Preparation and luminescence of Lu4Hf3O12 powder samples doped by trivalent Eu, Tb, Ce, Pr, Bi ions

Abstract Lutetium hafnium oxide, Lu 4 Hf 3 O 12 (LHO), was prepared in the form of powder samples by solid state reaction. We report here about the synthesis and about luminescence characteristics of pure and doped LHO, as well as of the pure and doped binary components, namely Lu 2 O 3 and HfO 2 . The Eu, Tb, Pr, Ce and Bi trivalent ions were used as the dopants.