Sodalite PL/UV measurement, 295 nm UV illum., Agamah et al. 2020

Measurement details

Reference Agamah et al. 2020
Agamah C., Vuori S., Colinet P., Norrbo I., de Carvalho J. M., Okada Nakamura L. K., Lindblom J., van Goethem L., Emmermann A., Saarinen T., Laihinen T., Laakkonen E., Lindén J., Konu J., Vrielinck H., Van der Heggen D., Smet P. F., Bahers T. L. & Lastusaari M. (2020). Hackmanite—The Natural Glow-in-the-Dark Material. Chem. Mater., 32(20), 8895-8905. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02554
Material Sodalite [ Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl ]
Analysis technique Ultraviolet photoluminescence
Probe UV light source
Peak wavelength 295 nm
Detector name Avantes Avaspec HS-TEC spectrometer
Lines Charge transfer 500 nm, Fe3+ 720 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Sodalite [ Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Na 4 17.4 19
Al 3 13 16.7
Si 3 13 17.4
O 12 52.2 39.6
Cl 1 4.35 7.32