Published July 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Energy transfer from Ce3+ to Nd3+ in pentaphosphate crystals

  • 1. California Univ., Los Angeles (USA). Dept. of Chemistry

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An excitation band at 300 nm corresponding to Ce3+ absorption is observed in pentaphosphate crystals containing Ce3+ and Nd3+ when the Nd3+ luminescence is monitored. The decay of excitation of Ce3+n crystals of pure cerium pentaphosphate, CeP5O14, follows single exponential kinetics with 22 +- 2 nsec lifetime. In Ce0sub(.)5Nd0sub(.)5P5O14 crystals, the Ce3+ lifetime is shortened to 3.8 +- 0.4 nsec as a result of efficient nonradiative energy transfer to the Nd3+ ions. (orig.)

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Journal Title
J. Lumin.
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
4
Series
J. Lumin.
Journal Page Range
367-372
ISSN
0022-2313