Abstract. Luminescence properties of the KAlP2O7 crystals doped with the chromium ions
were investigated. Luminescence spectra consist of two main bands: one of them lies in the
blue-green spectral region and the other lies in the red spectral region. The maximum positions
of the bands depend on the crystal composition and temperature of the samples. The
blue-green band consists at least of three components. Complex structure of the blue-green
broad band results from a superposition of matrix intrinsic radiation and emission of the
distorted CrO4 2- groups, where chromium ions have 6+ ion charge. The red luminescence
band and the narrow spectral lines observed for the chromium-doped KAlP2O7 crystals were
assigned to electron transitions in the Cr3+ ions in octahedral oxygen surround. Structure
peculiarities of the various types of the chromium luminescence centers formed in the investigated
matrix are discussed.
Keywords: phosphate, aluminum, chromium, impurity ion, luminescence.
Paper received 19.11.03; accepted for publication 30.03.04.