An Advanced Tunable Multimodal Luminescent La4GeO8: Eu2+, Er3+ Phosphor for Multicolor Anticounterfeiting. (28th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pei, Pengxiang; Wei, Ruiping; Wang, Binbin; Su, Junxia; Zhang, Zhichao; Liu, Weisheng
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 31:Number 31(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-05-28
• Subjects: anticounterfeiting -- downconversion -- multicolor -- multimodal -- RE‐doped -- upconversion; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202102479
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract: The development of advanced luminescent materials is of great importance to the anticounterfeiting application and still confronts with lots of challenges. At present, most anticounterfeiting luminescent materials are based on a monotonous photoluminescence model, which is easily faked by substitutes. Therefore, in this work, a multimodal La4 GeO8 : Eu 2+, Er 3+ material is reported, which can emit red, purple, baby blue, and green light under the increased excitation wavelength from 250 to 380 nm. Meanwhile, the phosphor also shows green upconversion luminescence under the NIR (980 and 808 nm) laser irradiation. Moreover, the phosphor features excellent stability and humidity resistance against harsh conditions. Based on the integrated feature, a functional anticounterfeiting application is designed. Results demonstrate that the multimodal luminescent feature can be easily detected by using a portable ultraviolet lamp or NIR (808 or 980 nm) laser. The unique characteristic will be complicated to counterfeit and show high‐level security in the field of advanced anticounterfeiting. Abstract : An advanced Eu 2+ /Er 3+ codoping La4 GeO8 phosphor with excellent upconversion (UC) and downconversion performances, which can emit red, purple, baby blue, and green light under the increased excitation wavelength from 250 to 380 nm, shows UC photoluminescence under the irradiation NIR laser (980 and 808 nm). Based on the integrated feature, its excellent optical properties can be used in anticounterfeiting.