Open AccessEffects of synthesizing time and Eu2+ concentration on photoluminescence properties of Ca2−xEuxMgSi2O7 phosphors
Author(s) -
Fan Yu,
Chin-Ta Chen,
Yen-Tsu Wang,
Cheng–Fu Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
modern physics letters b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1793-6640
pISSN - 0217-9849
DOI - 10.1142/s0217984921410013
Subject(s) - phosphor , photoluminescence , ion , analytical chemistry (journal) , spectral line , emission spectrum , physics , excitation , materials science , chemistry , optics , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , chromatography
Phosphors with the compositions of [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text], 0.015, 0.025, 0.035, and 0.045) are synthesized in a reduction atmosphere (5% H 2 + 95% N 2 ) using a solid-state reaction method. At first, the [Formula: see text] powder is synthesized at 1350[Formula: see text]C with a duration of [Formula: see text] h to find the optimum synthesizing time. SEM images show that the particle sizes increase with synthesizing time and as the synthesizing time is more than 4 h, the abnormal particles appear and the intensities at the emission peaks of photoluminescence excitation (PLE) and photoluminescence emission (PL) spectra decrease. Next, 1350[Formula: see text]C and 4 h are used as synthesized parameters, which are used to find the concentration quench effect of [Formula: see text] phosphors. As the concentration of [Formula: see text] ions of [Formula: see text] phosphors increases, the intensities at the emission peaks of PLE and PL spectra first increase and reach the maximum values at [Formula: see text], and then they decrease as the concentration of [Formula: see text] ions further increases. These results prove that the synthesizing time and concentration of [Formula: see text] ions are two important factors to affect the photoluminescence properties of [Formula: see text] phosphors.