简介：Theblue-greenemittingEu2+andNd3+dopedpolycrystallinebariumaluminate(BaAl2O4:Eu2+,Nd3+)phosphor,waspreparedbyasolution-combustionmethodat500oCwithoutapost-annealingprocess.Thecharacteristicvariationinthestructuralandluminescencepropertiesoftheas-preparedsampleswasevaluatedwithregardstoachangeintheBa/Almolarratiofrom0.1:1to1.4:1.Themorphologiesandthephasestructuresoftheproductswerecharacterizedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),X-raydiffraction(XRD)andX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS),whiletheopticalpropertieswereinvestigatedusingultra-violet(UV)andphotoluminescence(PL)spectroscopy,respectively.TheXRDandTEMresultsrevealedthattheaveragecrystallitesizeoftheBaAl2O4:Eu2+,Nd3+phosphorwasabout70nm.Thebroad-bandUV-excitedluminescenceofthephosphorswasobservedatλmax=500nmduetotransitionsfromthe4f65d1tothe4f7configurationoftheEu2+ion.ThePLresultsindicatedthatthemainpeaksintheemissionandexcitationspectrumofphosphorparticlesslightlyshiftedtotheshortwavelengthduetothechangesinthecrystalfieldduetothestructurechangescausedbythevariationinthequantityoftheBaionsinthehostlattice.

简介：Eu3+activatedSr1–xEuxZrO3(x=0.01–0.04)phosphorwithperovskitestructurewassuccessfullysynthesizedbyusingcombustionmethod.Thestructure,morphologyandopticalpropertiesofthematerialwerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction,scanningelectronmicroscopyandfluorescencespectrometry.TheXRDresultsindicatedthatcrystalsofSrZrO3:Eu3+belongstotetragonalperovskitesystem.ThephosphorcouldbeeffectivelyexcitedbyUVlightandtheemissionspectraresultsindicatedthatreddish-orangeluminescenceofSrZrO3:Eu3+duetomagneticdipoletransition5D0→7F1at593nmwasdominant.Thus,thepreparedphosphorshowedremarkableluminescentpropertieswhichfindapplicationsinfieldemissiondisplay(FED)andplasmadisplaypanel(PDP)devices.

简介：MonovalentionsLi+,Na+,andK+,aschargecompensators,areintroducedintoCaYAl3O7:M(M=Eu3+,Ce3+)inthisletter.TheircrystalphasesandphotoluminescencepropertiesofdifferentalkalimetalionsdopedinCaYAl3O7areinvestigated.Inaddition,theinfluenceofchargecompensationionLi+whichhasamoreobviousroleinimprovingluminescenceintensityonCaYAl3O7:Eu3+phosphorisintentionallydiscussedindetailandapossiblemechanismofchargecompensationisgiven.Theenhancementofredemissioncenteredat618nmbelongingtoEu3+isachievedbyaddingalkalimetalionLi+under393-nmexcitation.

简介：Wereportanovelapproachtoobtainingaclassicalblue-greenexcitableCaS:Eu2+phosphorwithdesiredredemissionbymicrowave(MW)firingprocedureintheabsenceofaddingelementalsulphur.ThedisturbingeffectofMWelectromagneticfieldondecompositionofCaSO4intoCaSactivatedbyeuropiumisdistinctlyobservedtogivepurehostphasewithoutaddinganyelementalsulphurandcarbon.ThehostphaseevolutionisobservedtobehighlydependentonthevariationofappliedMWpowerfromX-raydiffraction(XRD)patternsandthecorrespondingphotoluminescence(PL),andamaximumPLintensityat1100WofMWpowerisacquiredfortheobtainedpurerhostphase.Thenon-thermalandnon-equilibriumeffectsbyMWarerevealedtocorrelatewiththeinteractionbetweenpolarstructureofthehostandappliedelectromagneticfield.Theresultsdemonstrateanoptionalproceduretopreparethisred-emittingphosphorinaneffective,environment-friendlyandscalableapproachforphosphorproductionintheapplicationofbio-illuminationforplantcultivationandartificialphotosynthesis.

简介：Eu2+andDy3+codoped(Ca,Sr)7(SiO3)6Cl2yellowphosphorsweresuccessfullysynthesizedbyself-fluxmethod.Thestructure,morphologyandphotoluminescencepropertieswereinvestigatedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andphotoluminescencespectra.Theas-preparedphosphorshowedabroademissionspectrumcenteredat550nmforEu2+single-dopedphosphor,whilelocatedat548–544nmfortheEu2+,Dy3+codopedsamplesunderexcitationat380nmlight.TheemissionintensitywasgreatlyimprovedwhenDy3+wasdopedintothe(Ca,Sr)7(SiO3)6Cl2:Eu2+system.Thecomposition-optimizedsamplewith3mol.%ofDy3+andconstant10mol.%ofEu2+exhibiteda220%PLenhancementcomparedtothephosphorwith10mol.%Eu2+single-doped.Meanwhile,itwasfoundthatthequantumefficiencyofphosphornamely(Ca,Sr)7(SiO3)6Cl2:3mol.%Dy3+,10mol.%Eu2+couldgetupto24.6%.Thesynthesizedyellow-emitting(Ca,Sr)7(SiO3)6Cl2:Dy3+,Eu2+isapromisingcandidateashigh-efficiencyyellowphosphorforNUV-excitedwhiteLEDs.

简介：Ca-dopedBaMgAl10O17:Eu2+,Mn2+(BAM)bluephosphorsweresynthesizedbyfluxassistedsolid-statereactionmethodusingCaF2andBaF2asco-flux.GooddispersityandparticlesizehomogenizationofhexagonalpurephaseBAMwereobtainedbysinteringat1400℃.TheeffectsoftheCa2+ionscontentonthestructure,morphologyandphotoluminescencepropertiesofthephosphorswerestudied.TheresultsindicatedthattheincorporationofCacoulddecreasethelatticeconstant,improvethehomogeneityanddispersityandenhancethephotoluminescence(PL)intensityofthephosphoreffectively.TheoptimumBa0.86Ca0.04Mg0.97Al10O17:0.1Eu2+,0.03Mn2+PLintensitywasenhancedforabout30%andrelativebrightnesswasimprovedabout4%.Furthermore,thesynthesizedBAMandcommercialBAMphosphorswereannealedfor30minat600oCinair.TheCa-dopedphosphorshadstrongeremissionintensity,higherbrightnessandbetterchromaticitystabilitythanthatofthecommercialphosphor.TheseresultsindicatedthatCa-dopedbluephosphorshadgoodpotentialapplicationsinthecommercialtricolorfluorescentlampsaswellasinotherdisplayandlamps.