Structural and photoluminescence properties of Ce3+- and Tb 3+-activated Lu-α-sialon

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2738-2744

  Li, Yuan Qiang ^a,b   Hirosaki, Naoto ^a   Xie, Rong Jun ^a   Li, Jiang ^c   Takeda, Takashi ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinobu ^a   Mitomo, Mamoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE EMISSION; GREEN LIGHT; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; REFLECTION SPECTRA; SPACE GROUPS; THERMAL STABILITY; TRIGONAL SYSTEM; ULTRAVIOLET EXCITATIONS; UNIT CELLS;

BOND LENGTH; CELL MEMBRANES; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TERBIUM ALLOYS;

CERIUM;

EID: 70350493143     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.03274.x     Document Type: Article

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