N. S. Kokode; V. R. Panse; S. J. Dhoble
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In present work we studied the luminescence properties of Tb 3+ and Mn 2+ doped Ca2PO4Cl phosphor synthesized by wet chemical method were studied with extra heat treatment, to understand the mechanism of excitation and the corresponding emission of prepared phosphor. For the green emission, Tb 3+ ion ...
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In present work we studied the luminescence properties of Tb 3+ and Mn 2+ doped Ca2PO4Cl phosphor synthesized by wet chemical method were studied with extra heat treatment, to understand the mechanism of excitation and the corresponding emission of prepared phosphor. For the green emission, Tb 3+ ion is used as an activator, the excitation and emission spectra indicate that this phosphor can be effectively excited by 380 nm, to exhibit bright green emission centered at 545 nm corresponding to the f→f transition of Tb 3+ ions. The emission spectrum of Mn 2+ ion at 405 nm excitation 4 T1(4G) - 6 A1(6S) gives an emission band at 591 nm (orange-red). The observed photoluminescence (PL) measurements of Tb 3+ and Mn 2+ activated prepared phosphor indicates that these are the outstanding green and orange-red emitting potential phosphor , suitable application for the solid state lighting. The synthesized phosphors were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) for confirmation of phase and purity. The morphology and structure were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. Thus the phosphors in this system may be chosen as the green component for the tri-color lamp and certainly applied in w-UV LEDs. In the view of the excitation band and excellent luminescent properties, Ca2PO4Cl:Tb 3+ and Mn 2+ phosphor is expected to be a potential candidate for application in n-UV white LEDs and solid-state lighting because of its cost-efficient manufacturing, mercury-free excitation and eco-friendly characteristics.
J. A. Wani; N. S. Dhoble; N. S. Kokode; S. J. Dhoble
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As host materials, phosphate compounds offer great potential for lanthanides to display luminescence characteristics. In this work luminescence behaviour of Na2CaP < sub>2O7:RE 3+ are presented for the first time. Na2CaP < sub>2O7 novel phosphors activated with the trivalent rare earth ions ((RE = Ce, ...
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As host materials, phosphate compounds offer great potential for lanthanides to display luminescence characteristics. In this work luminescence behaviour of Na2CaP < sub>2O7:RE 3+ are presented for the first time. Na2CaP < sub>2O7 novel phosphors activated with the trivalent rare earth ions ((RE = Ce, Eu, Tb, Sm) were synthesized by solid state diffusion method. Phosphors were characterized for phase purity and luminescent properties. The emission and excitation spectra were followed to explore the luminescence attributes. The as prepared powders of Ce 3+ , Eu 3+ ,Tb 3+ and Sm 3+ doped Na2CaP < sub>2O7 emit near-uv, red, green and orange reddish light as result of f-d and f-f transitions respectively. The study is novel as no such luminescence data are available for this compound. The results are promising in view of the requirement for pc-white LEDs for solid state lighting applications.
