Abstract
The R-line luminescence is observed in the Raman spectra of α- and γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with chromium concentrations of less than 1 ppm. The same signals were previously used to monitor the setting reaction of dental cements. With laser excitation <690 nm, the R-line luminescence can be observed in the optical spectra of most commercial products containing α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. It is found that the intensities of R-line signals are related to the degree of hydration of the α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> sample, which can be explained by the formation of additional octahedral sites for Cr<sup>3+</sup> near the sample surface involving oxygen atoms from the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> matrix and from absorbed water molecules.
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