Luminescent tunable Ba2MgY2(BO3)3:Ce3+,Tb3+ phosphors with significantly improved performance based on energy transfer

Greenlight is a sensitive band of the human eye, improving the luminous quality of the green part is crucial to the performance improvement of LED. However, the application prospects for Tb 3+ are greatly limited by its 4f-4f forbidden transition. In this study, we successfully synthesized Ba 2 MgY 2 (BO 3 ) 3 :Ce 3+ blue phosphor which effectively enhances its luminous properties through energy transfer. By introducing both Ce 3+ and Tb 3+ into the Ba 2 MgY 2 (BO 3 ) 3 matrix, an energy transfer efficiency of 50.6 % is achieved between these two ions, resulting in a remarkable 13.1-fold increase in Tb 3+ luminous intensity. The internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of the sample is measured at 63 %, while the external quantum efficiency (EQE) reaches 30 %. Furthermore, it exhibits good thermal stability and promising applications in temperature sensing due to the sensitivity and coordinated luminescence of Ce 3+ and Tb 3+ ions at different temperatures. Finally, when combined with a 365 nm chip, this sample produces a white LED (WLED) with a color rendering index (CRI) of 81.6 and a correlation color temperature (CCT) of 4330 K.