Models for intrinsic and extrinsic elastico and plastico-mechanoluminescence of solids

► The mechanisms of elastico-mechanoluminescence and plastico-mechanoluminescence are explored in detail. ► The electron bombardment and electron trapping mechanisms are able to explain the EML and PML of a large number of solids. ► The study may be useful in designing the ML-based devices. ► The models for EML and PML may be helpful for the related theoretical studies.