Synthesis, Growth, and Luminescence Properties of Rare Earth Borates KSrY(BO3)2: Tb3+ and Tb4

• Published in: Crystal growth & design Vol. 24; no. 13; pp. 5478 - 5485
• Main Authors: Kuznetsov, Artem B., Zholdas, Yerassyl A., Gorelova, Liudmila A., Fedorenko, Anastasiya D., Ryadun, Alexey A., Seryotkin, Yurii V., Shevchenko, Vyacheslav S., Kokh, Alexander E., Klimov, Alexandr O., Kokh, Konstantin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 03.07.2024
• ISSN: 1528-7483; 1528-7505
• DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00140

KSrY­(BO3)2: Tb3+ and Tb4+ solid solutions have been obtained using the solid-state synthesis and top-seeded solution growth method from the KF flux. Comparing the two types of Tb spectra 3d3/2 TbO2 (Tb4+) and Na3Tb­(BO3)2 (Tb3+) with annealing in air of the KSrTb­(BO3)2 crystal, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed that the crystal contains about 15% of Tb4+. The entire Y/Tb series has polymorphic phase transitions that occur at temperatures between 550 and 600 °C. Synthesis and subsequent treatment methodology have an impact on the resulting Tb3+/Tb4+ ratio in the sample. The best luminescent properties were measured on the composition KSrY0.9Tb0.1(BO3)2, which was annealed at 700 °C under a hydrogen flow and cooled slowly.