Abstract
The novel green long-lasting phosphorescence (LLP) material Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2:Eu2+,Nd3+ was systematically investigated by means of photoluminescence (PL) excitation and emission, a thermal quenching process, long-lasting phosphorescent emission, decay curves, chromaticity and thermoluminescence (TL) spectra. It is clearly observed that there exist two distinguishable Eu sites, EuI for 426-nm and EuII for 504-nm emissions, but only the green LLP appears at the EuII site. The emissions for both PL and LLP are due to the 5d→4f transitions. The green phosphorescence with the chromaticity coordination x=0.196, y=0.506 can still be observed in the dark for no less than 5 h by the naked eye. The results of TL show that Nd3+ ions induce the predominating band at 335 K, associated with the charge-trapping centers that are responsible for the appearance of intense green phosphorescence.
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