Misevicius, MartynasKilmanas, MartynasCülünlü, SerdarSakirzanovas, SimasMorkan, Ayse Üztetik2021-06-232021-06-2320140925-83881873-4669https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.06.037https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/7760An aqueous sol-gel synthesis route has been used for the preparation of undoped and cerium-doped strontium aluminate phase Sr4Al14O25. This study revealed required conditions for obtaining single phase compound, which are 1300 degrees C annealing temperature and addition of 2.5% of boric acid as a fluxing agent. The fact that boric acid is involved in the process of formation of strontium aluminate was confirmed by thermogravimetric measurements. A series of cerium-doped samples has been prepared and their excitation and emission spectra has been measured, which showed peaks at 330 nm and 385 nm, respectively. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessStrontium aluminateSr4Al14O25Sol-gel synthesisCerium dopingLuminescenceArticle10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.06.03761444482-s2.0-84903996558Q1WOS:000341463800008Q1