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Journal article

Subvalent bismuth monocation Bi+ photoluminescence in ternary halide crystals KAlCl4 and KMgCl3

  • 1. Dimonta Ltd., 15 Nagornaya Str., Build. 8, 117186 Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Research Computer Center of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Build. 4, 119991 Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 3. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilov Str., 119991 Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 4. N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygina Str., 119991 Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 5. Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Build. 3, 119991 Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

Monocation Bi+ isomorphically substitutes potassium in KAlCl4 and KMgCl3 chlorides. Having the unique 6p2 open-shell electronic configuration, Bi+ possesses a number of low-lying excited states, and displays broadband long-lived NIR photoluminescence in ternary chloride crystals. - Highlights: ► Monocation Bi+ can isomorphically substitute K+ in ternary chloride crystals. ► Bi+ doped ternary chlorides can be crystallized from Lewis acidic melts. ► Bi+ doped ternary chlorides possess broadband NIR luminescence.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2012.08.051

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jlumin.2012.08.051;
PII
S0022-2313(12)00532-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Luminescence
Journal Volume
134
Journal Page Range
p. 180-183
ISSN
0022-2313
CODEN
JLUMA8

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