Optical transition, electron-phonon coupling and fluorescent quenching of La2(MoO4)3:Eu3+ phosphor

La2(MoO4)3 phosphors with various Eu3+ concentrations were prepared via a facile co-precipitation process. The crystal structure and morphology of the phosphors were characterized by means of XRD and field emission scanning electron microscope. The crystal unit cell parameters a, b, and c for the monoclinic phase La2(MoO4)3 were calculated to be 16.989, 11.927, and 16.086 A, respectively. The average size of the phosphor particles was estimated to be around 88.5 nm. The Huang–Rhys factor was derived from the phonon sideband spectra to be 0.073. The self-generated quenching process of Eu3+ was explained based on Auzel’s model, and the intrinsic radiative transition lifetime for 5D0 level was confirmed to be 0.99 ms. A new approach for calculating the Judd–Ofelt parameters was developed, meanwhile the Judd–Ofelt parameters Ωλ (λ = 2, 4, 6) of Eu3+ in La2(MoO4)3 phosphors were confirmed to be 10.70 × 10−20, 1.07 × 10−20, and 0.56 × 10−20 cm2, respectively. Finally, the optimal doping concentration for achiev...

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