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New Insight for Luminescence Tuning Based on Interstitial sites Occupation of Eu 2+ in Sr 3 Al 2− x Si x O 5− x N x Cl 2 ( x = 0–0.4)
Author(s) -
Liang Sisi,
Dang Peipei,
Li Guogang,
Wei Yi,
Wei Yi,
Lian Hongzhou,
Lin Jun
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201800940
Subject(s) - materials science , phosphor , luminescence , photoluminescence , color rendering index , analytical chemistry (journal) , light emitting diode , color temperature , electroluminescence , emission spectrum , spectroscopy , solid state lighting , optoelectronics , spectral line , nanotechnology , chemistry , physics , chromatography , layer (electronics) , astronomy , quantum mechanics
Currently, nitridation of phosphors provides an enormous inspiration for phosphor designing. In this paper, a nitridation process by means of substituting Al 3+ O 2− with Si 4+ N 3− in initial Sr 3 Al 2 O 5 Cl 2 :Eu 2+ system is implemented. The phase purity is confirmed by X‐ray diffraction. The corresponding photoluminescence properties are recorded and analyzed by the excitation and emission spectra. Interestingly, new blue emission bands emerge in the range of 400–500 nm and the intensity increases with the increasing of substitution concentration. It is verified that the new emission band is derived from the residence of Eu 2+ ions in the interstitial sites. The crystal structure refinement, transmission electron microscopy, and solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy are exploited to analyze the color‐tunable luminescence mechanisms induced by the structural variation. Moreover, the thermal stability is characterized by the temperature‐dependent spectra. Attributed to the enhancement of lattice rigidity, the serious thermal quenching behavior is improved. Finally, the electroluminescence performance is measured for the fabricated white light‐emitting diodes (LEDs). By combining 370 nm ultraviolet LED chips, CaAlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ and Sr 3 Al 2 O 5 Cl 2 :Eu 2+ phosphors, an ideal warm‐white emitting LED is successfully fabricated with the color rendering index = 92, color temperature = 3476 K, and color coordinate x = 0.37, y = 0.34.