Crystal structure and optical properties of Eu3+–doped and undoped complex sulfate KSc(SO4)2 produced by facile and efficient crystallization process
Both pristine and Eu3+-doped scandium-potassium complex sulfate KSc(SO4)2 has been obtained with 99% yield via crystallization from solutions. The high-temperature XRPD and thermal studies revealed an enantiotropic first-order phase transition at 700–725 K and standard pressure. In the temperature r...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of alloys and compounds 2024-05, Vol.984, p.173968, Article 173968 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Both pristine and Eu3+-doped scandium-potassium complex sulfate KSc(SO4)2 has been obtained with 99% yield via crystallization from solutions. The high-temperature XRPD and thermal studies revealed an enantiotropic first-order phase transition at 700–725 K and standard pressure. In the temperature region 724–754 K, the low-temperature stable monoclinic polymorph, β-KSc(SO4)2 (sp.gr. С2/m), coexists with the high-temperature trigonal modification, α-KSc(SO4)2 (sp.gr. P321), with decomposition at ∼1120 K. DFT calculations confirmed this rank of polymorphs and a low hospitality of their Sc-sublattices for Eu3+ cations. Under UV excitation, the KSc0.98Eu0.02(SO4)2 sample exhibits Eu3+ luminescence at 570−720 nm. Heating of the sample from 298 K to 423 K leads to a luminescence fading of 13% and to its a sharp decline at elevated temperatures. Kinetic studies have shown that the lifetime depends on the chosen excitation wavelength and temperature. An Х-band resonance in the sample of KSc(SO4)2:Eu3+ has been detected in the temperature range of 299–500 K. The EPR spectra are interpreted assuming the presence of sulfate radicals.
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•Eu3+–doped and undoped KSc(SO4)2 was prepared in a high yield on scandium by hydrochemical method.•Polymorphism of KSc(SO4)2 was unveiled throughout high-temperature XRPD and thermal studies.•Relative stability and electronic properties of KSc(SO4)2 polymorphs were analyzed by DFT calculations.•Optical characteristics of KSc(SO4)2:Eu3+ have been studied in the range of 298–473 K.•EPR spectra are interpreted under the assumption of the presence of sulfate radicals. |
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ISSN: | 0925-8388 1873-4669 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.173968 |