Oxyapatites A(10)(GeO4)(6)O-2 (A - alkaline, rare-earth elements) are considered promising materials for applications in solid-state lighting and non-contact thermometry. The temperature dynamics of the oxygen sublattice have a crucial influence on the luminescent properties of these optical hosts. Here, the structural evolution with temperature of germanates with the general formula ALa(9)(GeO4)(6)O-2 (A - Li, Na, K, Rb) is investigated, using X-ray and neutron powder diffraction methods. These compounds crystallize in space-group P6(3)/m. NPD experiments helped to determine the oxygen and alkaline metal positions. Thermally-induced reentrant structural transitions relating to the oxygen in the apatite channel are discovered for the first time. In the example of Eu-doped RbLa9(GeO4)(6)O(2 )and KLa9(GeO4)(6)O-2, it is demonstrated that the luminescence of the Eu3+ ion is influenced by small changes in the crystal structure.
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Hebei Normal Univ Sci & Technol, Chem Engn Coll, Qinhuangdao 066600, Peoples R ChinaHebei Normal Univ Sci & Technol, Chem Engn Coll, Qinhuangdao 066600, Peoples R China
Zhang, Zhi-wei
Han, Lu
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Han, Lu
Zhao, Ying
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Zhao, Ying
Wang, Li-jiang
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Nankai Univ, Key Lab Adv Energy Mat Chemstry, Minst Educ, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R ChinaHebei Normal Univ Sci & Technol, Chem Engn Coll, Qinhuangdao 066600, Peoples R China
Wang, Li-jiang
Yang, Sha-sha
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Chu, Xiu-juan
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