Robust color purity of reddish-orange emission from Sm^(3+)-activated La10W22O81 biocompatible microphosphors for solid state lighting and anticancer applications

We synthesized reddish-orange luminescent La_(10)W_(22)O_(81)(LWO):Sm^(3+)microphosphors by hydrothermalassisted solid-state reaction.X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that all the studied phosphors crystallize in an orthorhombic structure in the Pbcn space group(60),Field emission scanning electron microscopy indicates that the LWO:1.5 mol% Sm^(3+)phosphor displays a smooth-surfaced hexagonal rod-like shape,with a closed shape at both ends,and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy demonstrates a robust crystalline structure.The chemical composition and valence states of the phosphor were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.At 403 nm excitation,LWO:1.5 mol% Sm3+exhibits maximum intensity with the strongest band at 596 nm(^(4)G_(5/2)→^(6)H_(7/2)) in the reddish-orange region.The intensity of Sm^(3+) emission decreases beyond 1.5 mol% owing to concentration quenching regulated by dipole-quadrupole interaction between Sm^(3+)ions.The optimized microphosphor LWO:1.5 mol% Sm^(3+)exhibits color coordinates(0.5760,0.4207),which is close to that of the Amber LED-NSPAR 70 BS(0.570,0.420),displaying the highest color purity of 99.2% and correlated color temperature of 1694 K.In addition,both breast cancer cells MCF-7 and normal lung fibroblasts WI-38 were tested for toxicity with the optimized microphosphor.It is found that the LWO:1.5 Sm^(3+)microphosphor is extremely toxic to cancer cells,but not to normal cells.Based on these results,LWO:Sm^(3+)microphosphor can serve as a biomedical candidate for the treatment of cancer,as well as a potential multicolor emitting material for w-LEDs.

Highly Efficient Electroluminescent Materials with High Color Purity Based on Strong Acceptor Attachment onto B-N-Containing Multiple Resonance Frameworks

The development and enrichment of organic materials with narrowband emission in longer wavelength regions beyond 515 nm still remains a great challenge.Herein,a synthetic methodology for narrowband emission materials has been proposed to functionalize multiple resonance(MR)skeletons and generate a universal building block,namely,the key intermediate DtCzB-Bpin,which can be utilized to construct multifarious thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)materials with high color purity through a simple one-step Suzuki coupling reaction.Based on this unique synthetic strategy,a series of efficient narrowband green TADF emitters has been constructed by localized attachment of 1,3,5-triazine and pyrimidine derivatives-based acceptors onto B–N-containing MR frameworks with 1,3-bis(3,6-di-tertbutylcarbazol-9-yl)benzene(DtCz)as the ligand.The precise modulation of the acceptor is an intelligent approach to achieve bathochromic shift and narrowband emission simultaneously.The DtCzB-TPTRZbased organic light-emitting diode(OLED)exhibits pure green emission with Commission Internationale de L’Eclairage(CIE)coordinates of(0.23,0.68),a maximum external quantum efficiency(EQE)of 30.6%,and relatively low efficiency roll-off.

An Encapsulation of the Rare Earth Complex in Modified Mesoporous Molecular Sieve MCM-41

The encapsulation of a rare earth (RE) complex Eu(DBM)(3)phen in modified S1-MCM-41 with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane is reported for the first time. The luminescence intensity of the RE complex in the modified Si-MCM-41 is about 9 times as strong as in unmodified Si-MCM-41 and the luminescence of the RE complex in the modified SI-MCM-41 has good color purity.

Narrow-bandwidth emissive carbon dots:A rising star in the fluorescent material family

Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)have recently become a research hotspot in multidisciplinary fields owing to their distinctive advantages,including outstanding photoluminescence properties,high biocompatibility,low toxicity,and abundant raw materials.Among the promising CDs,narrow‐bandwidth emissive CDs with high color purity have emerged as a rising star in recent years because of their significant potential applications in bioimaging,information sensing,and photoelectric displays.In this review,the state-of-the-art advances of narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are systematically summarized,and the factors influencing the emission bandwidth,preparation methods,and applications of narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are described in detail.Besides,existing challenges and future perspectives for achieving high-performance narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are also discussed.This overview paper is expected to generate more interest and promote the rapid development of this significant research area.

Preparation of M_(2)B_(5)O_(9)Cl:Eu^(2+)(M=Sr,Ca)blue phosphors by a facile low-temperature self-reduction method and their enhanced luminescent properties

In this work,through a facile method of low-temperature(only 350℃)self-reduction,1D nano-sized M_(2)B_(5)O_(9)CI:Eu^(2+)(M=Sr,Ca)blue phosphors with highly efficient performance can be obtained.The crystal structure,morphology and photoluminescence(PL)properties including thermal stability of M_(2)B_(5)O_(9)CI:Eu^(2+)(M=Sr,Ca)phosphors were investigated.The M_(2)B_(5)O_(9)CI:Eu^(2+)(M=Sr,Ca)phosphors show broad band excitation spectra and narrow band emission spectra.The photoluminescence quantum yields(PLQY)of M_(2)B_(5)O_(9)CI:Eu^(2+)(M=Sr,Ca)are as high as 98%and 87.2%,respectively.Furthermore,the color purities of M_(2)B_(5)O_(9)CI:Eu^(2+)(M=Sr,Ca)can reach 99.1%and 93.2%,respectively,When heated up to 150℃,the emission intensities of M_(2)B_(5)O_(9)CI:Eu^(2+)(M=Sr,Ca)phosphors can still keep 72.7%and80.0%,respectively.Finally,the above-mentioned phosphors exhibit outstanding performance when manufacturing WLEDs.

Effect of Eu^(3+) doping on luminescence properties of a KAlSiO_(4):Sm^(3+) phosphor

This study presents the photoluminescence characteristic analysis of a series of red phosphors of KAlSiO_(4):1.5 mol%Sm^(3+),x mol%Eu^(3+)(x=2,3,4,5,6,7)prepared via high-temperature solid-phase reaction.The results show that the X-ray diffraction(XRD)refinement results are reliable.The unit cell parameters and volume gradually decrease as the Eu^(3+) concentration increases,resulting in a grain size reduction of 10.22%.When x=6,the emission peaks of Sm^(3+) at 564,601,and 651 nm disappear completely,and the corresponding full width at half maximum becomes 0.At 610 nm,the emission peak intensity of Eu^(3+) is increased by a factor of 4.8.The resonant non-radiative energy transfer effect is greater than the co-excitation effect.A maximum energy transfer efficiency of 97.8%is achieved.The integral area at 610 nm is as high as 85%.The color purity of the phosphor is as high as 92.97%,and the internal quantum yield gradually changes from 32%to 51%.Ultimately,these results confirm that the silicate phosphor is suitable for the red component in the three primary color phosphors of white light-emitting diodes.

Excellent photoluminescence and electrochemical properties of Sm^(3+) doped Ca_(2)MgSi_(2)O_(7) nanophosphor:Display and electrochemical sensor applications

A series of orange-red light emitting Ca_(2)MgSi_(2)O_(7):Sm^(3+)nanopowders were fabricated via low-cost ecofriendly green combustion technique using Aloe vera gel as fuel.The phase purity of the samples were confirmed by the powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD)technique.Pure single-phase tetragonal structure is observed from the PXRD results with no additional impurity peaks.The band gap energy of the fabricated powders was estimated by diffuse reflectance spectra(DRS)and is found to be in the range of 4.01-5.98 eV.A high resolution scanning electron microscope(SEM)was used to study the morphological behaviour of the samples.Honeycomb-like structures are observed from the SEM results.The particle size was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and is found to be~50 nm.The interplanar distance is found to be 0.53 nm.Photoluminescence properties were systematically studied in detail.The phosphors are successfully excited at 403 nm NUV light,producing reddish-orange characteristic emission.The emission peaks are centered at 558(^(4)G_(5/2)→^(6)H_(5/2)),607(^(4)G_(5/2)→^(6)H_(7/2))and 645 nm(^(4)G_(5/2)→^(6)H_(9/2)),respectively.Among the observed peaks the red emanation(^(4)G_(5/2)→^(6)H_(7/2))is stronger than the orange emission(^(4)G_(5/2)→^(6)H_(5/2))in the current investigation.The photoluminescent concentration quenching is noticed above 5 mol%Sm^(3+)ion doping content.The dipole-dipole interaction resulting in cross relaxation is found to be the principal cause of concentration quenching mechanism.The color features such as Commission Internationale de I’Eclairage(CIE)and correlated color temperature(CCT)were studied in detail.The optimized chromaticity coordinates were estimated to be(0.6363,0.3632),which fall in the reddish-orange region.The average CCT value obtained is 3362 K.The average color purity is found to be~82%.Sm^(3+)incorporated Ca_(2)MgSi_(2)O_(7) samples are possible contender for single white light generation commercial candidates owing to their strong hypersensitivity of Sm^(3+)ions through host,least possibility for re-absorption of blue-green emission owing to poor direct f-f excitation of Sm^(3+)ions,and high color purity(reddish-orange emission).The prepared powders exhibit excellent electrochemical redox properties and CPE modified optimized powders show outstanding sensitive response which indicates its use in the potential electrochemical sensor materials for drug sensing studies.