Investigation on luminescence properties of Ln^3＋ doped Sr3EuMgSi2O8 （Ln=Dy, Er, Ho）

The luminescent properties of Sr2.97MgSi2O8:Eu2+0.01 phosphors were investigated with different Ln3+0.02(Ln3+:Dy3+,Er3+,Ho3+) co-dopants. The co-dopants had no influence on both the structure of the lattice and the position of the emission peak. However, the afterglow properties of samples were enhanced with different co-dopants. The afterglow duration of the Dy3+ co-doped sample was longer than that of the others. Furthermore, the co-doping samples had stronger thermoluminescence (TL) intensity and therefore longer afterglow duration. At last, the self-reduction of Eu3+→Eu2+ was observed in an silicate compound of Sr3-xMgSi2O8:xEu phosphor in air condition. This is the first time to show a blue long afterglow phosphor synthesized avoiding reducing atmosphere.     

Study on Effect of Flux on CeMgAl11O19：Tb^3＋ Phosphor

High calcination temperature is an important factor in the preparation process of CeMgAl11O19:Tb^3 . To decrease the temperature, different fluxes (H3BO3, MgF2 and AlF3) were tested in order to compare their influence on the luminescence property and particle size distribution of CeMgAl11O19: Tb^3 . The result shows that when the content of MgF2 is 0.1 mol/mol, the intensity of luminescence can attain a maximum. Furthermore, MgF2 can improve the particle size quality of the phosphor. So MgF2 can take the place of the conventional flux H3BO3 to prepare high quality CeMgAl11O19:Tb^3 phosphor. In addition, the relation between phosphor property and content of AlF3 was also studied. The crystal structure of the phosphor was analyzed by XRD method. The phase composition analysis shows that the reason of decrease of the brightness of CeMgAl11O19:Tb^3 phosphor is the emergence of TbAlO3 and α-Al2O3 during the preparation process.     

Effects of Host Doping on Spectral and Long-Lasting Properties of Sm^3＋ -Doped Y2O2S

Gd- or Lu-doped long afterglow red phosphor Y2O2S：Sm^3＋ was synthesized using the high temperature flux fusion method. The obtained phosphors were analyzed using X-ray diffraction to determine the crystal structure, and the phase analyses show that the product is in single phase. The luminescence spectra and decay curve were measured on a Hitachi F-4500 fluorescence spectrophotometer. The decay time was determined on an ST-900PM weak light photometer. The analyses show that host doping of Lu improves both luminescence and decay time of the materials. The concentration of doped Lu and Sm was varied in order to determine the optimal condition and to synthesize the product with the best properties. The mechanism of the long afterglow was also briefly discussed.     

Luminescence properties of Eu2＋ -doped Ba3Si6O12N2 green phosphor： concentration quenching and thermal stability

The efficient Eu2+ -doped Ba3 Si6O12N2 green phosphors were prepared by a traditional solid state reaction method under N2 /H2 atmosphere at a temperature up to 1350 oC for 12h. Photoluminescence (PL) properties showed a broad emission band with a peak of 525 nm and the full width of half-emission maximums (FWHM) of 70 nm under 460 nm light irradiation. The X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the synthesized powder demonstrated its pure phase and excellent crystallization. Quenching concentration in this phosphor was found to be 0.3. The mechanisms of concentration quenching and redshift of emission peak with increasing concentration of Eu2+ were studied. The temperature dependence measurement of this green phosphor revealed excellent thermal quenching property compared to silicate green phosphor. It is believed that Ba3 Si6O12N2 :Eu2+ is an excellent green phosphor for UV or blue chip based white LEDs.     

Luminescent characteristics of Ba3Y2（BO3）4：Eu^3＋ phosphor for white LED

The Ba3Y2（BO3）4：Eu^3＋ phosphor was synthesized using a high temperature solid-state reaction method and the luminescent characteristics were investigated. The emission spectrum exhibited one strong red emission at 613 nm, corresponding to the electric dipole 5D0-TF2 transition of Eu^3＋, under 365 nm excitation. The excitation spectrum of 613 nm indicated that the Ba3Y2（BO3）n：Eu^3＋ phosphor was effectively excited by ultraviolet （UV） （254, 365 and 400 nm） and blue （470 nm） light. The effect of Eu^3＋ concentration on the 613 nm emission of the Ba3Y2（BO3）n：Eu^3＋ phosphor was measured. The results showed that the emission intensity increased with increasing Eu^3＋ concentration, and then decreased. The CIE color coordinates of Ba3Y2（BO3）4：Eu^3＋ phosphor were x=0.641 and y=0.359 at 15 mol.% Eu^3＋.     

Flux and concentration effect on Eu^3＋ doped Gd2（MoO4）3 phosphor

A novel red emitting phosphor Gd2（MoO4）3：Eu^3＋ was prepared by solid reaction, using Gd2O3, Eu2O3 and WO3 as starting matedals and NH4F as flux. The effects of flux content and Eu^3＋ concentration on the crystal structure, morphology and luminescent properties were investigated using XRD, SEM and fluorescent spectrum measurement. The XRD patterns showed that the resultants had the monoclinic structure. With the increase in flux amount, their crystallization significantly improved. The SEM images indicated that the mean size of the phosphor particles was around 2 μm, and agglomeration of the phosphor particles appeared while introducing higher flux amount. The excitation spectra exhibited more intense f-f transitions originating from ground state 7^F0 to upper states 5^L6 and 5^D2 than the charge transfer band. The concentration quenching of Eu^3＋ emission indicated that energy transfer from Eu^3＋ to molybdate host existed even at lower Eu^3＋ concentration.     

Luminescent properties of Eu³⁺-doped BaZrO₃ phosphor for UV white light emitting diode

A novel orange phosphor Eu3+ doped barium zirconate(BaZrO3) was synthesized by conventional solid state reaction method and its crystal structure and luminescent properties were investigated in this paper.The X-ray diffraction patterns(XRD) showed that simple BaZrO3 phase was obtained.Monitoring at 596 nm,the excitation spectrum consisted of a broad band and a series of narrow bands and the stronger excitation peaks located at 275 and 393 nm,respectively.The emission spectrum excited by 393 nm UV light was composed of four narrow bands.The strongest emission was located at 596 nm.The appropriate concentration of Eu3+ was 0.025(molar fraction) for the highest emission intensity at 596 nm.The H3BO3 and ammonium were added as flux and the results showed that 2 wt.% NH4F ions was the optimal flux for BaZrO3:Eu3+.     

Preparation of Stable CaS： Eu^2＋ , Tm^3＋ Phosphor

Different fluxes were used to synthesize long persistence phosphors, calcium sulfides activated by Eu^2 and Tm^3 , by convenient solid-state method. The phosphor using NH4F as a flux has good crystallinity and large particle size, its stability against water and other atmospheric components is enhanced, and its afterglow is longer and fluorescent inten-sity is more intense than those of the phosphor using NH4Cl as flux. Their PL intensities varied with time in moist air were measured, no remarkable change was found for those prepared with NH4F flux in contrast with NH4Cl as flux. So using NH4F as flux is a good method to enhance the stability of alkaline earth sulfides.     

Influence of concentration and sintering temperature on luminescence properties of Eu^3＋：SnO2 nanocrystallites

The nanopowders of SnO2 doped with different Eu3+ concentrations were synthesized using the modified Pechini method. The Eu3+ concentrations were high above solubility limit. The average size of crystallites was controlled by the sintering temperatures. The structure and the morphology of obtained powders were examined using the XRD (X-ray diffraction) and TEM (transmission electron microscopy) analyses. The Eu2Sn2O7 phase separation was observed at relatively high concentration of Eu3+ ions. The ZnS:Ag micropowders were mixed with the Eu3+:SnO2 powders and their normalized emission was used to measure a relative efficiency of Eu3+:SnO2. The photoluminescence spectra of mixed powders were measured in function of Eu3+ concentration and average size of nanocrystallites. The reference peak method was used for comparison of intensities of the samples and selection of optimal one. The influence of the average grain size and Eu3+ concen-tration on the phosphor’s efficiency was discussed. The presented results confirmed the rightness of synthesis of the Eu3+:SnO2 in form of nanocrystalites with relatively high Eu3+ concentration.     

Synthesis of Long Afterglow Phosphor CaAl2Si2O8 ：Eu^2＋, Dy^3＋ via Sol-Gel Technique and Its Optical Properties

The long afterglow phosphor CaAl2Si2O8：Eu^2＋ , Dy^3＋ 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.     

A comparison of Ce~（3＋） luminescence in X_2Z（BO_3）_2（X=Ba,Sr;Z=Ca,Mg） with relevant composition and structure

The VUV-UV spectroscopic properties of Ce3+ in Ba2Mg(BO3)2,Ba2Ca(BO3)2 and Sr2Mg(BO3)2 were compared,and the relation between the energy of the 4f→5d transition of Ce3+ and the coordination environments of substituted alkaline earth ions was discussed.The chromaticity coordinates of Ce3+ activated X2Z(BO3)2(X=Ba,Sr;Z=Ca,Mg) phosphors were changeable from blue to whitish and further to green range by varying the doping concentration of Ce3+ or the types of substituted alkaline earth ions upon 172 nm excitation.     

Citric Gel Synthesis and Luminescent Properties of Ce^3＋-Activated SrGa2O4 Phosphor

Ce^3＋-activated SrGa2O4 phosphor was synthesized by a method of citric gel,wherein citric acid served as a chelate agent,and the as-synthesized powder was calcined in a slightly reduced ambient.The crystallization characteristics of the sample varied with the calcining temperature.Compared with the phosphor prepared by the solid-state reaction,the phosphor synthesized by citric gel was calcined at a relatively lower temperature.Consequently,the volatilization of Ga2O3 during high-temperature calcining process was avoided.The typical double-peak emission of Ce^3＋ originated from 2D（5d）→4F5/2（4f）,and 2D（5d）→4F7/2（4f）was observed,and the intrinsic emission of SrGa2O4 host was much restricted.The emission intensity varied with the calcining temperature because the different crystallinity and the optimal concentration of Ce-dopant was determined at 3%.     

Synthesis and spectral characteristics of La2MoO6：Ln3＋ （Ln=Eu, Sm, Dy, Pr, Tb） polycrystals

The novel phosphors of La 2 MoO 6 activated with the trivalent rare earth Ln 3+ (Ln=Eu, Sm, Dy, Pr, Tb) ions were synthesized by solid state reactions at high temperature in air atmosphere, and their phase impurities and luminescent properties were studied. The photoluminescence (PL) excitation and emission spectra, and decay curves were employed to study their luminescence properties. The lifetimes of the characteristic emissions from Ln 3+ ions were in the order of millisecond except Pr 3+ ions. (LaEu 1-x ) 2 MoO 6 was a promising phosphor for practical application and the optimum concentration was x=0.075. The concentration quenching mechanism of Eu 3+ was also discussed by theoretical fitting using Burshtein model.     

LiZnPO4：Tb^3＋,Ce^3＋ green phosphors with high efficiency

Tb3+ and Ce3+ co-activated LiZnPO4 phosphors with high luminescence efficiency were synthesized by a high temperature solid-state reaction at 1000 oC for 3 h. The XRD patterns, photoluminescence spectra and SEM were recorded and the effects of Tb3+ and Ce3+ concentration, sintering condition on the luminescent properties of as-synthesized phosphors were investigated. The emission spectra under ultraviolet (200-300 nm) radiation showed a dominant peak at 543 nm attributed to the 5D4→7F5 transition of Tb3+, which was greatly en-hanced by the co-doping of Ce3+, indicating that there occurred an efficient non-radiative energy transfer from Ce3+ to Tb3+. The optimal dop-ing concentrations of Tb3+ and Ce3+ were determined to be 9% and 10%, respectively.     

Luminescence properties of YAl3（BO3）4 phosphors doped with Eu^3＋ ions

YAl3 （BO3）4： Eu^3＋ phosphors were prepared by the conventional solid state reaction. The phase structure and morphology were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscope （SEM）. Doping YAl3（BO3）4： Eu^3＋ phosphors with concentration of Eu^3＋ ions of 0, 2, 5, 8 and 10 mol% were studied and their luminescent properties at room temperature were discussed. The excitation spectrum of Y0.95Eu0.05Al3（BO3）4 was composed of a broad band centered at about 252 nm and a group of lines in the longer wavelength region. In the emission spectra, the peak wavelength was about 614 nm under a 252 nm UV excitation. The optimal doping concentration of Eu^3＋ ions in YAl3（BO3）4： Eu^3＋ phosphors was 8 mol%.     

Up-conversion luminescence properties of Yb^3＋ and Ho^3＋ co-doped Bi3.84W0.16O6.24 powder synthesized by hydrothermal method

Using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the surfactant, Bi3.84W0.16O6.24 up-conversion luminescence nano-crystal co-doped with Yb3+ and Ho3+ ions was synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The structure and properties of luminescence powder were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). It was of cubic system when the sample was synthesized at a low temperature and the particle size was about 30 nm. The results showed that adding surfactants was useful to improve the powder agglomeration and the grain crystal was spherical. The green emission peak at 546 nm and red emission peak at 655 nm, corresponding to the ( 5F4, 5S2)→ 5 I 8 and the 5 F 5 → 5 I 8 transitions of Ho 3+ , respectively, were simultaneously observed at room temperature under excitation of 980 nm semiconductor laser. The up-conversion luminescence intensity was the strongest when the concentration ratio of Yb3+ /Ho3+ was 6:1 and the concentration of Ho 3+ ion was 1.5 mol.%. The up-conversion mechanism was also studied. The green and red emission peaks were the two-photon absorption according to the relationship between the pump power and the luminescence intensity.     

Photoluminescence of Dy^3＋ Ions in Ba3La（B03）3

The photoluminescence of Dy^3 doped and Dy^3 , Ce3 codoped in Ba3La(BO3)3 were studied. The dependence of the charge-to-radius ratio (z/r) for RE^3 (RE=La,Ce), the Ce^3 , Dy^3 content on the emission intensity and the yellow to blue intensity ratio (Y/B) of Dy^3 were investigated too. The results obtained indicate that Ce^3 can sensitize the luminescence of Dy^3 .The optimum concentration of Dy^3 in Ba3La(BO3)3 is XDy=0.06. According to the dependence of the concentration of Dy^3 in Ba3La(BO3)3 under the excitation of 350 nm, it is confirmed that the mechanism of concentration selfquenching of Dy^3 4F9/2→6H15/2, ^6H13/2 transition is electric dipole-quadrupole interaction.     

Photoluminescence properties of nanosized strontium-yttrium borate phosphor Sr3Y2（BO3）4：Eu^3＋ obtained by the sol-gel Pechini method

Mixed strontium-yttrium borate phosphor Sr3Y2(BO3) 4 doped with Eu3+ ions was obtained by the sol-gel Pechini method.Crystal structure of the synthesized compound was analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction.Optimal conditions for the synthesis were found.Photo-physical properties of the phosphor samples were investigated by collecting excitation and luminescence spectra as well as measuring lumi-nescence lifetime.Judd-Ofelt analysis showed that Eu3+ ions occupied Y3+ sites in the crystalline network.The studied compound showed a red emission with the quantum yield of 54%-55% and can be potentially used as phosphor for plasma display panels and luminescent tubes.     

Investigations into thermoluminescence and afterglow characterization of strontium aluminates with boron-modification and reductions via sol-gel route

The effects of strontium aluminates of SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+(SAED) and boron-modified SAED (BSAED) phases synthesized from a sol-gel process on thermoluminescence (TL) along with their afterglow properties were systematically investigated with thermal activation in the different atmospheres. The result showed that the addition of boron and the reduction routes of Eu3+to Eu2+ in SrAl2O4:Dy3+were related to phosphorescent decay properties. The aid of Dy3+to induce the hole-trapping effect required both SAED and BSAED to be heated at 1300°C under the H2/N2(5%:95%) atmosphere. However, the trapping behavior of the reductions of SAED in nitrogen was similar to the compound without Dy3+co-doping SrAl2O4:Eu2+ (SAE) in H2/N2(5%:95%). BSAED showed deeper traps in situ compared to SAED which contained no boron, and this led to the better afterglow properties of BSAED than those of SAED. The afterglow spectrum of BSAED showed two peaks at 400±1 nm and 485±1 nm, which were two individuals composed and contributed from different depths of traps at 0.57 and 0.76eV, accordingly. The depth of the traps was calculated from the Hoogenstraaten’s plot of glow curves. The calculations for SAED and SAE were at around 0.43 and 0.18eV, respectively.     

Effect of y/x ratio on luminescence properties of xSrO·yAl2O3：Eu2＋,Dy3＋ luminous fiber

Rare earth strontium aluminate luminous fiber is a novel functional fiber. In order to investigate the influence of Al/Sr ratio on luminescence properties of xSrO·yAl2O3：Eu2＋,Dy3＋ luminous fibers, several kinds of rare earth strontium aluminate luminous fibers were prepared by using rare-earth strontium aluminate as the rare-earth luminescent material and fiber-forming polymers such as polymer polyethylene terephthalate（PET） as a matrix and combining them with functional additives. X-ray diffraction（XRD）, fluorescence spectrophotometer, and afterglow brightness tester as well as microcomputer thermo-luminescence dosimeters were used to characterize the resulting samples. Results from XRD demonstrated that the phase of xSrO·yAl2O3：Eu2＋,Dy3＋ luminous fibers were different from one another as the Al/Sr ratio changed. Emission spectra of the samples with different Al/Sr ratios showed that emission intensity increased with the decrease of A1/Sr ratio at first then increased when it was over 2/1. From afterglow decay results, it could be found that Sr-rich sample showed lower luminance and shorter persistent time.