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Ultraviolet luminescence of ScPO4, AlPO4 and GaPO4 crystals.
2013
The luminescence of self-trapped excitons (STEs) was previously observed and described for the case of tetragonal-symmetry ScPO4 single crystals. The subject band in this material is situated in the UV spectral range of ?210?nm or ?5.8?eV. In the present work, we are both expanding this earlier luminescence study and seeking to identify similar luminescence phenomena in other orthophosphate crystals, i.e., AlPO4 and GaPO4. These efforts have proven to be successful?in spite of the structural differences between these materials and ScPO4. Specifically we have found that for AlPO4 and GaPO4, in addition to an ?-quartz-like STE, there is a UV luminescence band that is similar in position and d…
Self-trapped exciton luminescence in crystalline α-quartz under two-photon laser excitation
2003
Abstract The luminescence of pure crystalline α-quartz is studied under pulsed ArF laser excitation. The luminescence parameters obtained correspond well with those of self-trapped excitons (STEs) in α-quartz, indicating that the excitation process is two-photon. The efficiency of two-photon excitation is of the same order of magnitude as the one-photon excitation of sodium salicylate. The STE luminescence decay kinetics and their temperature dependence under photoexcitation were recorded with higher accuracy than previously. Changes in the decay kinetics with temperature are explained by the splitting of the STE triplet state in zero magnetic field and are analyzed with the assumption of t…
Radiation-induced defects and their recombination processes in the x-ray storage phosphor BaBr2:Eu2
2003
The recombination processes in the x-ray storage phosphor BaBr2:Eu2+ were investigated by optical and magneto-optical methods. A structure-sensitive investigation of the defects involved in the recombination processes was performed by detecting the microwave-induced changes in the recombination luminescence in a high magnetic field. F centres as well as VK hole centres are created after x-irradiation at low temperatures. The low-energy recombination band peaking at about 460 nm is due to F–VK centre recombinations, whereas the two high energy bands at 282 and 315 nm are probably due to recombinations of self-trapped excitons.
Recent advances in light-emitting electrochemical cells
2011
Light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) are solution-processable thin-film electroluminescent devices consisting of a luminescent material in an ionic environment. The simplest type of LEC is based on only one material, ionic transition-metal complexes (iTMCs). These materials are of interest for different scientific fields such as chemistry, physics, and technology as selected chemical modifications of iTMCs resulted in crucial breakthroughs for the performance of LECs. This short review highlights the different strategies used to design these compounds with the aim to enhance the performances of LECs.
Hot electron injection into aqueous electrolyte solution from thin insulating film-coated electrodes
1998
Hot electron injection into aqueous electrolyte solution was studied with electrochemiluminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) methods. Both methods provide further indirect support for the previously proposed hot electron emission mechanisms from thin insulating film-coated electrodes to aqueous electrolyte solution. The results do not rule out the possibility of hydrated electron being as a cathodic intermediate in the reduction reactions at cathodically pulse-polarized thin insulating film-coated electrodes. However, no direct evidence for electrochemical generation of hydrated electrons could be obtained with EPR, only spin-trapping experiments could give information about…
Toward luminescence vapochromism of tetranuclear AuI-Cu I clusters
2013
A family of triphosphine gold–copper clusters bearing aliphatic and hydroxyaliphatic alkynyl ligands of general formula [HC(PPh2)3Au3Cu(C2R)3]+ (R = cyclohexyl (1), cyclopentyl (2), But (3), cyclohexanolyl (4), cyclopentanolyl (5), 2,6-dimethylheptanolyl (6), 2-methylbutanolyl (7), diphenylmethanolyl (8)) was synthesized via a self-assembly protocol, which involves treatment of the (AuC2R)n acetylides with the (PPh2)3CH ligand in the presence of Cu+ ions and NEt3. Addition of Cl– or Br– anions to complex 8 results in coordination of the halides to the copper atoms to give neutral HC(PPh2)3Au3CuHal(C2COHPh2)3 derivatives (Hal = Cl (9), Br (10)). The title compounds were characterized by NMR …
Sky-Blue Luminescent Au(I)-Ag(I) Alkynyl-Phosphine Clusters
2013
Treatment of the (AuC2R)n acetylides with phosphine ligand 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (PbuP) and Ag(+) ions results in self-assembly of the heterobimetallic clusters of three structural types depending on the nature of the alkynyl group. The hexadecanuclear complex [Au12Ag4(C2R)12(PbuP)6](4+) (1) is formed for R = Ph, and the octanuclear species [Au6Ag2(C2R)6(PbuP)3](2+) adopting two structural arrangements in the solid state were found for the aliphatic alkynes (R = Bu(t) (2), 2-propanolyl (3), 1-cyclohexanolyl (4), diphenylmethanolyl (5), 2-borneolyl (6)). The structures of the compounds 1-4 and 6 were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The NMR spectroscopic st…
Probing optical and magnetic properties via subtle stereoelectronic effects in mononuclear DyIII-complexes
2021
Tapping into the secondary coordination environment of mononuclear DyIII-complexes leads to drastic changes in luminescence and magnetism. Visualization of effects induced by stereoelectronics on the opto-magnetic properties was achieved through subtle modifications in the ligand framework.
Morphological, electrical and optical properties of organic light-emitting diodes with a LiF/Al cathode and an Al-hydroxyquinoline/diamine junction
2004
Abstract We report the results of the morphological, electrical and optical characterisation of double-layer Alq3-based organic emitting diodes with a lithium fluoride (LiF)/Al cathode. A detailed electron microscopy investigation of their cross-section shows the presence of LiF isolated grains underneath the Al film. Due to the introduction of the LiF layer, luminance was larger than 30,000 cd/m2 at a bias voltage VB=25 V with a maximum external luminous efficiency as large as 46 lm/W at VB=20 V. Performing on/off VB cycles at a very low frequency, each time a recovery of the initial electric and luminous performance was observed. The non-exponential decay of both electric current and lumi…
Up-conversion processes in NaLaF4:Er3+
2009
abstract Structural and spectroscopic investigation of NaLaF 4 :Er 3+ material at different doping concentrations ispresented. X-ray diffraction patterns, up-conversion luminescence spectra and decay curves for 2 H 9/2 ? 4 I 15/2 , 4 S 3/2 ? 4 I 15/2 and 4 F 9/2 ? 4 I 15/2 optical transitions in the material are shown and possibleexcitation routes are discussed. Raman spectrum for the undoped material is presented and the effectivephonon energy of the material is estimated. Based on the obtained results application of rare-earth dopedNaLaF 4 in the field of up-conversion phosphors is evaluated. 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. IntroductionFor many years rare-earth (RE) doped materi…