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Working Conditions on the Afterglow Characteristics of Rare-earth Luminous Fibers

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To test and clarify the stability of afterglow performance of luminescent fibers can accelerate the step of the commercialized application on luminescent textiles. This work investigated the possible effects of a number of working conditions on the afterglow characteristics of luminous fibers. The fibers in our studies did not show any significant change in their afterglow brightness and duration after storage for 12 months under conditions of constant temperature and humidity, after 5 hours of light exposure, or soaking in water for 4 hours. The insignificant decay appears to follow the same mechanism. Thermal perturbation seemed to cause some changes to the initial brightness and decay time with the best performance being observed at about 80°C. Moreover, contact with acid or base for 5 minutes only resulted in slight reduction of the afterglow brightness. Our studies thus indicate a high degree of stability of the afterglow performance of the luminous fibers used.

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  1. College for Textile and Clothing Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China

    Xuefeng Guo & Keqin Zhang

  2. Department of Textile Chemistry Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Material, Changzhou Textile Garment Institute, Changzhou, 213164, China

    Xuefeng Guo & Hongwei Zhang

  3. College of Textiles and Clothing, Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China

    Mingqiao Ge

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Guo, X., Zhang, K., Zhang, H. et al. Working Conditions on the Afterglow Characteristics of Rare-earth Luminous Fibers. Fibers Polym 19, 531–537 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-018-7376-z

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