“…wavelength(nm) eratures [24][25][26], observed broad band emission can be ascribed to the transition of Mn 2+ from 4 T 1 ( 4 G) to 6 A 1 ( 6 S), and several absorption bands at 492, 467, 450, 419 and 409 nm can be assigned to the transition of Mn 2+ from the ground state 6 A 1 ( 6 S) to the excited states 4 T 2 ( 4 G), 4 A 1 ( 4 G), 4 T 2 ( 4 D), 4 E ( 4 D) and 2 A 1 ( 4 D), respectively. This indicates that the sample can be excited efficiently by UV light and visible light in violet-blue region.…”