Red and green rare-earth ion (RE3+ ) (RE = Eu, Tb):MgLa2 V2 O9 micro-powder phosphors were produced utilizing a standard solid-state chemical process. The X-ray diffraction examination performed on the phosphors showed that they were crystalline and had a monoclinic structure. The particles grouped together, as shown in the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Powder phosphors were examined using a variety of spectroscopic techniques, including photoluminescence (PL), Fourier-transform infrared, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Brilliant red emission at 615 nm (5 D0 → 7 F2 ) having an excitation wavelength (λexci ) of 396 nm (7 F0 → 5 L6 ) and green emission at 545 nm (5 D4 → 7 F5 ) having an λexci = 316 nm (5 D4 → 7 F2 ) have both been seen in the emission spectra of Tb3+ :MgLa2 V2 O9 nano-phosphors. The emission mechanism that is raised in Eu3+ :MgLa2 V2 O9 and Tb3+ :MgLa2 V2 O9 powder phosphors has been explained in an energy level diagram.
Keywords: FTIR analysis; emission; excitation photoluminescence; vanadate powder phosphors.
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