Energy Structure and Luminescence of CeF Crystals.

The results of the calculation of the energy band structure and luminescent research of CeF crystals are presented. The existence of two 5d1 and 5d2 subbands of the conduction band genetically derived from 5d states of Ce ions with different effective electron masses of 4.9 m and 0.

Revised crystal structure and luminescent properties of gadolinium oxyfluoride Gd₄O₃F₆ doped with Eu³⁺ ions.

The structure of gadolinium oxyfluoride nanoparticles was revised. Extensive studies including X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement as well as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the monoclinic P12/c1 crystal structure of Gd4O3F6. Morphological analysis using transmission electron microscopy showed the nanocrystallinity of the materials prepared via the sol-gel Pechini's method.

Hydrothermal synthesis and structural and spectroscopic properties of the new triclinic form of GdBO3:Eu3+ nanocrystals.

Triclinic Gd1-xEuxBO3 nanophosphors have been prepared by a hydrothermal method without using additional coreagents and prior precipitation of precursor (in situ). The formation of the borate nanorods and their crystal structure was refined on the basis of X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD) and well confirmed using various techniques such as infrared spectroscopy (IR), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The new triclinic crystal structure (space group P1) for the GdBO3 nanocrystals and detailed structure parameters were determined with the help of the Rietveld analysis.