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Sunlight-activated yellow long persistent luminescence from Nb-doped Sr3SiO5:Eu2+ for warm-color mark applications

Quanlin Liu,   Zhizhen Wang,   Zhen Song  and  Lixin Ning  

Abstract

Warm-color persistent luminescent materials are strongly desired for mark signage and medical imaging in comparison with green or blue counterparts. Herein we report a novel yellow long-persistent phosphor, Nb-doped Sr3SiO5:Eu2+, with peak wavelength at ~580 nm and persistent time more than 14 hours at the 0.32 mcd/m2 threshold value after UV radiation. A combination of thermoluminescence (TL), thermoluminescence excitation (TLE), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveals that the persistent luminescence enhancement is attributed to a significant Nb-induced increase of oxygen vacancies that act as electron trapping centers with appropriate trap depths. Groups of time-dependent color-change images are realized with this material, which has potential applications as anti-counterfeit and indicator marks. This investigation also expands the application of transition metal (TM) ions to the field of persistent luminescence and would motivate more exploration of TM substitutions to design and improve silicate or aluminosilicate persistent phosphors with superior performance.

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The article was received on 28 Oct 2019, accepted on 26 Nov 2019 and first published on 28 Nov 2019


Article type: Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C9TC05880J
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, Accepted Manuscript

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    Sunlight-activated yellow long persistent luminescence from Nb-doped Sr3SiO5:Eu2+ for warm-color mark applications

    Q. Liu, Z. Wang, Z. Song and L. Ning, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/C9TC05880J

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