Abstract
We investigated the emission properties of Eu ion-doped ABaPO4 (ABaPO4:Eu, A = Li, Na, and K) in which the valence state of the Eu ions was controlled by annealing in various ambients, gamma-ray (γ-ray) irradiation, and hydrogen ion (H+) implantation. We synthesized the ABaPO4:Eu samples by solid-state reaction in air. The as-synthesized samples showed sharp red emission near 600 nm, which originated from Eu3+ ions. Interestingly, annealing under H2 ambient changed the valence state of the Eu ions from 3+ to 2+, which was indicated by the disappearance of the red emission and concurrent emergence of strong blue emission. After subsequent annealing in O2 atmosphere, the red emission of Eu3+ was recovered. The reversible switching between the 2+ and 3+ states was found to be repeatable by alternating H2 and O2 annealing. The valence state was also changed from 3+ to 2+ by H+ implantation and γ-ray irradiation of the as-synthesized samples, possibly owing to the formation of oxygen vacancies. Our results suggest that the luminescence color of the ABaPO4:Eu phosphors can be controlled within a range from red to blue by simple annealing in various ambients.
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