Europium-activated barium/strontium silicates for near-UV light emitting diode applications

被引:20
作者
Han, J. K. [1 ]
Hannah, M. E. [2 ]
Piquette, A. [2 ]
Micone, J. [1 ]
Hirata, G. A. [3 ]
Talbot, J. B. [1 ,4 ]
Mishra, K. C. [2 ]
McKittrick, J. [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Mat Sci & Engn Program, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[2] OSRAM SYLVANIA Cent Res, Beverly, MA 01915 USA
[3] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Nanociencias & Nanotecnol, Ensenada 22860, MX, Mexico
[4] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Nanoengn, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[5] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
关键词
Silicate phosphors; Quantum efficiency; Thermal stability; White-emitting LEDs; WHITE; PHOSPHORS; BETA-REVERSIBLE-ALPHA'; TRANSITION; EMISSION; GREEN; LEDS; RED;
D O I
10.1016/j.jlumin.2011.12.055
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
This paper reports on the luminescence properties of submicron-sized green-yellow emitting (Ba1-xSrxEu0.03)(2)SiO4 (0 <= x <= 1) phosphors. These phosphors were prepared by a modified sol-gel/Pechini method. The X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the single phase products are obtained. The particle size - ranges from 200 to 500 nm with a spherical or needlelike shape depending on x. These phosphors show strong absorption in the near UV range and the photoluminescence emission spectra consist of a strong broad green-yellow band centered between 512 and 570 nm, depending on x. Furthermore, the phosphors have high quantum efficiencies: 94% for x=0 and 85% for x=0.25. The emission lifetime at 400 K is 97% of that at 40 K, demonstrating good thermal stability. (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:184 / 187
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