Synthesis and luminescence properties of CaSnO3 :Bi3+ blue phosphor and the emission improvement by Li+ ion.

CaSnO3 :Bi3+ blue-emitting phosphor was synthesized using a high-temperature solid-state reaction method in air. The crystal structures and luminescence properties were investigated. A broad emission band peaking at ~448 nm upon excitation at 262 and 308 nm was observed in the range 330-680 nm at room temperature due to 3 P1  â†’ 1 S0 transition of the Bi3+ ion. The chromaticity coordinate was (0.1786, 0.1665). The optimal Bi3+ ion concentration was ~0.6 mol% in CaSnO3 :Bi3+ phosphor. The emission spectrum of CaSnO3 :Bi3+ phosphor showed a blue-shift with increasing temperature from 50 to 300 K due to the influence of temperature on the electron transition of the Bi3+ ion. The emission intensity of CaSnO3 :Bi3+ phosphor may be increased ~1.45 times by co-doping Li+ ions as a charge compensator and fluxing agent. The luminescence mechanism is explained by a configurational coordinate diagram of Bi3+ ion in CaSnO3 :Bi3+ phosphor.

Energy transfer and luminescence properties of Sr[1-3(x+y)/2]Al2B2O7:xEu³âº, yBi³âº phosphor.

Sr[1-3(x+y)/2]Al2B2O7:xEu(3+), yBi(3+) (x=0-5 mol% and y=0-5 mol%) phosphors are synthesized by a solid-state reaction method in air, and their crystal structure, fluorescence lifetime, and luminescence properties are investigated. The optimal composition is determined to be (Sr0.94Eu0.03Bi0.01)Al2B2O7. The PLE band peaks within the range 200-550 nm are due to O(2-)→Eu(3+) charge transfer band, (7)F0→(5)H3, (5)D4, (5)L7, (5)L6, (5)D3, (5)D2, and (5)D1 transitions, respectively. The strongest PL band peak under excitation 394 nm light is at ∼615 nm owing to (5)D0→(7)F2 transition of Eu(3+) ion. The PL intensity of Eu(3+), Bi(3+) co-doped SrAl2B2O7 phosphor is 1.3 times that of Eu(3+) doped SrAl2B2O7 phosphor due to the energy transfer between Eu(3+) and Bi(3+) ions, which is explained by the energy level diagrams of Bi(3+) and Eu(3+) ions. The CIE chromaticity coordinates of Sr0.955Al2B2O7:0.03Eu(3+) and Sr0.94Al2B2O7:0.03Eu(3+), 0.01Bi(3+) phosphors under excitation 394 nm light are (x=0.6292, y=0.3702) and (x=0.6284, y=0.3711), respectively. These phosphors will be used as reddish orange emitting phosphor candidate for white LED with ∼394 nm near ultraviolet LED chip.