Abstract
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and X-ray excited luminescence (XEL) measurements were performed to investigate structure details and segregation coefficients of (Lu1−xYx)2SiO5:Ce (x=0at%, 8.7at%, 25.7at%, 44.7at%, 65.7at%, 87.9at% and 100at%). Y3+ cations were found to have a preferential occupation for RE1 site (7-oxygen-coordinated) over RE2 site (6-oxygen-coordinated), which results in a greater increase of cell parameter c than that of a with increase in Y content due to LYSO's microstructure characteristics. Results presented here revealed that the less the difference in electronegativity and effective ionic radius between the two ions, the easier substitution of one ion by the other, and hence the higher segregation coefficients. Besides, the contribution of luminescence of Ce1 and Ce2 in the whole XEL was evaluated, and the location of Ce3+ ion was discussed.
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