Abstract
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results were obtained for standard Y 2SiO 5:Ce phosphor powders as well as undegraded and 144 h electron degraded Y 2SiO 5:Ce pulsed laser deposited (PLD) thin films. The two Ce 3d peaks positioned at 877.9 ± 0.3 and 882.0 ± 0.2 eV are correlated with the two different sites occupied by Ce in the Y 2SiO 5 matrix. Ce replaced the Y in the two different sites with coordination numbers of 9 and 7. The two Ce 3d XPS peaks obtained during the thin film analysis were also correlated with the luminescent mechanism of the broad band emission spectra of the Y 2SiO 5:Ce X 1 phase. These two different sites are responsible for the two main sets of cathodoluminescent (CL) and photoluminescence (PL) peaks situated at wavelengths of 418 and 496 nm. A 144 h electron degradation study on the Y 2SiO 5:Ce thin film yielded an increase in the CL intensity with a second broad emission peak emerging between 600 and 700 nm. XPS analysis showed the presence of SiO 2 on the surface that formed during prolonged electron bombardment. The electron stimulated surface chemical reaction (ESSCR) model is used to explain the formation of this luminescent SiO 2 layer.
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