Luminescence properties of efficient X-ray phosphors of YBa3B9O18, LuBa3(BO3)3, α-YBa3(BO3)3 and LuBO3

The samples of YBa3B9O18, LuBa3(BO3)3, α-YBa3(BO3)3 and LuBO3 powders have been synthesized by the solid-state reaction methods at high temperature and their X-ray excited luminescent properties were investigated. All the studied materials show a broad emission band in the wavelength range of 300–550 nm with the peak centers at about 385 nm for YBa3B9O18 and LuBa3(BO3)3, 415 nm for α-YBa3(BO3)3 and 360 nm for LuBO3 powders, respectively. Even though those compounds have the different atomic structures, they have the common structural feature of each yttrium or lutetium ion bonded to six separate BO3 groups, i.e., octahedral RE(BO3)6 (RE=Lu or Y) moiety. This octahedral RE(BO3)6(RE=Lu or Y) moiety seems to be an important structural element for efficient X-ray excited luminescence of those compounds, as are the edge-sharing octahedral TaO6 chains for tantalate emission.