Double emitting phosphor NaSr4(BO3) 3:Ce3, Tb3 for near-UV light-emitting diodes

Chongfeng Guo*, Xu Ding, Hyo Jin Seo, Zhaoyu Ren, Jintao Bai

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    Abstract

    Blue and green double emitting phosphor, Ce3 and Tb3 co-doped NaSr4(BO3)3, was synthesized in a weak reducing atmosphere by a conventional high temperature solid-state reaction technique. For comparison, Ce3 or Tb3 singly doped NaSr4(BO3)3 was also prepared. The emission and excitation spectra of all samples have been investigated. NaSr 4(BO3)3:Tb3 excitation includes a strong absorption at about 240 nm and some weak sharp lines in near-ultraviolet (n-UV) spectral region. The excitation of Ce3 and Tb3 co-doped NaSr4(BO3)3 shows a strong broad band absorption in the n-UV region from the contribution of Ce3, which makes it suitable for excitation by a n-UV LED chip. The emission of NaSr 4(BO3)3:Ce3,Tb3 consists of a blue emission band from Ce3 and a green emission from Tb 3 under the excitation of n-UV light. Energy transfer between Ce 3 and Tb3 is also discussed, and the relative intensity of blue emission and green emission could be tuned by adjusting the concentration of Ce3 and Tb3. The phosphor NaSr4(BO 3)3:Ce3,Tb3 could be considered as a double emission phosphor for n-UV excited white light-emitting diodes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1351-1354
    Number of pages4
    JournalOptics and Laser Technology
    Volume43
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2011

    Keywords

    • LED
    • Optical materials
    • Phosphor

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