ABSTRACT
Rare earth ions (Eu(3+) or Tb(3+) )-activated Ca(3) Ga(2) Si(3) O(12) (CaGaSi) phosphors were synthesized by using a sol-gel method. Photoluminescence spectra of Eu(3+):CaGaSi phosphors exhibited five emission bands at 578, 592, 612, 652 and 701 nm, which were assigned to the transitions ((5)D(0) â (7)F(0), (7)F(1,)(7)F(2), (7)F(3) and (7)F(4)), respectively, with an excitation wavelength of λ(exci) = 392 nm. Among these, the transition (5) D(0) â (7) F(2) (612 nm) displayed bright red emission. In the case of Tb(3+):CaGaSi phosphors, four emission bands were observed at 488 ((5)D(4) â (7)F(6)), 543 ((5)D(4) â (7)F(5)), 584 ((5)D(4) â (7)F(4)) and 614 nm ((5)D(4) â (7) F(3) ) from the measurement of PL spectra with λ(exci) = 376 nm. Among these, the transition (5)D(4) â (7) F(5) at 543 nm displayed bright green emission. The structure and morphology of the phosphors were studied from the measurements of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) results.
Subject(s)
Metals, Rare Earth/chemistry , Powders , Luminescence , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Powder Diffraction , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredABSTRACT
Emission spectrum of Dy(3+):Ca(4)GdO(BO(3))(3) powder phosphor has been analyzed. Two emission bands at 492 and 588 nm with lambda(exci)=311 nm ((6)H(15/2)-->(4)L(19/2)) have been measured from this phosphor. For the intense yellow emission at 588 nm ((4)F(9/2)-->(6)H(13/2)), its lifetime has been measured. Emission performance of this phosphor has been explained in terms of an energy level diagram. Besides carrying out the emission analysis, XRD, SEM and FTIR studies have also been carried out in order to understand the nature and structural details of the optical material studied.
