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Effects of argon sintering atmosphere on luminescence characteristics of Ca6BaP4O17:Sm3+ phosphors.
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Ceramics International . Apr2018, Vol. 44 Issue 6, p6278-6284. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- In this paper, Ca 6 BaP 4 O 17 :Sm 3+ and Li + co-doped Ca 6 BaP 4 O 17 :Sm 3+ phosphors were synthesized in air and argon atmospheres using a solid-state reaction method. The phosphor morphologies and crystal structure were studied using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, respectively. The emission and absorption characteristics were investigated using photoluminescence emission spectroscopy and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The surface states and composition of phosphor were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The emission integrated intensities of the phosphors sintered in an argon atmosphere increased 3.5 fold than the ones sintered in air atmosphere, with Li + ions becoming embedded in the lattice of the Ca 6 BaP 4 O 17 :Sm 3+ phosphor. This occurs because there are fewer defect/oxygen vacancies and less of the secondary phase forms, leading to better Sm 3+ emission. The results suggest that sintering a mixture of the raw materials of a phosphor in an argon atmosphere is a good approach for synthesizing Ca 6 BaP 4 O 17 :Sm 3+ phosphor powders. The color purity and CIE values of an optimized phosphor sample sintered in an argon atmosphere with an Li + ion compensator were calculated to be ~ 99.6% and (0.612,0.386) in the orange–red region under 405-nm excitation, respectively. Moreover, the solid solubility of Sm 3+ ions in the Ca 6 BaP 4 O 17 host can be enhanced by using an argon atmosphere in the synthesis process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *ARGON spectra
*PHOSPHORS
*CHEMICAL synthesis
*ARGON analysis
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02728842
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ceramics International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127985680
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.016