Anomalous red luminescence of Sm3+ ions in Sm3+:LaKNaTaO5 single crystals

The Sm3+-doped LaKNaTaO5 single crystals have been grown by the flux growth method. The emission and excitation spectra as well as decay profiles of the 4G5/2 luminescent level of the Sm3+ ion have been measured. The decay curve has been fitted by the Inokuti-Hirayama energy transfer model which revealed that electric dipole-dipole interaction is responsible for the energy transfer processes in the Sm3+:LaKNaTaO5 single crystals. The title phosphors may be potentially used as red phosphor for white light-emitting diodes.