Lithium-containing silicate compounds have attracted so much attention in recent years for applications in energy storage and illumination source due to their rigid structure and good electrical conductivity . In this study, a Eu 3+ doped lithium-containing silicate red phosphor , Li 2 Ca 4 Si 4 O 13 :Eu 3+ , was explored by using structural computational simulations and systematic experiments for multifunctional applications. As a result, due to the quite non-central symmetry of the Ca 2+ sites (C 1 symmetry), the strong 4f-4f excitations in near ultraviolet region were observed. Under near ultraviolet and cathode ray light excitation , Li 2 Ca 4 Si 4 O 13 :Eu 3+ phosphor has an efficient red emission with good thermal stability and ageing resistance. Furthermore, Li 2 Ca 4 Si 4 O 13 :Eu 3+ phosphor exhibits a concentration-sensitive behavior induced by the change of site symmetry. The results show that it is feasible to develop near-ultraviolet and cathode ray light excited red phosphors in lithium-containing silicate compounds.
Yaping You,Ya Zheng,Zesheng Pan,Yunluo Wang,Tianrui Zhou,Minghui Wang,Haijie Chen,Wan Jiang,Lianjun Wang
White light-emitting diode (WLED) has been widely used as solid-state lighting in recent years, with the advantages of energy saving, high luminous efficiency , and safety. Red phosphors are crucial to the color rendering index of WLED, and Eu 3+ -activated red phosphors can significantly improve the chromaticity performance of WLED. In this work, a series of new orange-red emitting BaLiZn 3 (PO 4 ) 3 : Eu 3+ phosphors were synthesized through high-temperature solid-state reaction method. The phase composition , crystal structure, morphology and photoluminescence properties of BaLiZn 3 (PO 4 ) 3 : Eu 3+ samples were investigated. The phosphors can be effectively excited by the violet light at 394 nm and emit orange-red lights corresponding to the electric dipole transition (5D 0 →7F 1 ) at 594 nm. The optimal doping concentration of Eu 3+ ions was about 5 mol%. The concentration quenching was caused by the electric dipole-dipole interaction between Eu 3+ ions. Temperature-dependent PL spectra indicate that BaLiZn 3 (PO 4 ) 3 : Eu 3+ has excellent emission and color stability at high temperatures. The color coordinates were calculated and fall in the orange-red luminescent area. The color purity is about 98.3 %, and the correlated color temperature is 1710K. These results indicate that the new orange-red phosphor BaLiZn 3 (PO 4 ) 3 : Eu 3+ has potential application prospects in WLED.
Currently, phosphor-converted LEDs (pc-LEDs) are revolutionizing the industry of plant growth lighting. To meet the requirements of this technology, phosphors with tunable photoluminescence , high thermal stability and luminous intensity are required. Herein, we found that the simple substitution of yttrium for lanthanum in La 2 MgTiO 6 :Mn 4+ (LMT:Mn 4+ ) system could satisfy above three criteria simultaneously. The photoluminescence properties can be regulated by continuously controlling the chemical composition of La 2-x Y x MgTiO 6 :Mn 4+ solid solution . The La sites are occupied by Y ions , causing a significant blue shift in the emission spectra which owing to the change of local crystal field strengthen. Meanwhile, the thermal stability and decay lifetimes are also varied due to the variation of local structure and band gap energy. The thermal stability of the material reaches 83.5% at 150 °C, which is better than the reported La 2 MgTiO 6 :Mn 4+ and Y 2 MgTiO 6 :Mn 4+ phosphors. The electronic luminescence (EL) of pc-LED devices using La 2-x Y x MgTiO 6 :Mn 4+ red phosphor is evaluated, which matching the absorption regions of plant pigments well, reflecting the superiority of the studied phosphors in plant growth lighting areas.