A novel Eu^(3+)-doped phosphor-in-glass for WLEDs and the effect of borophosphate matrix

Phosphor-in-glass(PiG)is a potential color convertor for high power WLEDs.A novel glass matrix with advanced performance is still a challenge.Recently,Eu^(3+)doped glass matrix has attracted much consideration mainly due to its red compensation.A new borophosphate matrix to realize Eu^(3+)red light was designed in the Na_(2)O-ZnO-P_(2)O_(5)-B_(2)O_(3)-Eu_(2)O_(3)system.Meanwhile,a series of PiGs composed of different concentrations of Y3Al5O12:Ce phosphor and the matrix were also fabricated by re-sintering.The crystallization of Eu^(3+)based phosphate offers a novel red emission quenching apart from normal concentration quenching in the glass system.No direct energy transfer but only little reabso rption occurs between Eu^(3+)and Ce^(3+)ions.The Ce^(3+)concentration effect is obvious on the electroluminescent color.The optimized color rendering index of 79.7,the CIE coordinates near natural white and the range of CCT from 3943 to 6097 K were obtained for the packaged white light emitting diodes(WLEDs)together with the excellent CCT stability higher than about 97.5%and the quadruple thermal conductivity than that of silicon resin.The work implies borophosphate glass based PiGs with fine transparence and energy conversion efficiency are promising for excellent WLEDs,while the LED by using the PiG sample without any yellow phosphor doped is of high color purity and has a potential use as the 465 nm blue source.

Laser spot associated high-saturation phosphor-in-glass film for transmissive and reflective high-brightness laser lighting

Phosphor-in-glass(PiG)film is a promising luminescent material in high-brightness laser lighting for its advantages of high efficiency,outstanding color quality,and low-cost preparation,which must bear high laser power(LP)and laser power density(LPD)simultaneously to enable high-luminance light.Herein,laser spot associated high-saturation PiG film was proposed for transmissive and reflective high-brightness laser lighting.Two types of PiG films were prepared by printing and sintering La_(3)Si_(6)N_(11):Ce^(3+)(LSN)phosphor-borosilicate glass pastes on a sapphire substrate(PiG-S)and an AlN substrate(PiG-A),respectively.The PiG films with perfect crystal structure of phosphor were reliably bonded on the substrates.The effects of laser spot areas on the luminescence saturation of LP and LPD were investigated in the PiG films.With the increase of laser spot area from 0.5 to 2.5 mm^(2),the LP threshold of PiG films is gradually raised,while the LPD threshold of PiG films is decreased.The PiG-S withstands a high LP of 23.46 W and a high LPD of 20.64 W/mm^(2),enabling white light with a luminous flux of 3677 lm.The PiG-A withstands a high LP of 41.12 W and a high LPD of 35.56 W/mm^(2),enabling white light with a luminous flux of 2882 lm.Moreover,the PiG-A maintains lower working temperature compared with the PiG-S,and the temperatures reduce with the increasing laser spot area.The results demonstrate that the laser spot associated PiG films realize high saturation thresholds of LP and LPD simultaneously,and enable high luminance for laser lighting.

Ce:GdYAG phosphor-in-glass:An innovative yellow-emitting color converter for solid-state laser lighting

Stable,efficient and high color rendering index all-inorganic color converters are urgently demanded for white laser diodes.Phosphor-in-glass(PiG),possessing the advantages of phosphors excellent quantum efficiency as well as favorable chemical and thermal stability of glass,has attracted widespread attention.There have been only very few reports of Y_(1.31)Ce_(0.09)Gd_(1.6)Al_(5)O_(12)(Ce:GdYAG)PiG for solid-state laser light-ing.Herein,a series of Ce:GdYAG PiG samples are fabricated by a simple solid-state sintering method.Impressively,the supreme internal quantum efficiency of as-prepared PiG is 91%,which is very close to original phosphors(95%).Furthermore,PiG exhibits a high thermal conductivity(1.844 W m^(−1)K^(−1))and a maximum transparency(62%).Remarkably,by changing the concentration of phosphors and the thickness of PiG samples,a luminous efficacy of 163.5 lm/W,high color rendering index of 74.8 and low correlated color temperature of 4806.8 K are achieved under blue laser irradiation.These results indicate that the Ce:GdYAG PiG samples have shown tremendous application foreground as all-inorganic color converter for solid-state laser lighting.

Patterned phosphor-in-glass films with efficient thermal management for high-power laser projection displays

Recently,high-performance color converters excitable by blue laser diode(LD)have sprung up for projection displays.However,the thermal accumulation effect of the color converters is a non-negligible problem under high-power LD irradiation.Herein,we developed novel opto-functional composites(patterned CaAlSiN3:Eu^(2+)phosphor-in-glass film–Y_(3)Al_(5)O_(12):Ce^(3+)phosphor-in-glass film@Al_(2)O_(3)plate with aluminum"heat sink")via a thermal management methodology of combining"phosphor wheel"and"heat sink"for a lighting source of highpower laser projection displays.This new composite design makes it effective to transport generated thermal phonons away to reduce the thermal ionization process,and to yield stable and high-quality white light with brightness of 4510 lm@43 W,luminous efficacy of 105 lm/W,correlated color temperature of 3541 K,and color rendering index of 80.0.Furthermore,the phosphor-in-glass film-converted laser projection system was also successfully designed,showing a more vivid color effect compared to a traditional LED-based projector.This work emphasizes the importance of the thermal management upon high-power laser irradiation,and hopefully facilitates the development of a new LD-driven lighting source for high-power laser projection displays.

Unique sandwich design of high-efficiency heat-conducting phosphor-in-glass film for high-quality laser-driven white lighting

Multi-color phosphor-in-glass(PiG)film has been considered as a promising color converter in high-quality laser lighting owing to its outstanding merits of phosphor versatility,tunable luminescence,and simple preparation.However,the opto-thermal properties of PiG film are severely affected by the photon reabsorption and backward scattering of phosphor structure and the heat conduction of substrate.Herein,a unique sandwich design of phosphor structure was introduced in the multi-color PiG film for high-quality laser lighting.By elaborately synthesizing the borosilicate glass with low glass transition temperature(T_(g)),similar expansion coefficient,and high refractive index(RI),the sandwiched PiGs were prepared by sintering(~600℃)broadband green and red phosphor glass films on the double sides of sapphire.The green and red PiG films were tightly coated on the sapphire with no delamination and maintained higher luminescence intensity than raw phosphors at high temperatures.By simultaneously coupling photon reabsorption and backward scattering,the sandwiched green PiG film-sapphire-red PiG film(G-S-R PiG)yields a high-quality white light with a high luminous efficacy of 163 lm/W and an excellent color rendering index(CRI)of 85.4 under a laser power of 2.4 W,which are the best comprehensive results yet reported.Benefiting from the ingenious sandwich design with heat-conducting sapphire and thin PiG films,the G-S-R PiG displays low working temperatures(<200℃)under high-power laser excitation.This work reveals the role of sandwiched phosphor structure in photon loss and heat dissipation,which provides a new strategy to design PiG films for high-quality laser lighting.