LUMINESCENCE OF PB2+ IN SEVERAL CALCIUM BORATES

The luminescence of pb(2+) in several calcium berates is reported. The different luminescence spectra can be assigned by considering the oxy gen coordination. The energy levels of the asymmetrically coordinated Pb2+ ion do not seem to be influenced by the orientation of the BO3 tr iangles, since the absorption and Stokes shift of the emission band ar e more or less similar for the differently structured berates. The pre sence of a 'free' oxygen ion shifts the excitation and emission bands to lower energies. The splitting of the excitation bands seems to orig inate from the influence of the crystal field rather than from the Jah n-Teller effect.