SrAl_2O_4∶Eu~(2+),Nd~(3+) and Dy~(3+) Long Afterglow Phosphor

Longafterglowphosphorabsorbingenergyfromsolar,lampandotherlightsourcesforashorttimestorestheenergyandexhibitsbrightandlong lastingphosphorescencewhichsuitsthevisualperceptionofthehumaneyewithminimumbrightness 0 32mcd·m- 2 andlastingtimemorethan 8h) .TheSrAl2 O4 ∶Eu2 +,Dy3+phosphorhasbeenknowntobeagreenlongafterglowphosphorwithanemissionpeakat 5 2 0nm[1～ 7] .ThepropertiesofthephosphorwerefurtherexaminedbythegroupofTangMingdaoandMatsuzawaTindetailin 1995and 1996respectively[1,2 ] .Inorde…     

Preparation and characterization of flower-like SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+ phosphors by sol-gel process

A flower-like Eu2+ and Dy3+ co-doped SrAl2O4 long-lasting phosphorescent (LLP) phosphor was synthesized via the inorganic- salt-based sol-gel method.The crystal structure,morphology and optical properties of the composite were characterized.X-ray diffraction diffu-sion (XRD) data and DSC-TG curves of the phosphor revealed that the SrAl2O4 crystallites have been formed after the precursor was calcined at 900 °C and to be single-phase SrAl2O4 at 1100 °C.The SEM photographs indicated that the sample exhibited ...     

Synthesis of Long Afterglow Phosphor CaAl2Si2O8:Eu2+, Dy3+ via Sol-Gel Technique and Its Optical Properties

The long afterglow phosphor CaAl2Si2O8:Eu2 , Dy3 was prepared by a sol-gel method. The sol-gel process and the structure of the phosphor were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). It is found that the single anorthite phase formed at about 1000 ℃, which is 300 ℃ lower than that required for the conventional solid state reaction. The obtained phosphor powders are easier to grind than those of solid state method and the partical size of phosphor has a relative narrow distribution of 200 to 500 nm. The photoluminescence and afterglow properties of the phosphor were also characterized. An obvious blue shift occurs in the excitation and emission spectra of phosphors obtained by sol-gel and solid state reaction methods. The change of the fluorescence spectra can be attributed to the sharp decrease of the crystalline grain size of the phosphor resulted from the sol-gel technique.     

活性炭对长余辉发光材料SrAl2O4：Eu^2＋，Dy^3＋发光性能的影响

采用高温固相法制备SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+长余辉发光材料.借助材料的发射光谱、激发光谱,分析研究活性炭装法和活性炭含量对SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+发光材料发光性能的影响.结果表明:活性炭作为一种还原剂,装法和含量的变化能改变发光材料的发射光谱和激发光谱,活性炭覆盖在前躯体表面加热所制得样品的发光效果好,当活性炭含量为12%～20%时,所制得的样品具有质地疏松、发光强度好等特点.     

Preparation and Luminescence of SrAi2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+ Nano-Particle

SrAl2O4: Eu2 , Dy3 nano-particle luminescence material was prepared by sol-gel method. Influences of synthesis conditions on the particle size and luminescence properties of SrAl2O4: Eu2 , Dy3 were studied. The synthesis process and the properties of the samples were analyzed by DTA, TGA, XRD, SEM. The result suggested that the formation of SrAl2O4: Eu2 , Dy3 sol is a slow heat release process beginning at 500 ℃ and peaking at 759 ℃.SrAl2O4: Eu2 ,Dy3 crystalline was formed at 1100 ℃. The luminescence properties of the SrAl2O4: Eu2 , Dy3 nanoparticle were compared with the conventional SrAl2O4: Eu2 , Dy3 particles. The average particle size of the product is about 30 nm. The excitation spectrum of the sample shows a broad band with peaks at 240, 330, 378 and 425 nm. The emission spectrum is a broadband spectrum with a peak at 523 nm.     

Adjustable Luminescence of SrAl2O4：Eu^2＋ , Dy^3＋ Assembled in Zeolite

Capsulating guest into the nanometer yoids of zeolites is a effective way to form novel host-guest material. In our work, stoichiometric SrAl2O4: Eu^2 , Dy^3 sol guest was prepared by sol-gel method and assembled into the nanometer channels of zeolite ZSM-5 host through mechanical mixing, hydrothermal reaction and microwave heating reaction, respectively. After being reduced and diffused in a microwave muffle, the fluorescence spectra of the host-guest materials exhibit remarkable blue shifts in comparison of that of SrAl2O4 : Eu^2 , Dy^3 . Some interesting phenomena in the assembled hostguest materials are that the after-glow emission spectra exist two bands at about 400 nm and 517 nm and the relative strengths of these two bands can be adjusted by changing the assembly methods and the assembly concentration. These are attributed to the fact that the phosphor was capsulated into the voids of zeolite ZSM-5 and generated the quantum size effect and the host-guest effect.     

Synthesis of Long Afterglow SrAl2O4 :Eu2+, Dy3+ Phosphor by Microemulsion Method

Long afterglow SrAl2 O4: Eu2 , Dy3 phosphor was synthesized by microemulsion method. The synthesized phosphor was characterized by XRD. XRD pattern indicates that the phosphor has monoclinic SrAl2 O4 crystal structre.The microstructure of the phosphor was investigated by SEM and TEM. The excitation spectrum, emission spectrum and afterglow decay curve were measured, the wide range of excitation wavelength indicated that the luminescent material could be excited by the light from ultraviolet ray to visible light, and the emission maximum was found to peak mainly at λem of 525 nm. The sample excited by ultraviolet visible light could emit bright green light.     

SrAl2O4 :Eu2+, Dy3+ Long Afterglow Phosphors Prepared by Chemical Coprecipitation Method

SrAl2 O4: Eu2 , Dy3 long afterglow phosphors were prepared by chemical coprecipitation method. Ammonium carbonate and ammonium hydrogen carbonate were used as the precipitants. The preparation of the SrAl2 O4: Eu2 ,Dy3 precursor was completed at room temperature by controlling the concentration of the metal-salt solution, pH value of the system, etc. The phosphors were prepared by sintering the precursor at 1000 ～ 1200 ℃ in a weak reducing atmosphere for 2 h. The XRD, SEM, excitation spectra, emission spectra and afterglow decay of the samples were tested and the optimal synthesis conditions of the SrAl2O4: Eu2 , Dy3 long afterglow phosphors prepared by precipitation method were determined. The phosphor which had good luminescent properties is prepared and its persistent time can reach more than 1600 min. In the coprecipitation process, a small amount of glucose operates to refe the luminescent powders. The particle size of the phosphor can be less than 1 μm. The sintering temperature of the sample prepared by the coprecipitation method is much lower than that of the one prepared by the high temperature solid state method.Compared with the high temperature solid state method, a clear blue shift occurs in the excitation and emission spectra of the samples.     

Synthesis of Long Afterglow Phosphors MAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+(M=Ca, Sr, Ba) by Microemulsion Method and Their Luminescent Properties

Long afterglow phosphors MAl2O4:Eu2 , Dy3 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba) were synthesized by microemulsion method, and their crystal structure and luminescent properties were compared and investigated. XRD patterns of samples indicate that phosphors CaAl2O4:Eu2 , Dy3 and SrAl2O4:Eu2 , Dy3 are with monoclinic crystal structure and phosphor BaAl2O4:Eu2 , Dy3 is with hexagonal crystal structure. The wide range of excitation spectrum of phosphors MAl2O4:Eu2 , Dy3 (M=Ca,Sr,Ba) indicates that the luminescent materials can be excited by light from ultraviolet ray to visible light and the maximum emission wavelength of phosphors MAl2O4:Eu2 , Dy3 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba) is found mainly at λem of 440 nm (M=Ca), 520 nm (M=Sr) and 496 nm (M=Ba) respectively, the corresponding colors of emission light are blue, green and cyna-green respectively. The afterglow decay tendency of phosphors can be summarized as three processes: initial rapid decay, intermediate transitional decay and very long slow decay. Afterglow decay curves coincide with formula I=At-n, and the sequence of afterglow intensity and time is Sr＞Ca＞Ba.     

Eu~(2+) Luminescence in BaZnAl_(10)O_(17)∶ Eu Phosphor

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Preparation of Stable CaS∶Eu~(2+), Tm~(3+) Phosphor

Alkalineearthsulfides (AES)havebeenfoundtobeexcellentandversatilephosphor ,andrareearthsasactivatorshavebeenintensivelyinvestigated[1～ 7] .Theyholdpromiseforapplicationsinphoto ,electro ,cathoderay ,fieldemissiondisplaysandluminescencepaints[8,9] .However ,alkalineearthsulfidesasaphos phorhosthavebeenfoundtobelimitedinapplica tion ,duemainlytoitssensitivetomoistureandotheratmosphericcomponents .Theirchemicalstabilityagainstatmosphericcarbondioxideandmoisturecouldbeenhancedthroughthegoodcryst…     

Effect of Sintering Time on Luminescent Properties of YAG:Ce3+ Phosphors

Phosphors of yttrium aluminium garnet activated by cerium ion, a kind of yellow luminescent materials for white LED lighting, were synthesized via solid-state reaction route in air and then reducing atmospheres.Thermal analysis was conducted by DTA/TGA.Moreover, XRD patterns of phosphors show that pure cubic phase of Y3 Al5 O12 is formed.Microstructures of the powders were observed by SEM.Luminescent spectra of the phosphors were also characterized by a spectrophotometer.The effect of sintering time on excitation and emission properties of the YAG: Ce3 powders were systematically studied, resulting a best range of sintering time, 300 ～ 400 min, for maximal relative luminescent intensity.     

Luminescent properties of Ca2SiO4:Eu3+ red phosphor for trichromatic white light emitting diodes

The luminescent properties of Eu3 doped Ca2SiO4 red phosphors synthesized by the flux fusion reaction method were investigated. It was found that the excitation spectrum included two regions: the weak excitation band below 325 nm and strong narrow peaks above 325 nm. The main peak of the excitation band was located at 400 nm. The peaks located at 290 nm were assigned to the combination of the charge transfer transition of O-Eu, peaks above 325 nm (325, 385, 400, 470, 511, and 539 nm) were assigned to the f–f transitions of Eu3 . The emission spectrum was dominated by the red peak located at 612 nm due to the electric dipole transition of 5D0–7F2. In addition, the ef- fects of the Eu3 content and charge compensators of Li , Na , K , and Cl– ions on the emission intensity were investigated. The experiment results suggested that the strongest emission was obtained when the concentration of the Eu3 ions was 0.3 mol–1, and Li ions gave the best improvement to enhance the emission intensity. Ca2SiO4:Eu3 , Li was thus suitable for low-cost trichromatic white light emitting diodes (WLED) based on UV InGaN chip.     

Sol-Gel Synthesis and Luminescent Characteristic of Doped Eu^3 ＋ Silicate-Silica Phosphor

Silicagelphosphorsdopedrareearthionshave attractedgreatattentionofmanyresearchersdueto theseadvantages,suchashighersamplehomogeneity,purityandstable,efficientandenvironmentallyfriend lyphotoluminescencematrixmaterials,whichisless toxicleadtonetconversione…     

Combustion synthesis of Ce~（3＋）, Eu~（3＋） and Dy~（3＋） activated NaCaPO_4 phosphors

The preparation of NaCaPO4 doped with rare earth (RE) ions Ce3+, Eu3+ and Dy3+ by combustion method was described. Under UV excitation (251 nm) of NaCaPO4:Ce3+ showsd emission (367 nm) in UV range. When NaCaPO4:Dy3+ phosphor was excited at 349 nm, the emission spectrum showed intense bands at 482 nm (blue) and 576 nm (yellow). In Eu activated NaCaPO4 phosphor, the emission spectrum showed a dominant peak at 594 nm (orange) while others were at 614 and 621 nm (red) when excited at 393 nm. The prepared phosph...     

Hydrothermal preparation and persistence characteristics of nanosized phosphor SrS：Eu^2＋,Dy^3＋

Nanosized long-persistent phosphors SrS: Eu2+, Dy3+ were prepared by the hydrothermal method. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and charge-coupled device spectrometry. The persistence characteristic was studied using the decay curves. The results showed that the emission intensity decreased sharply with temperature increasing, although the particle size increased. The S2- vacancies caused by oxidization served as shallow traps, and Dy3+ served as deep traps in SrS: Eu2+, Dy3+. The afterglow intensity of SrS: Eu2+, Dy3+ was higher than that of SrS: Eu2+ prepared at the same temperature. However, the minimization span of initial afterglow with temperature for the former sample was larger than that for the latter. Binary-doped phosphor decayed more slowly than the singly doped one. The afterglow of SrS: Eu2+, Dy3+ decayed more quickly with the increase of sintering temperature.     

Characterization of Y2O2S:Eu3+, Mg2+, Ti4+ Long-Lasting Phosphor Synthesized by Flux Method

Long-lasting phosphor Y2O2S∶Eu3 , Mg2 , Ti4 was synthesized by a flux method and their luminescence properties were investigated. The result indicates that the unit cell parameter c is linearly increased with the increase of Eu2O3 content in Y2O2S∶Eu3 x(0.01≤x≤0.10). On the other hand, the change of unit cell parameter a is not linear dependence. In the Y2O2S∶ Eu3 crystal structure, Eu3 ions only replaced Y3 ions′ places in which it posited center position of c axis. With the increase of Eu2O3 content, the position of the strongest emission peak changed from 540 nm (5D1→7F2 transition) to 626 nm (5D0→7F2 transition), and the maximum intensity was obtained when x=0.09 in Y2O2S∶Eu3 x(0.01≤x≤0.10). This is due to the environment of trivalent europium in the crystal structure of Y2O2S. Doping with Mg2 or Ti4 ions alone cannot get the good long-lasting afterglow effect, whereas co-doping with Mg2 and Ti4 ions and excited with 365 nm ultraviolet light, a strong thermoluminesence peak appeared, red and orange long-lasting phosphorescence (LLP) was also observed and the phosphorescence lasted nearly 3 h in the light perception of the dark-adapted human eye (0.32 mcd*m-2). Thus the LLP mechanism was analyzed.     

蓝色长余辉发光材料CaAl2O4∶Eu2+, Dy3+的制备

用溶胶—凝胶法(Sol—gel)制备蓝色长余辉发光材料CaAl2O4∶Eu2+,Dy3+(CED),用差热分析(DTA)、红外光谱分析(IR)、X射线粉晶衍射(XRD)、荧光光度计对合成制备产物进行了系列分析测定,确定了制备的最佳条件,产物的激发波长为328nm,发射波长为440nm。     

Effect of excitation wavelength (blue vs near UV) and dopant concentrations on afterglow and fast decay of persistent phosphor SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+

The persistent phosphor SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ is the subject of numerous investigations. One often neglected aspect is that in this phosphor, as well as in Sr₄Al₁₄O₂₅:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺, there are two different Sr²⁺ sites which can be occupied by the dopant Eu²⁺ ions. We first introduce a general scheme of possible energy transfers in these persistent phosphor materials including explicitly both europium ions. This scheme is used as a generic starting point to study experimentally specific pathways. We illustrate this application with the study of the effect of excitation wavelength (444 and 382 nm) on the afterglow of differently doped SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ samples, as well as on the emission decay curves. With the same excitation intensity under 444 nm excitation, the resulting afterglow intensity is stronger than under near UV excitation. At 382 nm, Eu²⁺ ions on both Sr²⁺ sites in SrAl₂O₄ are excited, but at room temperature the blue emission is quenched, leading to a loss of photons. The observed effects can further be associated with the ratio of Eu²⁺ ions and trap states which are modulated by the concentrations of Eu²⁺ and Dy³⁺ in SrAl₂O₄, as well as by temperature. Increasing the nominal Dy³⁺ content from 0.1 mol% to 0.5 mol% with respect to Sr results in the doubling of the integrated afterglow intensity and confirms thus that Dy³⁺ ions are indeed involved in the trapping process. The concentration of trap states is much lower than the concentration of Eu²⁺ ions, as even with low excitation densities, a plateau of integrated afterglow intensity (corresponding to the total number of accessible traps) is reached. We postulate that an important fraction of excited Eu²⁺ ions can potentially transfer their energy to trap states. Once that all traps are filled or in a dynamical filling-depletion process under illumination (with thermal and/or optical depletion processes), for the remaining Eu²⁺ a “normal” steady-state emission is observed. The luminescence decay curves at 520 nm measured at 77 K show a mono-exponential decay with a common lifetime of about 1140 ns for all 5 samples under 437 nm excitation, while under 375 nm excitation, a feed process originating from the energy transfer between Eu²⁺ ions is demonstrated. Under 375 nm excitation, the non-exponential decay observed at 440 nm can be quantitatively associated to a Förster energy transfer process with R₀ = 1.58 (8) nm. For the overall understanding of the afterglow processes, it appears that one has to consider the individual contributions of all active ions on different lattice sites.     

Phase structure and temperature dependent luminescence properties of Sr2LiSiO4F: Eu2+ and Sr2MgSi2O7: Eu2+ phosphors

Green-emitting Sr2LiSiO4F:Eu2+ and blue-emitting Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+ phosphors were synthesized by the conventional high temperature solid-state route,respectively.Their structures and photoluminescenee properties were comparatively investigated.It was found that the mixture phases of Sr2MgSi2O7 and SrF2 were obtained when a part of Sr2+ in Sr2LiSiO4F was replaced by some amount of Mg2+ in order to design the possible SrMgLiSiO4F:Eu2+ phosphor.Based on the photoluminescence analysis,Sr2LiSiO4F:Eu2+ phosphor exhibited a green broad emission band of main peak at 513 nm under the excitation of 365 nm,while the Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+ and SrMgLiSiO4F:Eu2+ phosphor showed blue emission centered at 467 nm.The temperature dependent photoluminescence properties and room temperature decay time for the three kinds of phosphors were also discussed in this paper.