Luminescent properties of RE3+-activated CaAl2B2O7 (RE=Tb, Ce) in VUV-visible region

RE3+-activated α- and β-CaAl2B2O7 (RE=Tb, Ce) were synthesized with the method of high-temperature solid-state reaction. Their VUV excitation and VUV-excited emission spectra are measured and discussed in the present article. The charge transfer band of Tb3+ and Ce3+ is respectively calculated to be at 151±2 and 159±3 nm. All the samples show an activator-independent excitation peak at about 175 nm and an emission peak at 350–360 nm ascribed to the host absorption and emission band, respectively.