Strontium aluminate

Strontium aluminate
Europium doped strontium silicate-aluminate oxide powder under visible light, long-wave UV light, and in total darkness.
Names
IUPAC name
Strontium aluminate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.310 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 234-455-3
  • InChI=1S/2Al.5O.2Sr/q2*+3;5*-2;2*+2
  • [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Al+3].[Al+3].[Sr+2].[Sr+2]
Properties
SrAl2O4
Molar mass 205.58 g/mol
Appearance Pale yellow powder
Density 3.559 g/cm3
Structure
Monoclinic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Strontium aluminate is an aluminate compound with the chemical formula SrAl2O4 (sometimes written as SrO·Al2O3). It is a pale yellow, monoclinic crystalline powder that is odourless and non-flammable. When activated with a suitable dopant (e.g. europium, written as Eu:SrAl2O4), it acts as a photoluminescent phosphor with long persistence of phosphorescence.

Strontium aluminates exist in a variety of other compositions including SrAl4O7 (monoclinic), Sr3Al2O6 (cubic), SrAl12O19 (hexagonal), and Sr4Al14O25 (orthorhombic). The different compositions cause different colours of light to be emitted.