Luminescence properties of salicylate doped zinc benzoate

The salicylate-doped zinc benzoates Zn(Bzo)(2):Sal are synthesized by means of the semisolid phase reaction method. The excitation and emission spectr a are investigated, and compared with Zn(Sal)(2), A-Zn(o-OC6H4CO2) and B-Zn (o-OC6H4CO2). For Zn(Bzo)(2):Sal(0.05), the luminescent intensity is mainly dependent on the efficiency of n,pi* transition emission, the peaks of exc itation and emission bands are at 328 and 384 nm, respectively. The emissio n intensity of Zn(Bzo)(2):Sal(0.05) is 3 times as strong as that of Zn(Sal) (2), 1.6 times A-Zn(o-OC6H4CO2), and 6 times B-Zn(o-OC6H4CO2).