selective manipulation in Li2ZnGe3O8:Mn2+ by multiple-cation substitution on different crystal-sites

Jinge Cheng, Panlai Li, Zhijun Wang, Zhenling Li, Miaomiao Tian, Chao Wang and Zhiping Yang

Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 4293
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Highly efficient and robust multi-color afterglow of ZnO nanoparticles

Chun Sun, Jiachen Han, Yiwei Zhao, Xiaohui Liu, Chao Fan and Kai Lian

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 13278
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Blue-yellow multicolor phosphor, Eu2+-activated Li3NaSiO4: Excellent thermal stability and quenching mechanism

Masato Iwaki, Shota Kumagai, Shoma Konishi, Atsuya Koizumi, Takuya Hasegawa, Kazuyoshi Uematsu, Atsushi Itadani, Kenji Toda and Mineo Sato

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, 776, 1016
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Simultaneous oxidation of Mn2+ to Mn4+ by devitrification of transparent glassy Na2Ge4O9: Mn

Aysh Y. Madkhli

Ceramics International, 2024, 50, 24913
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Time-dependent multicolor evolution of photoluminescence and afterglow in lanthanide-doped gallate

Yuzhu Yang, Peng Zhang, Wanying Xie, Zenggang Lin, Xuan Miao, Sixia Li, Haining Wang and Weisheng Liu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 476, 146487
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Trap distribution and photo‐stimulated luminescence in LaSrAl3O7:Eu2+ long‐lasting phosphors for optical data storage

Bo Wang, Hongwei Wang, Jianhui Huang, Jiangcong Zhou and Pengfei Liu

J Am Ceram Soc, 2020, 103, 315
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Superlong and Color-Tunable Red Persistent Luminescence and Photostimulated Luminescence Properties of NaCa2GeO4F:Mn2+,Yb3+ Phosphor

Zhenbin Wang, Wenxiang Wang, Hui Zhou, Jiachi Zhang, Shanglong Peng, Zhengyan Zhao and Yuhua Wang

Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 12822
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Structural, persistent luminescence properties and trap characteristics of an orthosilicate phosphor: LiGaSiO4:Mn2+

Xiaodong Li, Xue Tang, Zhenbin Wang, Zehua Zou, Jiachi Zhang, Zhipeng Ci and Yuhua Wang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 721, 512
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How to tune trap properties of persistent phosphor: Photostimulated persistent luminescence of NaLuGeO4:Bi3+,Cr3+ tailored by trap engineering

Zehua Zou, Xue Tang, Chen Wu, Deyin Wang, Jiachi Zhang, Zhipeng Ci, Shanshan Du and Yuhua Wang

Materials Research Bulletin, 2018, 97, 251
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Boosting the photochromic property of KSr2Nb5O15-based ceramics through an indirect vacancy-regulation strategy

Shuyao Cao, Yufan Zhang, Qirui Zou, Qinfu Zhao, Fang Kang, Qiwei Zhang, Leilei Li, Qian Chen, Ziyi Xu, Weiguo Wang and Feng Gao

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 485, 150080
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Luminescence properties of a new green emitting long afterglow phosphor Ca14Zn6Ga10O35:Mn2+,Ge4+

Bin Jiang, Fengfeng Chi, Lu Zhao, Xiantao Wei, Yonghu Chen and Min Yin

Journal of Luminescence, 2019, 206, 234
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Tuneable Persistent Luminescence of Novel Mg3y2ge3o12 Garnet

Guna Krieke, Guna Doke, Andris Antuzevics, Inga Pudza, Alexei Kuzmin and Edmund Welter

SSRN Journal, 2022
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Nonequivalent Substitution and Charge-Induced Emitter-Migration Design of Tuning Spectral and Duration Properties of NaCa2GeO4F:Mn2+ Persistent Luminescent Phosphor

Zhenbin Wang, Lin Feng, Jiachi Zhang, Zhipeng Ci, Zhiya Zhang and Yuhua Wang

Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 7988
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Optical properties of near infrared persistent phosphor CaZnGe2O6: Cr3+, M3+ (M3+ = B3+; Al3+; Ga3+)

Guna Doke, Aija Kalnina, Janis Cipa, Maris Springis and Anatolijs Sarakovskis

Solid State Communications, 2022, 354, 114894
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Research Advances on Human-Eye-Sensitive Long Persistent Luminescence Materials

Yuhua Wang and Haijie Guo

Front. Chem., 2021, 9
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Photoluminescence properties, Judd-Ofelt and quantum analysis of novel Ba3Y2B4O12:Eu3+ phosphor for display application

C.M. Nandanwar, A.N. Yerpude, M.A. Patwardhan, N.S. Kokode and R.L. Kohale

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 143941
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Broadband near‐infrared (NIR) emitting Cr3+‐doped La3Ga5SnO14 phosphor with long persistent and photostimulated persistent luminescence

Zhiyu Hu, Yayin Zhang, Zijun Li, Weirui Chen, Zhan Du and Bo Wang

Luminescence, 2024, 39
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Theoretical method to select appropriate codopants as efficient foreign electron traps for Lu_3Al_2Ga_3O_12:Tb^3+/Ln^3+ persistent phosphor

Zhenbin Wang, Wenxiang Wang, Jiachi Zhang, Xin Ji, Jianpeng Li, Jian Liang, Shanglong Peng, Zhipeng Ci and Yuhua Wang

Opt. Mater. Express, 2016, 6, 1186
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White-light long persistent luminescence of Tb3+-doped Y3Al2Ga3O12 phosphor

Shaoan Zhang, Zhongfei Mu, Yang Lv, Liumin Fan, Yang Li, Guifang Ju and Yihua Hu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 729, 418
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Mesoporous zinc silicate composites derived from iron ore tailings for highly efficient dye removal: Structure and morphology evolution

Gongyue Dong, Guangyan Tian, Linlin Gong, Qingguo Tang, Mengyao Li, Junping Meng and Jinsheng Liang

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2020, 305, 110352
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Stabilization of Metastable Nano-Size β-Zn₂SiO₄:Mn Emitting Yellow Luminescence in Silica Glass

Tomoko Akai, Masaki Murakami, Takeyuki Uchida and Masaru Yamashita

MSF, 2017, 886, 102
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Zn2SiO4: Mn2+, Yb3+ long afterglow materials prepared employing Zn-based coordination polymer as precursor: Properties, Mechanism and Application

Lin Liu, Feiyan Xie, Dekang Xu, Chaochao Tao, Hualan Xu and Shengliang Zhong

Journal of Luminescence, 2023, 255, 119601
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Surface crystallized Mn‐doped glass‐ceramics for tunable luminescence

Ibrahim Morad, Xiaofeng Liu and Jianrong Qiu

J Am Ceram Soc, 2019, 102, 5843
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Significant enhancement of blue photoluminescence intensity of Dy3+ modified Sr6Ca4(PO4)6F2:Eu2+ phosphors

Haojun Qian, Chenli Fan, Kaixin Song, Weitao Su, Huanping Wang and Qingming Huang

Journal of Rare Earths, 2021, 39, 897
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Persistent ultraviolet luminescence and photocatalytic properties of SiO2-Zn2SiO4:Ga,Pb nanoparticles

Juanjuan Zhou, Jun Li, Ziang Zong, Xin Wang and Zhanjun Li

Ceramics International, 2024, 50, 47761
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Defect-Induced Self-Reduction of Manganese in Zn2SiO4 via Nonequivalent Doping of Yb3+ and B3+ for Dynamic Multimode Optical Information Storage and Information Encryption

Bingye Zhang, Yanli Ren, Yang Huo, Jinsu Zhang and Baojiu Chen

Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 10571
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Multimode dynamic photoluminescent anticounterfeiting and encryption based on a dynamic photoluminescent material

Yu Fan, Xianfeng Jin, Mingyu Wang, Yan Gu, Jinyu Zhou, Jiachi Zhang and Zhaofeng Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 393, 124799
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Color-tunable persistent luminescence phosphors CdSiO3:RE3+ (RE = Pr, Tb, Eu, Sm, Tm) and application in colorful persistent image

Chaochao Tao, Songsong Ding, Shengqian Wang, Lin Liu, Houfa Mao, Genyuan Chen, Hualan Xu, Chongfeng Guo and Shengliang Zhong

Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 30041
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Tunneling recombinations in scintillators, phosphors, and dosimeters

A. Vedda and M. Fasoli

Radiation Measurements, 2018, 118, 86
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Fast self-bleaching Nb2O5-based photochromics for high security dynamic anti-counterfeiting and optical storage applications

Peng Li, Zhen Zhang, Xueyun Gao, Haiqin Sun, Dengfeng Peng, Hua Zou, Qiwei Zhang and Xihong Hao

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 435, 134801
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Structure, long persistent luminescent properties and mechanism of a novel efficient red emitting Ca2Ga2GeO7:Pr3+ phosphor

Zehua Zou, Cheng Cao, Teng Zhang, Lin Feng, Jiachi Zhang, Zhipeng Ci, Zhiya Zhang and Yuhua Wang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016, 680, 397
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Enhanced afterglow performance of Zn2SiO4:Mn2+ by Pr3+ doping and mechanism

Xuelian He, Hang Zhang, Feiyan Xie, Chaochao Tao, Hualan Xu and Shengliang Zhong

Ceramics International, 2022, 48, 19358
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Tunable emission glass ceramic nanocomposites via devitrification of glassy Na2O-GeO2-MnO2 for optoelectronic and optical limiting applications

Ibrahim Morad, Amany E Harby, H Elhosiny Ali and M M El-Desoky

Phys. Scr., 2023, 98, 085529
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Low-dose X-ray-stimulated LaGaO3:Sb,Cr near-infrared persistent luminescence nanoparticles for deep-tissue and renewable in vivo bioimaging

Bo-Mei Liu, Rui Zou, Sun-Qi Lou, Yi-Fan Gao, Li Ma, Ka-Leung Wong and Jing Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 404, 127133
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Bi-Triggering Energy Harvesters: Is It Possible to Generate Energy in a Solar Panel under Any Conditions?

Krzysztof A. Bogdanowicz

Energies, 2021, 14, 5796
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Enhancement of Light and X-ray Charging in Persistent Luminescence Nanoparticle Scintillators Zn2SiO4:Mn2+, Yb3+, Li+

Xiaohui Jiang, Xiuping Gao, Lingyi Li, Ping Zhou, Shasha Wang, Tao Liu, Jinyuan Zhou, Haodong Zhang, Kai Huang, Yang Li, Min Wang, Zhiwen Jin, Erqing Xie, Weisheng Liu and Gang Han

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 21228
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Tuneable persistent luminescence of novel Mg3Y2Ge3O12 garnet

Guna Krieke, Guna Doke, Andris Antuzevics, Inga Pudza, Alexei Kuzmin and Edmund Welter

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 922, 166312
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Design, synthesis and mechanism of green afterglow phosphors Zn4B6O13:Mn2+ doped with Ln3+ (Ln = Sm, Yb, Eu) guided by VRBE

Xue Li, Mingwen Wang, Yaping Ye, Ping Che and Yang Zhao

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 906, 164268
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Crystallization‐induced valence state change of Mn2+ → Mn4+ in LiNaGe4O9 glass‐ceramics

Ibrahim Morad, Xiaofeng Liu and Jianrong Qiu

J Am Ceram Soc, 2020, 103, 3051
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Optical Properties of Near Infrared Persistent Phosphor Caznge2o6: Cr3+, M3+ (M3+ = B3+; Al3+; Ga3+)

Guna Doke, Aija Kalnina, Janis Cipa, Maris Springis and Anatolijs Sarakovskis

SSRN Journal, 2022
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Systematic comparison of saturation effects and afterglow properties of Sr4Al14O25:Eu, Dy phosphor excited by alpha and beta ionizing sources and UV light

Viktor Havasi, Dávid Tátrai, Gábor Szabó, György Sipos, Zoltán Kónya and Ákos Kukovecz

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2017, 1140, 89
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