Royal Society of Chemistry, Materials Advances, 6(2), p. 2075-2084, 2021
DOI: 10.1039/d1ma00036e
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Mn2+ occupies [Ca(N,O)7] polyhedral site in Ca-α-SiAlON. The polyhedral site imposes stronger crystal field and nephelauxetic shift on Mn2+ 4T1 → 6A1 transition, leading to an intense and broad deep-red emission.