As
an essential precursor, K2MnF6 plays an
important role in the preparation of Mn4+-activated fluoride
materials, but its deterioration in pure water hampers development
of a green route. Herein, we report a simple and high-speed synthetic
route to obtain an environmentally friendly water-soluble KHF2:Mn4+ luminous material by engineering the interstitial
Mn4+ site, which is confirmed by combining with DFT, XRD
Rietveld refinement data, solid-state NMR, Raman spectrum, and TG/DSC
curves. Meanwhile, KHF2:Mn4+ has red emissions
centered at ∼602.2, 611.2, 615.6, 633.2, 637.2, and 650.0 nm,
shows a zero-thermal-quenching characteristic and good quantum efficiency
of 65%. KHF2:Mn4+, and as a green ion-exchange
luminous material can be dissolved into pure water to produce anionic
[MnF6]2– complexes for preparing Mn4+-activated fluoride phosphors such as K2GeF6, K2SiF6, K2TiF6, etc. This discovery reveals KHF2:Mn4+ is
a potential candidate to substitute K2MnF6 to
develop a green route for Mn4+-activated fluoride inorganic
luminescent materials.