Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2024.12.016
Tao Shen , Jinpeng Du , Yong Yan , Jianqi Liu , Yanting Hu , Hang Xiao , Zidi Yan , Yulong Shan , Yunbo Yu , Hong He
Cu-SSZ-13 zeolite is the leading commercial catalyst for NOx purification on diesel vehicles. Although the synthesis via the one-pot method improves the preparation efficiency, the obtained Cu-SSZ-13 zeolites usually suffer from insufficient catalytic activity and limited hydrothermal stability. Our research demonstrates that doping with 0.3 wt% Y can significantly enhance both the selective catalytic reduction with NH3 (NH3-SCR) performances and hydrothermal stability of Cu-SSZ-13 catalysts synthesized via dual-template one-pot method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, and transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (TEM-EDS) analyses reveal that Y enters the zeolite framework during the crystallization process, promoting the generation of active [Cu(OH)]+-Z species. Meanwhile, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and NH3-temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD) confirm that the addition of Y preserves the structures of framework and prevents the de-alumination against hydrothermal aging and thus enhances the stability of the Cu-SSZ-13. These findings offer valuable insights into optimizing SCR catalysts for the control of NOx emission in diesel vehicles and highlight the expanded utility of rare earth metal Y in catalyst development.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2024.12.015
Yuqi Cai , Chunyu Zuo , Weiling Yang , Yifeng Zhu , Shuai Yang , Yingchao Li , Xin Zhao , Zhuang Liu , Chun Li
This study focuses on the synthesis and luminescence properties of Ce3+-doped CaSrSiO4 phosphor. Typically, the synthesis of Ce3+ luminescent materials requires a reducing atmosphere. In this work, the traditional high-temperature solid-phase method was used in air atmosphere with SiC as the reducing material to successfully prepare CaSrSiO4:Ce3+ blue phosphor, and the self-reduction mechanism is discussed. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refined XRD, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the characterization results show that the CaSrSiO4 phase is obtained. The resulting phosphor exhibits exceptional brightness in blue light and remarkable thermal stability, with a ratio of 94% at elevated temperatures (423 K/303 K). The Ca1–xSr1–xSiO4:0.015Ce3+,0.015Li+ phosphors were combined with commercial green and red powders to create a white light-emitting diode (WLED) package with 365 nm chips. This results in a WLED with high performance, featuring a high color rendering index of Ra = 95 and a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 5373 K. At the same time, a visible light communication system was produced to test the communication bandwidth. Compared with commercial YAG:Ce3+ phosphor and BAM:Eu2+ phosphor, the bandwidth is increased by 40.9% and 1092.3%, respectively.
{"title":"Ce3+-doped CaSrSiO4 blue phosphor prepared via a novel self-reduction strategy for high-CRI solid-state lighting and visible light communication","authors":"Yuqi Cai , Chunyu Zuo , Weiling Yang , Yifeng Zhu , Shuai Yang , Yingchao Li , Xin Zhao , Zhuang Liu , Chun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jre.2024.12.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jre.2024.12.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study focuses on the synthesis and luminescence properties of Ce<sup>3+</sup>-doped CaSrSiO<sub>4</sub> phosphor. Typically, the synthesis of Ce<sup>3+</sup> luminescent materials requires a reducing atmosphere. In this work, the traditional high-temperature solid-phase method was used in air atmosphere with SiC as the reducing material to successfully prepare CaSrSiO<sub>4</sub>:Ce<sup>3+</sup> blue phosphor, and the self-reduction mechanism is discussed. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refined XRD, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the characterization results show that the CaSrSiO<sub>4</sub> phase is obtained. The resulting phosphor exhibits exceptional brightness in blue light and remarkable thermal stability, with a ratio of 94% at elevated temperatures (423 K/303 K). The Ca<sub>1–<em>x</em></sub>Sr<sub>1–<em>x</em></sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>:0.015Ce<sup>3+</sup>,0.015Li<sup>+</sup> phosphors were combined with commercial green and red powders to create a white light-emitting diode (WLED) package with 365 nm chips. This results in a WLED with high performance, featuring a high color rendering index of <em>Ra</em> = 95 and a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 5373 K. At the same time, a visible light communication system was produced to test the communication bandwidth. Compared with commercial YAG:Ce<sup>3+</sup> phosphor and BAM:Eu<sup>2+</sup> phosphor, the bandwidth is increased by 40.9% and 1092.3%, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16940,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rare Earths","volume":"44 1","pages":"Pages 56-66"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145941537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2025.02.007
Nan Li , Yuhua Niu , Fangyi Ruan , Fangqi Ruan , Youqian Wang , Baoli Hui , Haodi Wu , Di Fan , Guodong Fan
In this study, a double-perovskite phosphor SrLaNaTeO6:5% Sm3+, 0.8% Mn4+ was successfully synthesized via a molten salt method. A novel dual-mode optical thermometer is proposed, using the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) between Sm3+ and Mn4+, along with the decay lifetime of Mn4+ emission as temperature readouts, to investigate its temperature sensing properties in the range of 303–493 K. Crystal structure analysis indicates that Sm3+/Mn4+ co-doped SrLaNaTeO6 possesses cubic symmetry, belonging to the Fm-3m (225) space group. The oxidation states of Mn4+ and Te6+ in the doped phosphors were further confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The synthesized SrLaNaTeO6:5% Sm3+, 0.8% Mn4+ phosphor exhibits excellent temperature sensing performance, with an optimal relative sensitivity (SR) of 2.38%/K at 463 K using the FIR (I(4G5/2 → 6H5/2)/I(2Eg→4A2g)) method. Additionally, a maximum SR of 1.27%/K is achieved at 493 K using the fluorescence decay lifetime of the 2Eg (Mn4+) excited state. This novel fluorescent material demonstrates its potential for application in dual-mode optical temperature sensors with an expanded temperature range and enhanced sensitivity.
{"title":"Temperature sensing behavior of Sm3+/Mn4+ dual-emissive co-doped SrLaNaTeO6 phosphor","authors":"Nan Li , Yuhua Niu , Fangyi Ruan , Fangqi Ruan , Youqian Wang , Baoli Hui , Haodi Wu , Di Fan , Guodong Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.jre.2025.02.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jre.2025.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, a double-perovskite phosphor SrLaNaTeO<sub>6</sub>:5% Sm<sup>3+</sup>, 0.8% Mn<sup>4+</sup> was successfully synthesized via a molten salt method. A novel dual-mode optical thermometer is proposed, using the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) between Sm<sup>3+</sup> and Mn<sup>4+</sup>, along with the decay lifetime of Mn<sup>4+</sup> emission as temperature readouts, to investigate its temperature sensing properties in the range of 303–493 K. Crystal structure analysis indicates that Sm<sup>3+</sup>/Mn<sup>4+</sup> co-doped SrLaNaTeO<sub>6</sub> possesses cubic symmetry, belonging to the <em>Fm</em>-3<em>m</em> (225) space group. The oxidation states of Mn<sup>4+</sup> and Te<sup>6+</sup> in the doped phosphors were further confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The synthesized SrLaNaTeO<sub>6</sub>:5% Sm<sup>3+</sup>, 0.8% Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphor exhibits excellent temperature sensing performance, with an optimal relative sensitivity (<em>S</em><sub>R</sub>) of 2.38%/K at 463 K using the FIR (<em>I</em>(<sup>4</sup>G<sub>5/2</sub> → <sup>6</sup>H<sub>5/2</sub>)/<em>I</em>(<sup>2</sup>E<sub>g</sub>→<sup>4</sup>A<sub>2g</sub>)) method. Additionally, a maximum <em>S</em><sub>R</sub> of 1.27%/K is achieved at 493 K using the fluorescence decay lifetime of the <sup>2</sup>E<sub>g</sub> (Mn<sup>4+</sup>) excited state. This novel fluorescent material demonstrates its potential for application in dual-mode optical temperature sensors with an expanded temperature range and enhanced sensitivity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16940,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rare Earths","volume":"44 1","pages":"Pages 112-119"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145941505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2025.03.020
Jia Shi, Yuying Li, Sen Yin, Ziye Song, Yanyan Zhou, Ting Gao, Pengfei Yan, Hongfeng Li
Chiral lanthanide complexes exhibit high circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) activity due to magnetic dipole-allowed Ln-centered f–f transitions. However, the solution-state CPL activity of these complexes is often compromised upon film formation due to disordered molecular packing. To address this, we designed the enantiopure chiral β-diketonate ligand L1S, incorporating long alkyl chains. CPL analysis reveals that (NMe4)[Eu(L1S)4] retains its high CPL activity in the film state, comparable to that observed in solution. In contrast, (NMe4)[Eu(L2S)4], lacking alkyl chain modification, shows a significant decrease in the luminescence dissymmetry factor (glum), from −0.28 in solution to −0.01 in the spin-coated film. This result demonstrates the role of alkyl–alkyl interactions in impacting the molecule stacking, coordination configuration and the resulting CPL activity. This work provides an alternative for regulating CPL activity of spin-coated film of lanthanide complexes.
{"title":"A strategy for maintaining high CPL activity of lanthanide complexes in films through alkyl–alkyl interactions","authors":"Jia Shi, Yuying Li, Sen Yin, Ziye Song, Yanyan Zhou, Ting Gao, Pengfei Yan, Hongfeng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jre.2025.03.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jre.2025.03.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chiral lanthanide complexes exhibit high circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) activity due to magnetic dipole-allowed Ln-centered f–f transitions. However, the solution-state CPL activity of these complexes is often compromised upon film formation due to disordered molecular packing. To address this, we designed the enantiopure chiral <em>β</em>-diketonate ligand <strong>L<sub>1</sub><sup>S</sup></strong>, incorporating long alkyl chains. CPL analysis reveals that (NMe<sub>4</sub>)[Eu(<strong>L<sub>1</sub><sup>S</sup></strong>)<sub>4</sub>] retains its high CPL activity in the film state, comparable to that observed in solution. In contrast, (NMe<sub>4</sub>)[Eu(<strong>L<sub>2</sub><sup>S</sup></strong>)<sub>4</sub>], lacking alkyl chain modification, shows a significant decrease in the luminescence dissymmetry factor (<em>g</em><sub>lum</sub>), from −0.28 in solution to −0.01 in the spin-coated film. This result demonstrates the role of alkyl–alkyl interactions in impacting the molecule stacking, coordination configuration and the resulting CPL activity. This work provides an alternative for regulating CPL activity of spin-coated film of lanthanide complexes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16940,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rare Earths","volume":"44 1","pages":"Pages 15-24"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145941532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}