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We report details on the synthesis and properties of barium praseodymium tungstate, Ba2PrWO6, a double perovskite that has not been synthesized before. Room-temperature (RT) powder X-ray diffraction identified the most probable space group (SG) as monoclinic I2/m, but it was only slightly distorted from the cubic structure. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed that the initial (postsynthesis) material contained praseodymium in both 3+ and 4+ charge states. The former (Pr3+) disappeared after exposure to UV light at RT. Photoluminescence studies of Pr3+ revealed that Ba2PrWO6 is an insulator with a band gap exceeding 4.93 eV. Pressure-dependent Raman spectroscopy excluded the possibility of a phase transition up to 20 GPa; however, measurements between 8 and 873 K signified that there might be a change toward the lower symmetry SG below 200 K. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra revealed the presence of interstitial oxygen which acts as a deep electron trap.
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This study investigates the effect of hydrostatic pressure on the luminescence properties of CsPbBr3 single crystals at 12 K. The luminescence at the edge of the band gap reveals a structure attributed to free excitons, phonon replica of the free excitons, and Rashba excitons. Changes in the relative intensity of the free and Rashba excitons were observed with increasing pressure, caused by changes in the probability of nonradiative deexcitation. At pressures around 3 GPa, luminescence completely fades away. The red shift of the energy position of the maximum luminescence of free and Rashba excitons in pressure ranges of 0-1.3 GPa is attributed to the length reduction of Pb-Br bonds in [PbBr6]4- octahedra, while the high-energy shift of the Rashba excitons at pressures above 1.3 GPa is due to [PbBr6]4- octahedra rotation and changes in the Pb-Br-Pb angle.
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A 0.25% iron (Fe3+)-doped LiGaO2 phosphor was synthesized by a high-temperature solid-state reaction method. The phosphor was characterized utilizing X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-pressure photoluminescence, and photoluminescence decay measurement techniques using diamond anvil cells (DACs). The powder X-ray analysis shows that the phosphor is a ß polymorph of LiGaO2 with an orthorhombic crystallographic structure at room temperature. The SEM result also confirms the presence of well-dispersed micro-rod-like structures throughout the sample. The photoluminescence studies in the near-infrared (NIR) range were performed at ambient, low-temperature, and high-pressure conditions. The synthesized phosphor exhibits a photoluminescence band around 746 nm related to the 4T1 â 6A1 transition with a 28% quantum efficiency at ambient conditions, which shifts toward longer wavelengths with the increase of pressure. The excitation spectra of Fe3+ are very well fitted with the Tanabe-Sugano crystal-field theory. The phosphor luminescence decays with a millisecond lifetime. The high-pressure application transforms the ß polymorph of LiGaO2 into a trigonal α structure at the pressure of about 3 GPa. Further increase of pressure quenches the Fe3+ luminescence due to the amorphization process of the material. The prepared phosphor exhibits also mechanoluminescence properties in the NIR spectral region.
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In this study, we carried out a detailed investigation of the photoluminescence of Mn4+ in Ga2O3-Al2O3 solid solutions as a function of the chemical composition, temperature, and hydrostatic pressure. For this purpose, a series of (Al1-xGax)2O3:Mn4+,Mg phosphors (x = 0, ..., 0.1.0) were synthesized and characterized for the first time. A detailed crystal structure analysis of the obtained materials was done by the powder X-ray diffraction technique. The results of the crystal structure and luminescence studies evidence the transformation of the ambient-pressure-synthesized material from the rhombohedral (α-type) to monoclinic (ß-type) phase as the Ga content exceeds 15%. Spectroscopic features of the Mn4+ deep-red emission, including the temperature-dependent emission efficiency and decay time, as well as the possibility of their tuning through chemical pressure in each of these two phases were examined. Additionally, it has been shown that the application of hydrostatic pressure of ≥19 GPa allows one to obtain a corundum-like α-Ga2O3:Mn4+ phase. The luminescence properties of this material were compared with ß-Ga2O3:Mn4+, which is normally synthesized at ambient pressure. Finally, we evaluated the possibility of application of the studied phosphor materials for low-temperature luminescence thermometry.
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We report detailed optical studies of BaWO4:Ce and BaWO4:Ce,Na single crystals. The material does not emit any luminescence at ambient pressure under near-UV (325 nm) excitation. Efficient green light is emitted only at high pressure (HP) and low temperature (LT). The luminescence is of excitonic character, since the lowest Ce3+ 5d level is degenerate with the conduction band also under hydrostatic pressures. To explain these phenomena, absorption measurements were made together with powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and confocal micro-Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Raman experiments confirm the existence of a metastable phase, induced by certain nonhydrostatic conditions, before the reversible transition at a high-pressure range above 9 GPa, where efficient photoluminescence (PL) occurs. Although the phase transition is reversible, it proceeds with a prominent hysteresis observed in luminescence and Raman experiments. FTIR focuses on the existence of Ce3+ multisites observed during LT measurements.
