RES structure of Bi3+ centres in KCl: Bi, S and CaO : Bi crystals

R. Aceves*, M. Barboza Flores, A. Maaroos, V. Nagirnyi, R. Perez Salas, T. Tsuboi, S. Zazubovich, V. Zepelin

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Abstract

Emission, excitation, and polarization spectra as well as decay kinetics are studied at 4.2 to 500 K for the luminescence of Bi3+ centres in two crystals (KCl and CaO) with strongly different electron-phonon interaction. It is concluded that three bands at ≈2.5, 3.11, and ≈1.5eV, observed in the emission spectrum of the KCl:Bi, S crystal belong to the same centre, but arise from states of different origin. The splitting of the 2.5 eV band, caused by the presence of a defect (S2-) near a Bi3+ ion is detected. Besides the well-known triplet 3.3 and 3.1 eV bands, a new 4.15 eV emission is found in CaO: Bi crystal, which is ascribed to transitions from the singlet excited state of the Bi3+ ion. The structure and the parameters of the relaxed excited states are determined and the models of the corresponding Br3+ centres are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)619-631
Number of pages13
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research
Volume194
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1996

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