Abstract
Novel temperature-sensitive luminescent materials, Ba2Gd2Ge4O13 doped with Bi3+, Bi3+/Sm3+ or Bi3+/Eu3+ ions, have been prepared using a conventional solid-state reaction technique. The XRPD study has verified that all the synthesized germanates crystallize in the monoclinic system (space group C2/c, Z = 4). The crystal lattice of the compounds consists of zigzag chains of edge-sharing Me2O7 (Me = Bi3+, Eu3+ or Sm3+) dimers, [Ge4O13] units, and ten-coordinated Ba atoms. Under UV excitation the powders exhibit the luminescence corresponding to the 3P1 → 1S0 (310-550 nm) transition in Bi3+ and 4G5/2 → 6HJ (550-730 nm) in Sm3+ or 5D0 → 7FJ (570-720 nm) transitions in Eu3+ ions. Heating of Ba2Gd1.94Bi0.01Sm0.05Ge4O13 and Ba2Gd1.89Bi0.01Eu0.1Ge4O13 phosphors leads to an irregular decrease in the intensity of the main emission lines. It has been found that the fluorescence intensity ratio between a wide band in the 310-530 nm region and peaks at longer wavelengths may be successfully used as a temperature-dependent characteristic. Absolute/relative sensitivity values for Ba2Gd1.94Bi0.01Sm0.05Ge4O13 and Ba2Gd1.89Bi0.01Eu0.1Ge4O13 germanates reach 0.19% K-1/0.80% K-1 and 2.21% K-1/0.58% K-1, respectively. The above parameters indicate that Ba2Gd2Ge4O13:Bi3+/Sm3+ or Bi3+/Eu3+ samples can be used as potential luminescent materials for non-contact temperature measurement.
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