Optical properties of Eu2+ doped antipervoskite fluoride single crystals

Abstract

Single crystals of pure and Eu2+ doped LiBaF3 have been grown from melt by using a vertical Bridgman-Stockbarger method. Absorption and luminescence spectra for pure and rare-earth-doped LiBaF3 were studied. At ambient conditions the photoluminescence spectra consisted of sharp lines peaked at ∼359 nm attributed to the 6P7/2→8S7/2 transitions in the 4f7 electronic configuration of Eu2+ and a broad band extending between 370 and 450 nm attributed to Eu2+ trapped exciton recombination. The effect of 60Co gamma irradiation has also been investigated.