Yellow‐Emitting Y 3 Si 6 N 11 : Ce 3+ Phosphors for White Light–Emitting Diodes ( LED s)

A novel Y 3− x Si 6 N 11 : x Ce 3+ yellow phosphor was synthesized using the carbothermal reduction and nitridition method at 1550°C for 16 h in this letter. Photoluminescence spectra indicated that the phosphor showed broad excitation spectrum and had strong absorption in range of 350–450 nm. It also gave a broad emission band (Full width at half maximum = 153 nm) centered at 575 nm under 425‐nm excitation. With increasing Ce 3+ concentration, the strongest emission intensity was obtained at 5 mol% Ce 3+ doping amount and a systematic redshift was observed as the Ce 3+ concentration increased. The results indicate that this novel yellow phosphor is a promising candidate for using in blue‐chip‐excited white light–emitting diodes ( LED s).