Mechanism of the trivalent lanthanides' persistent luminescence in wide bandgap materials

Leipeng Li; Tianyi Li; Yue Hu; Chongyang Cai; Yunqian Li; Xuefeng Zhang; Baolai Liang; Yanmin Yang; Jianrong Qiu

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-00736-5

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- Mechanism of the trivalent lanthanides' persistent luminescence in wide bandgap materials
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 11, Issue 3, Pages: 375-382(2022)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Hebei Key Laboratory of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science & Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
  2.California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
  3.State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Author bio：
  
  Yanmin Yang (yangym@hbu.edu.cn)
  Jianrong Qiu (qjr@zju.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-022-00736-5
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- Published：31 March 2022，
  
  Published Online：08 March 2022，
  
  Received：19 December 2021，
  
  Revised：28 January 2022，
  
  Accepted：11 February 2022
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Li, L. P et al. Mechanism of the trivalent lanthanides' persistent luminescence in wide bandgap materials. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 375-382 (2022).
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Li, L. P et al. Mechanism of the trivalent lanthanides' persistent luminescence in wide bandgap materials. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 375-382 (2022). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-022-00736-5.

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Abstract

The trivalent lanthanides have been broadly utilized as emitting centers in persistent luminescence (PersL) materials due to their wide emitting spectral range

which thus attract considerable attention over decades. However

the origin of the trivalent lanthanides' PersL is still an open question

hindering the development of excellent PersL phosphors and their broad applications. Here

the PersL of 12 kinds of the trivalent lanthanides with the exception of La

and Pm

is reported

and a mechanism of the PersL of the trivalent lanthanides in wide bandgap hosts is proposed. According to the mechanism

the excitons in wide bandgap materials transfer their recombination energy to the trivalent lanthanides that bind the excitons

followed by the generation of PersL. During the PersL process

the trivalent lanthanides as isoelectronic traps bind excitons

and the binding ability is not only related to the inherent arrangement of the 4f electrons of the trivalent lanthanides

but also to the extrinsic ligand field including anion coordination and cation substitution. Our work is believed to be a guidance for designing high-performance PersL phosphors.

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