Ion-exchanged LTA zeolite derived nepheline phase NaAlSiO4:Eu2+ ceramic phosphor for laser illumination.

A reliable yellow phosphor converter that can be efficiently excited by a 405 nm bluish violet laser is in high demand for laser illumination applications. A NaAlSiO 4 :Eu2+ phosphor with a quantum efficiency reaching 92% was obtained using LTA zeolite as the raw material. NaAlSiO 4 :Eu2+ ceramics with suitable porosities for laser illumination were prepared from the phosphor powders via spark plasma sintering. The ceramics lost only 2% of the quantum efficiency compared to the powders, maintained good thermal quenching properties (30% drop at 150 °C), and showed good thermal conductivity (2.02 W‧m−1‧K−1). The NaAlSiO 4 :Eu2+ ceramic with 405 nm bluish violet lasers, with the increase in laser power density to 9.15 W/mm2, exhibited an increasing luminous flux (23.83–70.26 lm) and maintained a stable luminous efficacy (47.7–46.8 lm/W), and the temperature distribution of the ceramic remained uniform and stable under long-time laser irradiation. This indicates that the nepheline-phase NaAlSiO 4 :Eu2+ ceramic is a promising material for laser illumination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]