Investigations on Valence-Change Behaviors of Europium Ions in Eu-Doped Aluminate and Silicate Phosphors

Compounds of Sr3Al2O6 ： Eu, SrgAl14O25 ： Eu, and BaZnSiO4 ： Eu were synthesized by high-temperature solid state reactions. The doping Eu^3 ＋ ions were partially reduced to Eu^2＋ in Sr4Al14O25：Eu and BaZnSiOg：Eu prepared in an oxidizing atmosphere, N^2 ＋ O2. However, such an abnormal reduction process could not be performed in Sr3Al2O6：Eu, which was also prepared in an atmosphere of N^2 ＋ O2. Moreover, even though Sr3A1EO6：Eu was synthesized in a reducing condition CO, only part of the Eu^3 ＋ ions was reduced to Eu^2 ＋ . The existence of trivalent and divalent europium ions was confirmed by photoluminescent spectra. The different valence-change behaviors of europium ions in the hosts were attributed to the difference in host crystal structures. The higher the crystal structure stiffness, the easier the reduction process from Eu^3 ＋ to Eu^2 ＋ .

Sol-Gel Synthesis and Luminescent Characteristic of Doped Eu~ 3+ Silicate-Silica Phosphor

Eu-doped silicate complex gel nano-particles was obtained by sol-gel process and characterized with TEM, XRD, PL, etc. The well dispersed particles have particle size about 60 - 70 nm with specific surface area 98.3 m^2· g^- 1 The complex gel phosphor gives a broad and strong luminescent emission originating from Eu^2＋ ions centered at 425 nm. The emission band shifts to shorter wavelengths with the increase of the ion radius of the alkali earth metals, but the band becomes red-shifted gradually with the increase of the ion radius of the alkali metals（except Li ^＋ ）. These divalent Eu^2＋ ions originate in inequivalent substitution of the alkaline earth ions. The presence of alkaline ions is favorable for the increasing emission intensity of the Eu^2 ＋ and lowering crystalline temperature of the silicate complex gel.

Luminescence Properties of Green-Emitting Phosphor (Ba_(1-x),Sr_x_2SiO_4∶Eu^(2+) for White LEDS

The （Ba1- x, Srx ） 2 SiO4 ： EU^2＋ green-emitting phosphors were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction in a CO-reductive atmosphere, and their luminescent properties were investigated. The XRD data show that the Ba/Sr ratio not only affects the lattice parameters, but also influences the emission peak. The excitation spectra indicate that this phosphor can be effectively excited by UV light from 370 to 470 nm. The emission band is due to the 4f^65d^1→4f^7 transition of the Eu^2＋ ion. With an increase in x, the emission band shifts to longer wavelength and the reason was discussed. The emission spectra exhibit a satisfactory green performance under different excitation wavelength（380,398,412,420,460 nm）. （Ba1- x, Srx ） 2 SiO4 ： EU^2＋ is a promising phosphor for green white-lighting-emission diode by ultraviolet chip.

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.

Orange-red emitting Eu^(2+)-activated(Sr_(0.883)Ba_(0.1)Lu_(0.0.17))_3(Si_(0.95)Al_(0.05))O_5 phosphor: structure, photoluminescence, and application in white LEDs

Orange-red emitting （Sr0.883–xBa0.1Lu0.0.17Eux）3（Si0.95Al0.05）O5 phosphors were synthesized by conventional solid-state reac-tion. The effect of NH4F flux on structural and luminescent properties of phosphors was investigated. Results suggested that the opti-mal content of NH4F flux was 3 wt.%and the optimal doping concentration of Eu2＋was x=0.023 mol. The phosphors showed intense absorption in near-ultraviolet to blue region and exhibited orange-red emissions. The thermal stability of synthesized （Sr0.86Ba0.1Lu0.017Eu0.023）3（Si0.95Al0.05）O5 phosphor were examined and compared with commercial YAG：Ce3＋ yellow phosphors. Combining an InGaN blue 460 nm chip and a white-emitting （Sr0.86Ba0.1Lu0.017Eu0.023）3（Si0.95Al0.05）O5 phosphor produced a white-light LED, demonstrating CIE chromaticity coordinates of （0.314, 0.329） and a color temperature of 5595 K. All results showed that this phosphor is a promising candidate as orange-red emitting phosphor for white light emitting diode （w-LED） application.