Influence of Sintering Parameters on Spectroscopic Properties of BMW: Eu3+ Ceramic Materials Prepared by HPLT Technique

Materials (Basel). 2022 Oct 22;15(21):7410. doi: 10.3390/ma15217410.

Abstract

In this work, Ba2MgWO6: Eu3+ (BMW: Eu3+) ceramic materials with a double perovskite structure were sintered using the High-Pressure Low-Temperature sintering (HPLT) technique. As part of the research, the influence of pressure (CP), sintering temperature (CT), and sintering time (CTS) on the structure and luminescence of the doped BMW were determined. Structural analysis via XRD and SEM + EDS and spectroscopic analysis via emission and excitation spectra, decay time, and absorption spectra of the obtained ceramics were performed. Dense double perovskite ceramics were obtained with a cubic structure with optimal sintering parameters: T = 500 °C, p = 8 GPa, and t = 1 min. The increase in temperature caused an increased extinction of the luminescence due to the diffusion of carbon into the ceramics. The increase in pressure led to the formation of the amorphous phase, which increased the speed of non-radiative transitions and also led to the extinction of the luminescence. The increase in sintering time from 1 to 3 min enhanced the luminescence output, but when the ceramic was sintered for 5 min, the luminescence was quenched, most likely by increasing the rate of the non-radiative process, as evidenced by reduced decay time.

Keywords: Eu3+ ions; HPLT technique; WLEDs; ceramic materials; double perovskite.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by “The National Science Centre” under Grant no. 2017/25/B/ST5/02670, as a part of the research project implementation OPUS13.