Issue 23, 2021

Enhanced luminescence and tunable color in [Eu2+, Si4+]/Mn2+ doped K2BaCa(PO4)2 based on charge compensation and energy transfer

Abstract

Recently, using the Eu2+ → Mn2+ energy transfer strategy to explore new single-phase phosphors suitable for the near-ultraviolet (n-UV) region has become one of the major strategies in solid-state lighting applications. Therefore, a novel color-tunable K2BaCa(PO4)2 (KBCPO):[Eu2+,Si4+],Mn2+ phosphor was developed because of the preeminent thermal stability of luminescence of Eu2+-activated KBCPO. In this study, we first designed a [Eu2+, Si4+] → [K+, P5+] charge compensation strategy to optimize the luminescence properties of Eu2+ in the KBCPO matrix. In terms of the obtained KBCPO:[Eu2+,Si4+] phosphor, this charge compensation method on the one hand strengthens the emission of Eu2+, and on the other hand, it dramatically improves the thermal stability of luminescence. In particular, the emission intensity of the KBCPO:0.03[Eu2+,Si4+] sample at 548 K can reach 103% relative to that at the initial temperature of 298 K. Based on this charge compensation strategy, we finally obtained a new dual emission KBCPO:[Eu2+,Si4+],Mn2+ phosphor. The analysis of the luminescence properties indicates that the emission enhancement of Mn2+ in KBCPO:[Eu2+,Si4+],Mn2+ stems from the energy transfer of Eu2+ → Mn2+ with the mechanism of the electric dipole–dipole interaction when excited at 365 nm. In addition, KBCPO:[Eu2+,Si4+],Mn2+ also has excellent thermal stability and the emission color could be easily tuned from cyan to orange only by adjusting the Eu2+ doping level. These results confirm that the KBCPO:[Eu2+,Si4+],Mn2+ phosphor is a viable candidate for n-UV white light emitting diodes.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced luminescence and tunable color in [Eu2+, Si4+]/Mn2+ doped K2BaCa(PO4)2 based on charge compensation and energy transfer

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Mar 2021
Accepted
09 May 2021
First published
10 May 2021

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 8144-8153

Enhanced luminescence and tunable color in [Eu2+, Si4+]/Mn2+ doped K2BaCa(PO4)2 based on charge compensation and energy transfer

P. Wang, L. Qiu, X. Wei, M. Yin and Y. Chen, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 8144 DOI: 10.1039/D1DT01064F

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