Luminescence properties and energy transfer investigations of Ce3+/Tb3+ co-doped BaY2Si3O10 phosphor

A novel phosphor BaY₂Si₃O₁₀ (BYSO): Ce³⁺, Tb³⁺ was synthesized by the conventional solid-state reaction, which displays tunable color emission from blue to blue-green under ultraviolet excitation by adjusting the radio of Ce³⁺ and Tb³⁺ appropriately. Photoluminescence characteristics were carefully investigated. We demonstrate the existence of efficient energy transfer from Ce³⁺ to Tb³⁺ in BaY₂Si₃O₁₀: Ce³⁺, Tb³⁺ phosphor. The energy transfer Ce³⁺ → Tb³⁺ was proved to be governed by dipole–quadrupole interaction.