Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
The red-emitting phosphors of Eu3+ doped M2Si2O7 (M=La, Y) were synthesized by a solid-state reaction method and their luminescence properties in UV-VUV region have been studied. On the excitation spectra, the Eu3+-O2- CT band is of higher intensity for La2Si2O7, while for Y2Si2O7, the absorption around 150nm is much stronger and this can be assigned to the Y3+-O2- CT band in company with the Si-O group absorption. The emission spectra show higher intensity and better color purity for La2Si2O7:Eu3+ under 254nm excitation due to Eu3+ occupying the non-centrosymmetric site. Under 147nm excitation, Y2Si2O7:Eu3+ exhibits stronger emission with purer red, which can be corresponded to the absorption of Y3+-O2- CT in the VUV region.