Abstract
The effect of various compositional substitutions on the colour of long-lived F-centres in the sodalite structure has been investigated by the synthesis and characterisation of several phases of the general composition A8[M′M″O4]6[X,S]2. The visible-region absorption spectrum of the excited state, formed by 256 nm irradiation of the as-synthesised materials, shows a broad absorption whose position correlates with the dimensions of the sodalite cage occupied by the excited electron.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10883-10887 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 48 |
| Early online date | 8 Oct 2010 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Dec 2010 |