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- Title
Micro-Inclusion Engineering via Sc Incompatibility for Luminescence and Photoconversion Control in Ce 3+ -Doped Tb 3 Al 5−x Sc x O 12 Garnet.
- Authors
Bartosiewicz, Karol; Tomala, Robert; Szymański, Damian; Albini, Benedetta; Zeler, Justyna; Yoshino, Masao; Horiai, Takahiko; Socha, Paweł; Kurosawa, Shunsuke; Kamada, Kei; Galinetto, Pietro; Zych, Eugeniusz; Yoshikawa, Akira
- Abstract
Aluminum garnets display exceptional adaptability in incorporating mismatching elements, thereby facilitating the synthesis of novel materials with tailored properties. This study explored Ce3+-doped Tb3Al5−xScxO12 crystals (where x ranges from 0.5 to 3.0), revealing a novel approach to control luminescence and photoconversion through atomic size mismatch engineering. Raman spectroscopy confirmed the coexistence of garnet and perovskite phases, with Sc substitution significantly influencing the garnet lattice and induced A1g mode softening up to Sc concentration x = 2.0. The Sc atoms controlled sub-eutectic inclusion formation, creating efficient light scattering centers and unveiling a compositional threshold for octahedral site saturation. This modulation enabled the control of energy transfer dynamics between Ce3+ and Tb3+ ions, enhancing luminescence and mitigating quenching. The Sc admixing process regulated luminous efficacy (LE), color rendering index (CRI), and correlated color temperature (CCT), with adjustments in CRI from 68 to 84 and CCT from 3545 K to 12,958 K. The Ce3+-doped Tb3Al5−xScxO12 crystal (where x = 2.0) achieved the highest LE of 114.6 lm/W and emitted light at a CCT of 4942 K, similar to daylight white. This approach enables the design and development of functional materials with tailored optical properties applicable to lighting technology, persistent phosphors, scintillators, and storage phosphors.
- Subjects
LUMINESCENCE; TERBIUM; GARNET; YTTRIUM aluminum garnet; OPTICAL materials; OPTICAL properties; LUMINESCENCE quenching; ATOMIC radius
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2024, Vol 17, Issue 11, p2762
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma17112762