{"title":"Effect of 100 MeV Ni7+ ion irradiation on photoluminescence of α-Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3 phosphor","authors":"K.R. Nagabhushana , H.S. Lokesha , S. Satyanarayana Reddy , N.R. Thejavathi , Fouran Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2023.100199","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aluminum oxide phosphors were synthesized by solution combustion method using urea and glycine as fuel. XRD results show that the sample synthesized with urea as a fuel is <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mspace></mspace><mo>-</mo><mi>A</mi><msub><mi>l</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> and glycine as a fuel is <span><math><mrow><mi>γ</mi><mspace></mspace><mo>-</mo><mi>A</mi><msub><mi>l</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> with rhombohedral (<em>R-3c</em>) and cubic (<em>Fd-3m</em>) structures, respectively. The PL spectra of unirradiated and Ni<sup>7+</sup> ions irradiated <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mspace></mspace><mo>-</mo><mi>A</mi><msub><mi>l</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> show a broad peak between 1.92 and 3.2 eV with maxima at 2.25 eV. This broad emission is assigned to the combination of F<sub>2</sub> and <span><math><mrow><msubsup><mi>F</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></mrow></msubsup></mrow></math></span> centers. In addition, two sharp emissions observed at 1.83 eV (678 nm) and 1.78 eV (695) are due to R-lines of Mn<sup>4+</sup> and Cr<sup>3+</sup> respectively. The PL intensity is enhanced after Ni<sup>7+</sup> ion irradiation in <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi><mspace></mspace><mo>-</mo><mi>A</mi><msub><mi>l</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> and the highest intensity is observed for <em>1 × 10<sup>12</sup> Ni<sup>7+</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>.</em> PL intensity decreases beyond this fluence. Unirradiated <span><math><mrow><mi>γ</mi><mspace></mspace><mo>-</mo><mi>A</mi><msub><mi>l</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> samples have greater PL intensity, which decreases with Ni<sup>7+</sup> ion irradiation. PL emissions of R-lines of Mn<sup>4+</sup> and Cr<sup>3+</sup> are missing in <span><math><mrow><mi>γ</mi><mspace></mspace><mo>-</mo><mi>A</mi><msub><mi>l</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>3</mn></msub><mspace></mspace></mrow></math></span> due to a lower crystal field in the gamma phase.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Letters: X","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150823000194","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Aluminum oxide phosphors were synthesized by solution combustion method using urea and glycine as fuel. XRD results show that the sample synthesized with urea as a fuel is and glycine as a fuel is with rhombohedral (R-3c) and cubic (Fd-3m) structures, respectively. The PL spectra of unirradiated and Ni7+ ions irradiated show a broad peak between 1.92 and 3.2 eV with maxima at 2.25 eV. This broad emission is assigned to the combination of F2 and centers. In addition, two sharp emissions observed at 1.83 eV (678 nm) and 1.78 eV (695) are due to R-lines of Mn4+ and Cr3+ respectively. The PL intensity is enhanced after Ni7+ ion irradiation in and the highest intensity is observed for 1 × 1012 Ni7+ cm−2. PL intensity decreases beyond this fluence. Unirradiated samples have greater PL intensity, which decreases with Ni7+ ion irradiation. PL emissions of R-lines of Mn4+ and Cr3+ are missing in due to a lower crystal field in the gamma phase.