Dual-Emission Origins in Bi3+-Doped M2O3 Sesquioxides (M = Sc, Y, Gd and Lu): A First-Principles Study

Haonian Bai,Bibo Lou, Mekhrdod S. Kurboniyon,Andrzej Suchocki,Mikhail G. Brik,Jing Wang,Chonggeng Ma

Materials(2024)

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Abstract
Bi3+-doped sesquioxides exhibit dual emissions, marked by distinct Stokes shift and bandwidth, meaning unraveling their underlying origins is particularly intriguing. In this study, we employ first-principles calculations to investigate the luminescence mechanisms within the M2O3:Bi3+ (M = Sc, Y, Gd, Lu) series, with the goal of addressing the posed inquiry. Our investigation commences with the analysis of the site occupancy and charge state of bismuth ions in the two cationic sites through formation energy calculations. Additionally, we examine the local coordination environments for various excited states of Bi3+ dopants, including the 3P0,1 state and two types of charge transfer states, by evaluating their equilibrium geometric structures. The utilization of the hybrid functional enables us to obtain results of electronic structures and optical properties comparable with experiments. Importantly, the calculated energies for the 6s-6p transitions of Bi3+ dopants in the M2O3 series align well with the observed dual-emission energies. This alignment challenges the conventional spectroscopic sense that emission bands with large Stokes shifts can be exclusively ascribed to charge transfer transitions. Consequently, the integration of experimental and theoretical approaches emerges as the optimal strategy for designing novel Bi3+-doped phosphors.
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