Issue 5, 2019

Crystal structure analysis and evidence of mixed anion coordination at the Ce3+ site in Y3Al2(Al,Si)3(O,N)12 oxynitride garnet phosphor

Abstract

The structural and luminescence properties of Ce3+-doped Y3Al4.75Si0.25O11.75N0.25 oxynitride garnet (YASiONG:Ce) phosphor are investigated by neutron powder diffraction (NPD) and spectroscopic measurements, respectively. The obtained NPD patterns confirmed the presence of N atoms in YASiONG:Ce by Rietveld structural refinement for the first time. In addition, we studied the structure and bond lengths of YASiONG and compared the parameters with those of Y3Al5O12 (YAG) using two different models and experimental NPD data. In the photoluminescence (PL) and PL excitation spectra of the YASiONG:Ce phosphor measured at 50 K, additional excitation and emission bands of Ce3+: 4f → 5d1 appeared at longer wavelengths compared with the YAG:Ce phosphor. The additional bands can be attributed to the 4f → 5d1 transition of Ce3+ at the dodecahedral site with one N3− and seven O2− coordination.

Graphical abstract: Crystal structure analysis and evidence of mixed anion coordination at the Ce3+ site in Y3Al2(Al,Si)3(O,N)12 oxynitride garnet phosphor

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Oct 2018
Accepted
18 Dec 2018
First published
20 Dec 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 1330-1336

Crystal structure analysis and evidence of mixed anion coordination at the Ce3+ site in Y3Al2(Al,Si)3(O,N)12 oxynitride garnet phosphor

K. Asami, M. Shiraiwa, J. Ueda, K. Fujii, K. Hongo, R. Maezono, M. G. Brik, M. Yashima and S. Tanabe, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 1330 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC04980G

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