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Low-energy Cathodoluminescence for OxyNitride Phosphors
Published on: November 15, 2016
Structural, optical and phonon properties of formate-based MOF phosphors with ethylammonium cations
M Ptak1, K Pasińska1, P Głuchowski1
1Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1410, 50-950 Wrocław 2, Poland. m.ptak@int.pan.wroc.pl.
Abstract:
We report the synthesis, crystal structure, IR, Raman and luminescence studies of four metal-organic frameworks of the following formulas: [CH3CH2NH3]Y1-x-yYbyErx(HCOO)4 (x = 1, y = 0; x = 0.2, y = 0.8; x = 0.02, y = 0.07) and [CH3CH2NH3]Y0.92Eu0.08(HCOO)4. All the compounds are isostructural and crystallize in a polar and non-centrosymmetric monoclinic system (P21 space group). They have been characterized by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction methods as well as by vibrational spectroscopy (IR and Raman). The assignment of the external and internal modes has been discussed and presented. Furthermore, the optical properties of the Er3+ and Eu3+ ions have been assessed using diffuse absorption, excitation and emission spectra. The site symmetry of the Eu3+ ions has been analyzed using the emission spectrum and the luminescence decay of the red emission.
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