White light simulation and luminescence studies on Dy3+ doped Zinc borophosphate glasses

The Dy3+ doped Zinc borophosphate glasses with the chemical composition (79-x)B2O3+xP(2)O(5)+10Li(2)O+10ZnO+1Dy(2)O(3) (where x=0, 10, 20, 30 and 50 in wt%) have been prepared by melt quenching technique. The prepared glass samples were characterized through optical absorption, emission and decay measurements. The bonding parameters, optical band gap and Urbach's energy values were calculated from the optical absorption spectra to explore the bonding nature of the Dy-O metal ligand and electronic band structure of the studied glasses. Judd-Ofelt (JO) intensity parameters were calculated from the absorption spectra by using the JO theory and it gives information about symmetry of the ligand environment around the Dy3+ ion site. The Y/B intensity ratio and radiative properties were obtained from the emission spectra and the results were compared with the reported literature. The x, y chromaticity color coordinates of the studied glasses were analyzed using a CIE 1931 color chromaticity diagram and found that the x, y coordinates lie in the white light region. The decay curve measurements of the prepared glasses exhibit non-exponential behavior and are well fitted to lnokuti-Hirayama (IH) model to understand the energy transfer mechanism between Dy3+ ions. The Q, R-o and C-DA values of the prepared Dy3+ doped glasses were obtained from the IH model and the results were discussed and compared with the reported literature. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.