The luminescence of AWO 4 scheelites (A = Ba, Sr, Ca) shows large variations in thermalquenching behavior.

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The luminescence of AWO4 scheelites (A = Ba, Sr, Ca) shows large variations in thermalquenching behavior. The photoluminescence of CaWO4 only drops by a few percent when heated from 90 K to 270 K, while that of SrWO4 decreases by ~90% over the same temperature interval. The luminescence of BaWO4 is completely quenched by 90 K. How do you rationalize the observed increase in thermal quenching as the size of the alkalineearth ion increases?

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Solid State Materials Chemistry

ISBN: 9780521873253

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Authors: Patrick M. Woodward, Pavel Karen, John S. O. Evans, Thomas Vogt

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