Multifunctional Li2MgTiO4:Cr3+, Mn4+ phosphor for potential plant cultivation, wavelength detection and anti-counterfeiting applications

Li 2 MgTiO 4 :Cr 3+ , Mn 4+ phosphors were successfully synthesized by the high-temperature solid-state reaction method. Cr 3+ , Mn 4+ co-doped Li 2 MgTiO 4 phosphors have two emission peaks at 674 nm and 719 nm, corresponding to 2 E→ 4 A 2 transitions of Mn 4+ and 2 E→ 4 A 2 transitions of Cr 3+ , respectively. The two emission peaks are matched with the absorption of P R and P FR , and the intensity ratio of the two emission peaks is adjusted by changing the doping concentration of Mn 4+ , indicating that the phosphors have potential applications in plant cultivation. In addition, it can be observed that the emission peak corresponding to Mn 4+ can decrease sharply with the increase of excitation wavelength, while the emission peak corresponding to Cr 3+ can change little, which indicates that the phosphors can be used for wavelength detection. The security ink prepared by Li 2 MgTiO 4 :Cr 3+ , Mn 4+ phosphors shows that it can be applied in anti-counterfeiting labels. These results suggest that Li 2 MgTiO 4 :Cr 3+ , Mn 4+ have the great potentiality to be used for plant cultivation, wavelength detection and anti-counterfeiting.