Solution-deposited and low temperature-annealed Eu3+/Tb3+-doped CaMoO4/SrMoO4 luminescent thin films

Eu 3+ /Tb 3+ -doped CaMoO 4 /SrMoO 4 luminescent thin films were deposited by a facile solution method, and were annealed over the temperature range of 350–650 °C. Luminescent thin films were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), UV–vis absorption, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS). In addition, the effects of alkali metal ions (Li + , Na + and K + ) on the luminescence properties of CaMoO 4 /SrMoO 4 thin films were systematically investigated. We found that the optimal chemical compositions for the luminescent molybdate thin films are Ca 0.87 MoO 4 :Eu3+ 0.10, K+ 0.03, Sr 0.82 MoO 4 :Eu3+ 0.15, K+ 0.03, Ca 0.87 MoO 4 :Tb3+ 0.03, Li+ 0.1, and Sr 0.82 MoO 4 :Tb3+ 0.15, Li+ 0.03.