Europium doped di-calcium magnesium di-silicate orange-red emitting phosphor by solid state reaction method

A new orange-red europium doped di-calcium magnesium di-silicate (Ca2MgSi2O7: Eu3+) phosphor was prepared by the traditional high temperature solid state reaction method. The prepared Ca2MgSi2O7: Eu3+ phosphor was characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX), fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), photoluminescence (PL) and decay characteristics. The phase structure of sintered phosphor was akermanite type structure which belongs to the tetragonal crystallography with space group P42(1)m, this structure is a member of the melilite group and forms a layered compound. The chemical composition of the sintered Ca2MgSi2O7:Eu3+ phosphor was confirmed by EDX spectra. The PL spectra indicate that Ca2MgSi2O7: Eu3+ can be excited effectively by near ultraviolet (NUV) light and exhibit bright orange-red emission with excellent color stability. The fluorescence lifetime of Ca2MgSi2O7: Eu3+ phosphor was found to be 28.47 ms. CIE color coordinates of Ca2MgSi2O7: Eu3+ phosphor is suitable as orange-red light emitting phosphor with a CIE value of (X = 0.5554, Y = 0.4397). Therefore, it is considered to be a new promising orange-red emitting phosphor for white light emitting diode (LED) application. Copyright (C) 2015, The Egyptian Society of Radiation Sciences and Applications. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.