Jan Długosz University

About: Jan Długosz University is a education organization based out in Częstochowa, Poland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Crystal structure & Luminescence. The organization has 749 authors who have published 2311 publications receiving 19395 citations. The organization is also known as: Higher Teacher Education School.

Judd-Ofelt parametrization from emission spectra: The case study of the Eu3+ 5D1 emitting level

Abstract: Traditional applications of the Judd-Ofelt (JO) theory to the analysis of the Eu3+ optical spectra make use of the emission transitions originating from the 5D0 manifold. In the present paper, we report an alternative method of evaluating the JO intensity parameters from the Eu3+ emission spectra based on the 5D1 → 7F0,1 transitions. The reduced matrix elements of the unit tensor operators are re-calculated for the 5D0,1,2 → 7F0,1,…,6 Eu3+ transitions in the intermediate coupling approximation using the average electrostatic and spin-orbit coupling parameters. The suggested method was tested by analyzing the emission spectra of the Eu3+ doped GdAlO3, LaF3, NaYF4, Y2O3, ZrO2, YNbO4, ZBLA and PIGLZ hosts. It is shown that the developed method is more accurate for the hosts with relatively high 5D1 level population, which emphasizes its high potential and applicability. In addition to the JO analysis, the CIE chromaticity coordinates are calculated for the investigated spectra.

Pressure effects on the unconventional superconductivity of noncentrosymmetric LaNiC 2

Abstract: The unconventional superconductivity in the noncentrosymmetric ${\mathrm{LaNiC}}_{2}$, and its evolution with pressure, is analyzed basing on the ab initio computations and the full Eliashberg formalism. First-principles calculations of the electronic structure, phonons, and the electron-phonon coupling are reported in the pressure range 0--15 GPa. The thermodynamic properties of the superconducting state were determined numerically solving the Eliashberg equations. We found that already at $p=0$ GPa, the superconducting parameters deviate from the BCS-type, and a large value of the Coulomb pseudopotential ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\ensuremath{\star}}=0.22$ is required to get the critical temperature ${T}_{c}=2.8$ K consistent with experiment. If such ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\ensuremath{\star}}$ is used, the Eliashberg formalism reproduces also the experimentally observed values of the superconducting order parameter, the electronic specific heat jump at the critical temperature, and the change of the London penetration depth with temperature. This shows, that deviation of the above-mentioned parameters from the BCS predictions do not prejudge on the triplet or multiple gap nature of the superconductivity in this compound. Under the external pressure, calculations predict continuous increase of the electron-phonon coupling constant in the whole pressure range 0--15 GPa, consistent with the experimentally observed increase in ${T}_{c}$ for the pressure range 0--4 GPa, but inconsistent with the drop of ${T}_{c}$ above 4 GPa and the disappearance of the superconductivity above 7 GPa, reported experimentally. The disappearance of superconductivity may be accounted for by increasing the ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\ensuremath{\star}}$ to 0.36 at 7 GPa, which supports the hypothesis of the formation of a new high-pressure electronic phase, which competes with the superconductivity.

Mn4+-Doped Heterodialkaline Fluorogermanate Red Phosphor with High Quantum Yield and Spectral Luminous Efficacy for Warm-White-Light-Emitting Device Application

Abstract: Narrow band red-emitting Mn4+-doped fluoride phosphor is an essential red component of modern white-light-emitting-diode (WLED) devices. Its luminescence has sensitivity to structure and influences the performance of WLED. In this paper, we report a high-performance Mn4+ phosphor based on a new heterodialkaline fluorogermanate, CsNaGeF6:Mn4+. As determined by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, the CsNaGeF6 compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with space group Pbcm (No. 57). Under excitation by 360 and 470 nm photons, CsNaGeF6:Mn4+ emits intense red light near 630 nm with a high quantum yield of 95.6%. The electronic energy levels of the Mn4+ ion in Cs2GeF6, Na2GeF6, and CsNaGeF6 are calculated using the exchange charge model of crystal-field theory. The local Mn4+ environment inducing different zero-phonon-line emissions in the structures is probed by electron paramagnetic resonance. The Mn4+-doped heterodialkaline fluorogermanate CsNaGeF6:Mn4+ exhibits broader emission as ...