Luminescence of Thin Films of Lead and Bismuth Tungstates

The luminescence spectra of thin films of PbWO4 and Bi2WO6 were investigated. It is shown that these spectra are similar and that they consist of three individual bands in the blue (2.80 eV PbWO4 and 2.93 eV Bi2WO6), green (2.35 eV PbWO4 and Bi2WO6), and red (1.75 eV PbWO4 and 1.90 eV Bi2WO6) spectral regions. The differences in the nature of the absorption centers of excitation energy are established. The distinguishing features displayed by the temperature dependences of the individual emission bands in the PbWO4 films are explained by energy migration between emission centers via transfer of free carriers through the conduction and valence bands.