Abstract
The silicates Ca3Sc2Si3O12, Ca3Y2Si3O12 and Ca3Lu2Si3O12, both undoped and doped with Pr3+ ions, have been synthesized by solid-state reaction at high temperature. The luminescence spectroscopy and the excited state dynamics of the materials have been studied upon VUV and X-ray excitation using synchrotron radiation. All doped samples have shown efficient
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