Photoluminescence studies and synthesis of BaSO3 Cl2 :Ce3+ blue-emitting lamp phosphor.

The photoluminescence excitation and emission spectra of BaSO3 Cl2 :Ce3+ phosphor were investigated. Excitation wavelength was 323 nm. The phosphor was prepared using a combustion synthesis method. The emission spectrum exhibited a well defined asymmetric band with a maximum at 445 nm for higher emission concentrations. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence and Commission Internationale de l'éclairage colour coordinates; emission intensity was related to relative Ce3+ concentration. These developments enabled the rapid and energy-efficient production of fine particles in the powder form with little expenditure. No additional emission band was observed in the emission spectra, demonstrating that the Ce3+ ion occupied one category of site in the prepared host phosphor.

Luminescence in Ba2 Sr2 Al2 O7 :RE (RE = Tb(3) (+) ,Eu(3) (+) and Dy(3) (+) ) novel aluminate phosphors.

The luminescence of novel rare earth (Tb(3) (+) , Eu(3) (+) and Dy(3) (+) )-activated Ba2 Sr2 Al2 O7 phosphors for solid-state lighting is presented. The aluminate phosphors were synthesized using a one-step combustion method. X-Ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and photoluminescence characterizations were performed to understand the mechanism of excitation and the corresponding emission in the as-prepared phosphor, as characterized the phase purity and microstructure. Improvements in the luminescence properties of the phosphors with rare earth concentration were observed. The phosphor hue could be tuned from blue, green and red by proper selection of rare earth ions in typical concentrations. Effective absorption in the near-ultraviolet region was observed, which makes the phosphor a potential candidate for ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Luminescence investigation of novel MgPbAl10O17:Tb³âº green-emitting phosphor for solid-state lighting.

In this work, we studied the luminescence properties of Tb(3+)-doped MgPbAl10O17 green phosphor. To understand the excitation mechanism and corresponding emission of the prepared phosphor, its structural, morphological and photoluminescence properties were investigated. In general, for green emission, Tb(3) is used as an activator and the obtained excitation and emission spectra indicated that this phosphor can be effectively excited by a wavelength of 380 nm, and exhibits bright green emission centered at 545 nm corresponding to the f → f transition of trivalent terbium ions. The chromaticity coordinates were (C(x) = 0.263, C(y) = 0.723). The impact of Tb(3+) concentration on the relative emission intensity was investigated, and the best doping concentration was found to be 2 mol%. This study suggests that Tb(3+)-doped MgPbAl10O17 phosphor is a strong candidate for a green component in phosphor-converted white light-emitting diodes.