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An Investigation of the Mechanoluminescence of Composite Materials Based on a Polymer and a Phosphor Powder Excited by the Action of a Mechanical Striker, Stylus, and Laser Pulse

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We studied the mechanoluminescence of composite materials based on polymethylmethacrylate and fine powder of Sr4Al14O25:(Eu2+,Dy3+) phosphor with a centrosymmetric crystal structure of microcrystals and fine powder of SrAl2O4:(Eu2+,Dy3+) phosphor with noncentrosymmetric structure. To study mechanoluminescence, a thin (~250–300 μm) layer of the composite material was deposited on the surface of a substrate transparent in the visible region of the spectrum. The mechanoluminescence of the composite layer was excited by the action of a mechanical striker, short laser pulses, or the dynamic pressure of a stylus sliding over the surface of the mechanoluminescent layer. The composite material based on a polymer and Sr4Al14O25:(Eu2+,Dy3+) powder with a centrosymmetric crystal lattice does not exhibit mechanoluminescence properties, while the composite material containing SrAl2O4:(Eu2+,Dy3+) exhibits pronounced mechanoluminescence. The excitation of mechanoluminescence in water begins at a much lower power density of laser pulses than in air. The resulting composite layer exhibits a high efficiency of “mechano-optical” conversion and can be used as sensor elements for sensors in mechatronic systems.

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This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom in the framework of the scientific project no. 20-21-00066 and partially supported by the RF Ministry of Science and Higher Education in the framework of the work on the state task of the Federal Scientific Research Centre Crystallography and Photonics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Banishev, A.F., Banishev, A.A. An Investigation of the Mechanoluminescence of Composite Materials Based on a Polymer and a Phosphor Powder Excited by the Action of a Mechanical Striker, Stylus, and Laser Pulse. Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 12, 785–789 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113321030047

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