Effect of capping on the mechanoluminescence of γ-irradiated ZnS:Cu nanophosphors

Recent Advances in Mechanoluminescence of Doped Zinc Sulfides

“…[ 56 ] In addition, this method was used to prepare ZnS:Mn 2+ ML nanocrystals [ 57 ] and ZnS:Cu nanophosphors. [ 58 ]…”

Mechanoluminescence, thermoluminescence, optically stimulated luminescence and photoluminescence in SrAl2O4:Eu micro- and nanophosphors: effect of particle size and annealing in different atmospheres

“…However, it may depend on the nature of the capping agent used. 42 Rani and Sahare have studied the structural and morphological changes of the ZnS nanocrystalline ZnS system during the phase transformations of ZnS to ZnO by simple annealing in an air atmosphere at various temperatures and reported corresponding changes in band gap and PL spectra. 43 Later, Wang et al studied the ZnS:Mn microcrystalline system in a controlled O 2 atmosphere and found the positive impact of S vacancies to improve the PL and ML characteristics.…”

Ternary-Host and Heterojunction Enabled Eye-Visible Elastic Mechanoluminescence from (Ca0.5Sr0.5)ZnOS/xZnS/Mn2+

“…The elastic-ML materials are being strongly anticipated as a promising alternative to the fluorescent materials for stress sensing, , anticounterfeiting, , onsite infrastructure diagnosis, bioimaging, flexible optoelectronics, and biomimetic multifunctional E-skins , because elastic-ML materials tend to produce even brighter and more reproducible ML than fracto-ML materials . Up to now, a series of elastic ML materials have been proposed by doping transition metal ions (e.g., Mn 2+ , Cu 2+ ) or rare-earth ions (e.g., Eu 2+ , Pr 3+ , Sm 3+ , and Nd 3+ ) into piezoelectric host materials, such as ZnS/Mn 2+ , , ZnS/Cu 2+ , CaZnOS/Mn 2+ , , SrAl 2 O 4 /Eu 2+ , BaSi 2 O 2 N 2 /Eu 2+ , , Ca 2 Al 2 SiO 7 /Eu 3+ , LiNbO 3 /Pr 3+ , CaZr­(PO 4 ) 2 /Mn 2+ , and so on. Unfortunately, there are still several critical bottlenecks need to be solved for the goal of achieving highly efficient ML materials.…”