“…Thus Ag + doping in CNGC disrupts the crystal symmetry, induces local distortions, modifies the crystal field, and ultimately enables previously forbidden transitions of Bi 3+ ions to occur, leading to observable luminescence. 5,7,[22][23][24][25][26] It can be observed that when the Ag + doping concentration is 1% and 5%, the emission peaks at 470 nm (attributed to the STEs of the host matrix) and 580 nm (emission from Bi 3+ s-p transition in the alloyed matrix) coexist under 280 nm excitation (Fig. 3b).…”