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 language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 619-631 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1996 |