Massive red shift of Ce3+ in Y3Al5O12 incorporating super-high content of Ce

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作者
Nakamura, Hitomi [1 ]
Shinozaki, Kenji [1 ]
Okumura, Toyoki [1 ]
Nomura, Katsuhiro [2 ]
Akai, Tomoko [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 5638577, Japan
[2] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Moriyama Ku, 2266-98 Anagahora Shimoshidami, Nagoya, Aichi 4638560, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; GARNET PHOSPHOR; EMISSION; YAGCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; GD; ENHANCEMENT; NITRIDE; LU; LA;
D O I
10.1039/d0ra01381a
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
In light emitting diodes, Y3Al5O12:Ce (YAG:Ce) is used as a yellow phosphor in combination with blue LEDs but lacks a red component in emission. Therefore, considerable efforts have been directed toward shifting the emission of YAG:Ce to longer wavelengths. In this study, a Y3Al5O12 (YAG) crystal incorporating a high content of Ce, (Y1-xCex)(3)Al5O12 (0.006 <= x <= 0.21), was successfully prepared by a polymerized complex method in which low-temperature annealing (650-750 degrees C) was employed prior to sintering at 1080 degrees C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis indicated that the obtained sample was a single phase YAG crystal with x <= 0.21. Interestingly, orange-red emission was observed with x >= 0.07 with UV-blue light irradiation. With excitation at 450 nm, the emission peak increases from 538 nm (x = 0.006) to 606 nm (x = 0.21). This massive red shift in the high-x region was not observed without the 1(st) step of low-temperature annealing, which implied that low-temperature annealing was essential for incorporating a high concentration of Ce. The precursor formed by low-temperature annealing was amorphous at x = 0.04, whereas CeO2 nanocrystals were formed in the amorphous material with x >= 0.11, based on the XRD and TEM results. CeLIII X-ray absorption edge structure revealed that Ce existed as Ce4+ in the precursor and Ce3+ in the obtained crystal. It was speculated that CeO2 was formed at low temperature, releasing oxygen, with sintering at 1080 degrees C, leading to the incorporation of Y3+ in the Ce-O framework. The lattice constant increased significantly from 12.024 angstrom to 12.105 angstrom with increasing x, but the crystal field splitting did not increase and was constant from x = 0.06 to x = 0.21. Hence, the massive red shift in emission was not explained by the large crystal field splitting, but instead by the Stokes shift.
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页码:12535 / 12546
页数:12
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