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Ultraviolet B emission from a \(\hbox {Gd}^{3+}\)-doped \(\hbox {BaAl}_{2}\hbox {O}_{4}\) powder phosphor

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A \(\hbox {BaAl}_{2}\hbox {O}_{4}{:}\hbox {Gd}^{3+}\) phosphor was successfully prepared using a combustion technique. An X-ray diffraction pattern was used to characterize the resultant phosphor, and the photoluminescence (PL) of the prepared \(\hbox {BaAl}_{2}\hbox {O}_{4}{:}\hbox {Gd}^{3+}\) was studied. Under a 273-nm excitation, the main emission peak of the phosphor is located at 314 nm, and this is attributed to the \(^{6}\hbox {P}_{7/2}\,{\rightarrow }\,{} ^{8}\hbox {S}_{7/2}\) transition of \(\hbox {Gd}^{3+}\). Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum appears to be U-shaped, and lines are evident at \(g_{\mathrm{eff}} \sim 2.14\), 4.56 and 6.75. The PL and EPR analyses indicate the presence of Gd as \(\hbox {Gd}^{3+}\) in this sample.

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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2017R1D1A1B03030003).

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143701, Korea

    Vijay Singh, N Singh & M S Pathak

  2. Department of Physics, Government Degree College, Yerraguntla, 516309, India

    G Sivaramaiah

  3. Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517502, India

    J L Rao

  4. Materials Research Laboratory, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, India

    Pramod K Singh

  5. Department of Applied Physics, MIET, Gondia, 441614, India

    A S Nagpure

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Singh, V., Sivaramaiah, G., Singh, N. et al. Ultraviolet B emission from a \(\hbox {Gd}^{3+}\)-doped \(\hbox {BaAl}_{2}\hbox {O}_{4}\) powder phosphor. Bull Mater Sci 42, 19 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-018-1708-x

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