The structural and spectroscopic properties of Barium tetraborate crystals activated with Eu3+ ion have been studied. Differential thermal analysis, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and SEM techniques have been used for structural characterization. The XRD pattern revealed the formation of α‐BaB4O7 crystals. It was observed that under the proposed charge compensation model, the structural properties of the α‐BaB4O7 crystal significantly alter the luminescence characteristics of Eu3+ and Eu2+ ions. The enhancement of the emission explained and the photo‐physics involved is correlated with the unique structural properties of the crystallites formed.

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Rare earth (RE) elements are prime constituents in a large amount of innovative materials and several technological advances would not be possible without their contribution. In this review, recent progress in the field of rare earth spectroscopy is highlighted, with a special emphasis on clean energy, sensors and telecommunications, providing a broad view on past and recent developments.

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Near infrared sensitized white light emitting glass has been developed and demonstrated. The white light comes from a combination of radiations emitted from triple rare earth ions (Er, Pr, and Yb) doped in tellurite glass. White light emission is possible by suitably mixing the red-green-blue (RGB) intensities emitted from these rare earth ions. The 980 nm radiation sensitized Yb3+ ions transfer their excitation energy to the Er3+ and Pr3+ ions to promote them to the upper states. The green and red emissions come mainly from Er3+ ion whereas blue emission from Yb3+ and Pr3+ ions. The RGB intensities could be adjusted by tuning the rare earth ion concentration. The optical quality of white light was adjudged using the Commission Internationale de l’ Eclairage coordinates by the rare earth ion concentration and incident power density.