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Crystal growth, layered structure and luminescence properties of K 2 Eu(PO 4 )(WO 4 ).

Kateryna V TerebilenkoVitalii P ChorniiValeriіa O ZozuliaIl'ya A Gural'skiySergiu G ShovaSerhii G NedilkoMykola S Slobodyanik
Published in: RSC advances (2022)
K 2 Eu(PO 4 )(WO 4 ) has been prepared via the high-temperature solution growth (HTSG) method using K 2 WO 4 -KPO 3 molten salts as a self-flux and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, IR and luminescence spectroscopy. The structure of this new compound features a 2D framework containing [EuPO 6 ] 4- layers, which are composed of zigzag chains of [EuO 8 ] n interlinked by slightly distorted PO 4 tetrahedra. Isolated WO 4 tetrahedra are attached above and below these layers, leaving space for the K + counter-cations. The photoluminescence (PL) characteristics (spectra, line intensity distribution and decay kinetics) confirm structural data concerning one distinct position for europium ions. The luminescence color coordinates suggest K 2 Eu(PO 4 )(WO 4 ) as an efficient red phosphor for lighting applications.
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