화학공학소재연구정보센터
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.56, No.4, 1835-1845, 2017
Four-Dimensional Incommensurate Modulation and Luminescent Properties of Host Material Na3La(PO4)(2)
A series of orthophosphates Na(3)Ln(PO4)(2) (Ln = lanthanoids) have for a long time been known as good luminescent materials, yet their crystal structures have not been studied in full detail. In this work, compound Na3La(PO4)(2) was prepared using molten salt (flux) method and for the first time was structurally determined on X-ray single-crystal diffraction data. Interestingly, it crystallizes in the four-dimensional incommensurately modulated structure with orthorhombic superspace group Pca(21)(0 beta 0)000 and modulation wave vector q = 0.387b*. Furthermore, to evaluate the potentiality of Na3La(PO4)(2) to be used as a luminescent host material, 5 mol % Eu3+, Tb3+, and Dy3+ doped phosphors were prepared, respectively. The excitation spectra, emission spectra, decay time, quantum efficiency, and the color purity of prepared phosphors, Na3La0.95Eu0.05(PO4)(2), Na3La0.95Tb0.05(PO4)(2), and Na3La0.95Dy0.05(PO4)(2), were studied.