A series of YAG:Ce,Tb phosphors were synthesized by vacuum sintering method.Moreover,their spectral properties,thermal quenching behaviors and color rendering properties were investigated systematically.The photolumi...A series of YAG:Ce,Tb phosphors were synthesized by vacuum sintering method.Moreover,their spectral properties,thermal quenching behaviors and color rendering properties were investigated systematically.The photoluminescence emission spectra of YAG:Ce,Tb show a great red shift compared with that of YAG:Ce.Direct energy transfer from Tb^(3+) to Ce^(3+) ions is verified based on the analysis of different photoluminescence spectra.The quenching temperature for Tb^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce phosphors is about 490 K.The thermal activation energy is estimated to be 0.18 and 0.291 eV for Tb^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce and YAG:Ce phosphors,respectively.The smaller activation energy for Tb^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce means a more rapid nonradiative transition from 5d to 4f state,thus resulting in the lower quenching temperature.In addition,white LEDs with improved color rendering properties are achieved by using modified YAG:Ce,Tb phosphors.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51272282,51302311)the Beijing Committee of Science and Technology(Z13111000280000)the Education Commission of Beijing(2011010329)
文摘A series of YAG:Ce,Tb phosphors were synthesized by vacuum sintering method.Moreover,their spectral properties,thermal quenching behaviors and color rendering properties were investigated systematically.The photoluminescence emission spectra of YAG:Ce,Tb show a great red shift compared with that of YAG:Ce.Direct energy transfer from Tb^(3+) to Ce^(3+) ions is verified based on the analysis of different photoluminescence spectra.The quenching temperature for Tb^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce phosphors is about 490 K.The thermal activation energy is estimated to be 0.18 and 0.291 eV for Tb^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce and YAG:Ce phosphors,respectively.The smaller activation energy for Tb^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce means a more rapid nonradiative transition from 5d to 4f state,thus resulting in the lower quenching temperature.In addition,white LEDs with improved color rendering properties are achieved by using modified YAG:Ce,Tb phosphors.