Photoluminescence investigation of color-tunable Ca3La6(SiO4)6:Eu2+/Mn2+ phosphors

A series of Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :Eu 2+ and Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :Eu 2+ /Mn 2+ phosphors were fabricated by a solid state reaction. The phase composition and luminescent properties of the fabricated phosphors were investigated. The XRD patterns show that Eu 2+ and Mn 2+ were doped into the Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 host in the present experiment. The Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :Eu 2+ phosphors show the emission band in blue region and the Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :Mn 2+ phosphors exhibit the emission band in yellow region. The excitation band of Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :Mn 2+ overlaps with the emission band of Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :Eu 2+ that means a possibility for the energy transfer process from Eu 2+ to Mn 2+ in the Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :Eu 2+ /Mn 2+ phosphors. Tunable luminescence was obtained due to this energy transfer process and warm white light was emitted by Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :0.05Eu 2+ /0.04Mn 2+ and Ca 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 :0.05Eu 2+ /0.05Mn 2+ phosphors.