Luminescent and thermometric properties of dual emitting Eu2+/Sm3+ co-doped Sr4La(PO4)3O phosphor based on energy transfer

Eu 2+ /Sm 3+ co-doped dual-emitting Sr 4 La(PO 4 ) 3 O phosphors were synthesized through a convenient high temperature solid state reaction in reductive atmosphere. The structure, luminescence, energy transfer and temperature-dependent luminescence properties of Eu 2+ /Sm 3+ co-doped Sr 4 La(PO 4 ) 3 O phosphors were researched and analyzed in detail. The blue emission of Eu 2+ and the red emission of Sm 3+ can work together as FIR signals. Based on the different response characteristics of these two ion emissions to temperature, Sr 4 La(PO 4 ) 3 O:Eu 2+ /Sm 3+ phosphor achieves the relative sensitivity of 0.48384%/K and a wide range of temperature measurements from room temperature to 573 K. The results reveal that the Sr 4 La(PO 4 ) 3 O:Eu 2+ /Sm 3+ phosphor has application prospect in the field of high temperature optical thermometry. The energy transfer mechanism is proved to be the dipole-dipole interaction between Eu 2+ and Sm 3+ ions.