title: Superlong and Color-Tunable Red Persistent Luminescence and Photostimulated Luminescence Properties of NaCa2GeO4F:Mn2+,Yb3+Phosphor.
abstract: An excellent persistent luminescence (PersL) phosphor NaCa2GeO4F:Mn2+,Yb3+has been synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction. By controlling the occupation sites of Mn2+emitters, the PersL color of this phosphor can be optionally tuned in the red to green-yellow region, and the maximum spectral shift is more than 50 nm. Significantly, the red PersL can be measured for approximately 13 and 3 h (0.32 mcd/m2) and can be observed for more than 20 and 5 h with dark-adapted vision after exposure to ultraviolet irradiation and artificial sunlight, respectively. The crystal/electronic structure and photoluminescence/PersL properties of this phosphor have been investigated in detail. A series of the excitation temperature-dependent thermoluminescence experiments and the initial rising method have been conducted to study the trap properties of this phosphor. It reveals the reasons for the variation of PersL color, excellent red PersL, and degradation of green-yellow PersL. According to the results, the as-prepared NaCa2GeO4F:Mn2+,Yb3+can be considered as an excellent red PersL phosphor, and it also has potential for application in optical storage.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Magnetism Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhenbin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Magnetism Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wenxiang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Magnetism Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Magnetism Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiachi
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7235-6581
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Magnetism Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shanglong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Magnetism Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhengyan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Magnetism Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yuhua
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5982-8799
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang