Влияние церия на спектральные и структурные характеристики LuBO-=SUB=-3-=/SUB=-(Ce, Tb)

Abstract

The structure, IR absorption, luminescence and luminescence excitation spectra of Ce3+ and Tb3+ ions have been studied in the crystals of Lu1−x−yCexTbyBO3 solid solutions at 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.01, 0.07 ≤ y ≤ 0.16. It has been shown that Lu1−yTbyBO3 solid solution synthesized at Т = 970°С has the structure of a calcite at 0  y ≤ 0.07, the structure of a vaterite at y ≥ 0.16, and is two-phase in a range of 0.07  y < 0.16. It has been determined that additional alloying of two-phase Lu1-yTbyBO3 samples with the vaterite phase fraction of not more than ~ 20 % with 0.5 – 1 at.% of Ce3+ leads to a significant decrease in the amount of the vaterite phase. It has been demonstrated that Ce3+ ions can be used as structure-sensitive and optically active marks when analyzing the structural state of rare earth orthoborates.