Emerald PL measurement, Hg lamp illum., Burns et al. 1965

Measurement details

Reference Burns et al. 1965
Burns G., Geiss E. A., Jenkins B. A. & Nathan M. I. (1965). Cr3+Fluorescence in Garnets and Other Crystals. Physical Review, 139(5A), A1687-A1693. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.139.A1687
Material Emerald [ Be3Al2Si6O18:Cr, V ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Photoluminescence (PL)
Probe Hg lamp light source
Detector name PerkinElmer 996 monochromator
Det. technology Photomultiplier
Lines Cr3+ 14658 cm-1, 14719 cm-1

Composition

Nominal composition of Emerald [ Be3Al2Si6O18:Cr,V ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Be 3 10.3 5.03
V ? ? ?
Cr ? ? ?
Al 2 6.9 10
Si 6 20.7 31.4
O 18 62.1 53.6