Issue 25, 2019

Dysprosium-activated scheelite-type oxides as thermosensitive phosphors

Abstract

Scheelite-type oxides of formulas NaLa1−xDyx(MO4)2 and Na5La1−xDyx(MO4)4 (M = Mo, W) were investigated as thermosensitive phosphors in the 300–700 K temperature range. Phosphors were synthesized in the solid state and their thermometric responses were quantitatively interrogated using the luminescence intensity ratio approach. Temperature-dependent blue emissions from the thermally coupled levels 4I15/2 (454 nm) and 4F9/2 (484 nm) of Dy3+ were observed under steady-state ultraviolet excitation of the oxygen-to-metal charge-transfer state. The ratio between the integrated intensities of these emission bands was used as the thermometric parameter. Relative thermometric sensitivities were systematically mapped as a function of host composition and activator concentration. At 350 K, the highest relative sensitivity was observed for Na5La0.5Dy0.5(WO4)4 (1.8 × 10−2 K−1), while at 700 K the sensitivity was maximum for NaDy(MoO4)2 (3.8 × 10−3 K−1). Comparison of these values with those reported for other dysprosium-activated phosphors revealed the potential of scheelite-type oxides as optical sensors for intermediate temperatures (<1000 K).

Graphical abstract: Dysprosium-activated scheelite-type oxides as thermosensitive phosphors

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Feb 2019
Accepted
22 May 2019
First published
31 May 2019

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 7601-7608

Dysprosium-activated scheelite-type oxides as thermosensitive phosphors

S. S. Perera and F. A. Rabuffetti, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 7601 DOI: 10.1039/C9TC00795D

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