摘要
Coloration mechanism of sapphire from Penglai Town, Hainan Province, was discussed with the method of photoluminescence (PL) spectra. Compared with 500 ~ 700 nm absorption wide spectral band, there are two peaks at 566.8 and 600 nm, and a characteristic peak of Cr3+ at 694.2 nm in the 500 ~ 720 nm luminescence spectra of sapphire. The 600 nm shoulder peak is mirror symmetrical to its corresponding absorption peak, and the causes of 566.8 nm narrow peak are complex. The 600 nm shoulder peak could be due to the electron transition of the exchange-coupled Fe2+ -Fe2+ pair, and the 566.8 nm narrow peak could be due to the sensitization of Si4+ and Mg2+ ions through crystal lattice when Fe2+ -Ti4+ or Fe2+ -Fe3+ charge transfer bands is activated by 532 nm laser.