Sm3+ activated SrMoO4 orange-red phosphors: applications in luminescent flexible films, fingerprint identification and anti-counterfeiting
摘要
Here we report that Sm3+-ion activated SrMoO4 orange light emitting phosphors were synthesized by conventional solid-state method. All the phosphor materials are crystallized in a tetragonal structure with space group I41/a (No. 88). Photoluminescence study reveals that, on excitation at λex 404 nm, the distinctive emission peaks located at 561, 596, 644, and 703 nm, corresponding to the electronic transition 4G5/2 → 6H5/2, 4G5/2 → 6H7/2, 4G5/2 → 6H9/2 and 4G5/2 → 6H11/2, respectively. The room temperature decay measurement results suggest that Sm3+ ion activated SrMoO4 phosphor exhibits, which have a long life are of the order of milliseconds (τ = 0.6546 ms). The Sr0.99Sm0.01MoO4 (CP = 72.89%, CCT = 1714 K) has the highest PL emission intensity with quantum yield 9.37%. Further, using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a matrix and optimised phosphor Sr0.99Sm0.01MoO4, a low-cost, environmentally benign luminescent security ink was created to determine currency forgeries. The synthesized orange-light emitting multifunctional Sr0.99Sm0.01MoO4 phosphor can be used for solid-state lighting, demonstrated luminescent flexible films, anti-counterfeiting and forensic applications.