Photoluminescent properties of single-phase white-light Ca8ZnGd(PO4)7:Eu2+,Mn2+ phosphor

The Eu 2+ activated Ca 8 ZnGd(PO 4 ) 7 :Eu 2+ green light emitting phosphors and Eu 2+ /Mn 2+ co-doped tunable light emitting phosphors Ca 8 ZnGd(PO 4 ) 7 :Eu 2+ ,Mn 2+ were successfully synthesized via the solid-state reaction method. The X-ray powder diffraction measurements and Rietveld refinement were used to assess the phase composite and crystal structure. The photoluminescence properties, diffuse reflection spectrum, chromaticity coordinates and fluorescence decay curves of the samples were investigated. It has been confirmed that the resonant type Eu 2+ →Mn 2+ energy transfer occurs via a dipole-quadrupole interaction. With various Eu 2+ /Mn 2+ molar ratios, the spectrum-tunable phosphors are obtained from green (0.183, 0.335) to white (0.297, 0.298).