Both pristine and Eu3+-doped scandium-potassium complex sulfate KSc(SO4)2 has been obtained with 99% yield via crystallization from solutions. The high-temperature XRPD and thermal studies revealed an enantiotropic first-order phase transition at 700–725 K and standard pressure. In the temperature region 724–754 K, the low-temperature stable monoclinic polymorph, β-KSc(SO4)2 (sp.gr. С2/m), coexists with the high-temperature trigonal modification, α-KSc(SO4)2 (sp.gr. P321), with decomposition at ∼1120 K. DFT calculations confirmed this rank of polymorphs and a low hospitality of their Sc-sublattices for Eu3+ cations. Under UV excitation, the KSc0.98Eu0.02(SO4)2 sample exhibits Eu3+ luminescence at 570−720 nm. Heating of the sample from 298 K to 423 K leads to a luminescence fading of 13% and to its a sharp decline at elevated temperatures. Kinetic studies have shown that the lifetime depends on the chosen excitation wavelength and temperature. An Х-band resonance in the sample of KSc(SO4)2:Eu3+ has been detected in the temperature range of 299–500 K. The EPR spectra are interpreted assuming the presence of sulfate radicals.
Язык оригиналаАнглийский
Номер статьи173968
ЖурналJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Том984
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - 1 мая 2024

    Предметные области WoS

  • Химия, Физическая
  • Материаловедение, Междисциплинарные труды
  • Металловедение и Металлургия

    Предметные области ASJC Scopus

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys

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