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Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Ho3+ and Er3+-Doped CaWO4 Nanocrystalline Powders Prepared by Self-Propagating Combustion Method

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Nanocrystalline Er3+-doped CaWO4 (CaWO4:Er3+) and Ho3+-doped CaWO4 (CaWO4:Ho3+) powders were fabricated by a facile sol-gel self-propagating combustion method using glycin as reductant. The components, microstructure and luminescence properties of samples were studied in detail. The as-prepared CaWO4:Er3+ and CaWO4:Ho3+ samples presented meshy and porous structure, which can be attributed to the instantaneous releasing of a lot of gases during the combustion reaction. The emission spectra of CaWO4:Ho3+ presented two emission peaks around 415 and 542 nm, corresponding to the intrinsic emission of [WO4]2− complex and the characteristic emission of Ho3+ from excited state 5F4 to ground state 5I8 transition. For the CaWO4:Er3+ sample, three emission peaks centered at 420, 525 and 550 nm can be observed. The mechanism of emission process and energy transfer process in CaWO4:Er3+ and CaWO4:Ho3+ was explained in detail. This work shows that the multiple luminescence emission can be realized by doping a small amount of Er3+ or Ho3+ into CaWO4 host materials, which is significant for developing luminescent materials of tungstate systems.

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This work is supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51701098). This work is also sponsored by the Opening Project of State Key laboratory of Crystal Material in Shandong University (KF1706), and K. C. Wong Magna Foundation in Ningbo University.

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    Zhigang Sun, Linwen Jiang, Xinxin Xu, Jiangtao Li, Xin Chen & Hongbing Chen

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Sun, Z., Jiang, L., Xu, X. et al. Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Ho3+ and Er3+-Doped CaWO4 Nanocrystalline Powders Prepared by Self-Propagating Combustion Method. J Fluoresc 30, 389–396 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-020-02507-0

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