Color tunable Er-Eu co-doped double perovskite La2MgSnO6 phosphor for optical temperature sensor

To develop new luminescent materials for optical thermometers, a series of Er 3+ /Eu 3+ doped double perovskite La 2 MgSnO 6 phosphors are synthesized by a high-temperature solid-phase method. The structure, luminescence performance, energy transfer, and thermal sensitivity are systematically studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy fluorescence spectroscopy, lifetime decay curve, and temperature-dependent emission spectra. The prepared samples possess good coincidence with pure perovskite phase, and the refined high-quality XRD data reveal that Eu 3+ and Er 3+ jointly occupy La 3+ sites. which is attributed to the effective energy transfer from Er 3+ to Eu 3+ ions. By adjusting the doping concentration of Eu 3+ , the emission of Er 3+ is attenuated and the luminous color is modulated from green to orange-red. These demonstrate the existence of energy transfer between Er 3+ and Eu 3+ . In addition, the optimized La 2 MgSnO 6 : 0.075Er 3+ , 0.04Eu 3+ phosphor exhibits excellent thermal stability and good temperature cycling. The emission intensity showed good cycling in the process of repeated heating and cooling, and maintained to 76% of the initial temperature (303K) at 403K. Studied the optical temperature sensing performance of LMS: 0.075Er 3+ , 0.04Eu 3+ fluorescent powder. The results of fitting the fluorescence intensity ratio with the non-thermal coupling characteristic peaks of 555 and 706nm showed excellent optical sensitivity, and the S a and S r were calculated as 0.0029K −1 and 1.21%K −1 , respectively. All results indicate that LMS: 0.075Er 3+ , 0.04Eu 3+ phosphors could have potential applications for non-contact optical temperature measurement materials.