Sodalite PL/UV measurement, 355 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 ]
Technique Ultraviolet photoluminescence
Probe UV light source
Peak wavelength 355 nm
Detector name Avantes Avaspec HS-TEC spectrometer
Line S2- 615 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