Mechanoluminescence of a composite based on polymethylmethacrylate and fine-disperse powder of phosphor excited by short acoustic pulses and dynamic action of the stylus

A composite mechanoluminescent layer has been produced on the surface of polymethylmethacrylate by liquid-phase embedding of [Formula: see text] phosphor microparticles into the polymethylmethacrylate surface layer. The photoluminescence and mechanoluminescence of the obtained layer have been investigated. The mechanoluminescence was excited by the short acoustic pulses and by the dynamic pressure of the stylus sliding over the mechanoluminescent layer surface. A possible mechanism of mechanoluminescence excitation is under discussion. The produced composite layer is shown to exhibit high efficiency of “mechano-optical” transformation.