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[email protected] Belgian Physical Society, Liège May 13, 2015 Energy level modeling of lanthanide defects in SrAl 2 O 4 :Eu 2+ Jonas Joos Jonas Joos SrAl 2 O 4 :Eu 2+ , electronic structure

Energy level modeling of lanthanide defects in SrAl2O4:Eu2+

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Belgian Physical Society, Liège

May 13, 2015

Energy level modeling of lanthanide defects in SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Jonas Joos

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

1. Lanthanide luminescence

Lanthanide ions

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Lanthanide ions

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

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Jonas Joos Green phosphors for high brightness applications

Lanthanides Electronic transitions

Li6Gd(BO3)3:Tb3+

F. Zhang et al., Physics Procedia 29 (2012), 55-61 3

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Lanthanides Electronic transitions

Li6Gd(BO3)3:Tb3+

F. Zhang et al., Physics Procedia 29 (2012), 55-61 3

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Lanthanides Electronic transitions

Li6Gd(BO3)3:Tb3+

4fN – 4fN transitions

F. Zhang et al., Physics Procedia 29 (2012), 55-61 3

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Lanthanides Electronic transitions

Li6Gd(BO3)3:Tb3+

4fN – 4fN transitions

4fN – 4fN-15d1 transitions

F. Zhang et al., Physics Procedia 29 (2012), 55-61 3

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Lanthanides Electronic transitions

Li6Gd(BO3)3:Tb3+

4fN – 4fN transitions

4fN – 4fN-15d1 transitions

Charge transfer transitions

F. Zhang et al., Physics Procedia 29 (2012), 55-61 3

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Lanthanides Electronic transitions

Li6Gd(BO3)3:Tb3+

4fN – 4fN transitions

4fN – 4fN-15d1 transitions

Charge transfer transitions

host related

F. Zhang et al., Physics Procedia 29 (2012), 55-61 3

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

2. Energy level modeling: empirical approach

Empirical modeling of lanthanide materials Ground state configuration

NN Ln Lanthanide Q = +II Q = +III

0 La Lanthanum [Xe]5d1

1 Ce Cerium [Xe]4f 2 [Xe]4f 1

2 Pr Praseodymium [Xe]4f 3 [Xe]4f 2

3 Nd Neodymium [Xe]4f 4 [Xe]4f 3

4 Pm Promethium [Xe]4f 5 [Xe]4f 4

5 Sm Samarium [Xe]4f 6 [Xe]4f 5

6 Eu Europium [Xe]4f 7 [Xe]4f 6

7 Gd Gadolinium [Xe]4f 75d1 [Xe]4f 7

8 Tb Terbium [Xe]4f 9 [Xe]4f 8

9 Dy Dysprosium [Xe]4f 10 [Xe]4f 9

10 Ho Holmium [Xe]4f 11 [Xe]4f 10

11 Er Erbium [Xe]4f 12 [Xe]4f 11

12 Tm Thulium [Xe]4f 13 [Xe]4f 12

13 Yb Ytterbium [Xe]4f 14 [Xe]4f 13

14 Lu Lutetium [Xe]4f 14 4

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Empirical modeling of lanthanide materials Excited states

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Jonas Joos Green phosphors for high brightness applications

Empirical modeling of lanthanide materials Location of the lowest 5d level

Spectroscopic redshift:

P. Dorenbos, Journal of Solid State Sci. and Technol. 2 (2013), R3001-R3011 5

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Empirical modeling of lanthanide materials Energy of charge transfer (CT)

Charge transfer: Ln3+ + XQ- → Ln2+ + X(Q-1)-

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

3. Electronic structure and persistent luminescence of SrAl2O4:LnQ+

SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+

Persistent luminescence

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+

Persistent luminescence

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+

Persistent luminescence

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+

Persistent luminescence

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+

Persistent luminescence

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Photoluminescence

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SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Photoluminescence

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Photoluminescence @ 10 K

520 nm

445 nm

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

Jonas Joos Green phosphors for high brightness applications

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(free)c

central field RS so cf(ff ) (f ) (f )

RS so cf(fd) (d) (d)

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

c

(free)c

RS so cf(fd) (d) (d)

RScentral f sield o cf(ff ) (f ) (f )

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

cfs

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(free)c

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

c

RScentral f sield o cf(ff ) (f ) (f )

RS so cf(fd) (d (d) )

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(free)c

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

c

RScentral f sield cfo(ff ) (f ) (f )

RS so cf(fd) (d (d) )

cfs

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(free)c

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

c

RScentral f sield cfo(ff ) (f ) (f )

RS so cf(fd) (d (d) )

decoupled scheme:

d f(f ) (d) 1 1

f d

f dE E E cfs

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(free)c

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

c

RScentral f sield cfo(ff ) (f ) (f )

RS so cf(fd) (d (d) )

decoupled scheme:

d f(f ) (d) 1 1

f d

f dE E E

4f6 core: similar to Eu3+:

7 F

6J

0J

cfs

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

cfs

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(free)c

cfs (free)

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

c

RScentral f sield cfo(ff ) (f ) (f )

RS so cf(fd) (d (d) )

decoupled scheme:

d f(f ) (d) 1 1

f d

f dE E E

4f6 core: similar to Eu3+:

7 F

6J

0J 9

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Energy (eV)

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(free)c5.0

4.0

3.0

cfs (free)

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

c blue

cfs blue

central field RS so cf(ff ) f (f )( )

RS so cf(fd) (d (d) )

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Energy (eV)

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

(blue)D

(free)c5.0

4.0

3.0

cfs (free)

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

central field RS so cf(ff ) f (f )( )

RS so cf(fd) (d (d) )

cfs blue

c blue

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Energy (eV) Energy (eV)

cfs (green)

Free Eu2+ ion 4f6 5d1

c (green)

(green)D

(free)c

4.0

3.0

5.0 5.0

4.0

3.0

cfs (free)

cfs (free)

Energy level modeling of 4f65d1 configuration

cfs blue

(blue)D

c blue

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Connection with crystallography

Monoclinic unit cell (P21) Two nonequivalent Sr-sites (C1)

Sr1 Sr2

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Connection with crystallography

Monoclinic unit cell (P21) Two nonequivalent Sr-sites (C1) Empirical relations: Prediction: Measurement

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Connection with crystallography

Monoclinic unit cell (P21) Two nonequivalent Sr-sites (C1) Empirical relations: EuSr1: green emission EuSr2: blue emission

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme - Input

VB

CB

Eu2+ lowest 4f

Eu3+ lowest 4f

Coulomb correlation energy for Eu2+/Eu3 obtained from Ce3+ spectrum:

P. Dorenbos, J. Lumin 135, 93 (2013) D. Jia, J. Lumin. 117, 170 (2006)

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme - Input

VB

CB

Coulomb correlation energy for Eu2+/Eu3 obtained from Ce3+ spectrum:

P. Dorenbos, J. Lumin 135, 93 (2013) D. Jia, J. Lumin. 117, 170 (2006)

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme - Input

VB

CB

Coulomb correlation energy for Eu2+/Eu3 obtained from Ce3+ spectrum Chemical shift 4f level Eu2+ obtained:

P. Dorenbos, J. Lumin 135, 93 (2013) D. Jia, J. Lumin. 117, 170 (2006)

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme - Input

VB

CB

Coulomb correlation energy for Eu2+/Eu3 obtained from Ce3+ spectrum Chemical shift 4f level Eu2+ obtained: Host referred binding energy from Eu3+ CT:

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VB

vacuum

EuSr1 EuSr2

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme - Input

VB

CB

Coulomb correlation energy for Eu2+/Eu3 obtained from Ce3+ spectrum Chemical shift 4f level Eu2+ obtained: Host referred binding energy from Eu3+ CT:

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VB

vacuum

EuSr1 EuSr2

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

Trivalent lanthanides

Sr1 Sr2

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

SrAl2O4:LnQ+

Lanthanide VRBE scheme

Divalent lanthanides

Sr1 Sr2

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Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure

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Belgian Physical Society, Liège

May 13, 2015

Energy level modeling of lanthanide defects in SrAl2O4:Eu2+

Jonas Joos

Jonas Joos SrAl2O4:Eu2+, electronic structure