Photoluminescent properties of Sr2SiO4:Eu3+ and Sr2SiO4:Eu2+ phosphors prepared by solid-state reaction method

Eu2+ and (or) Eu3+ doped Sr2SiO4 phosphors particles were synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction technique, and their structural and optical properties were investigated. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that the obtained phosphors were composed of orthorhombic alpha'-Sr2SiO4 and monoclinic beta-Sr2SiO4 phase. When excited under 256 nm, Sr2SiO4:Eu3+ phosphors showed intense emission in the red region. Sr2SiO4:Eu3+ phosphors exhibited white emissions (x=0.30, y=0.40, T-C-6500 K) ranging from 425 to 650 nm when it was excited by near-ultraviolet (near-UV) light, indicating that Sr2SiO4:Eu2+ was a good light-conversion phosphor candidate for near-UV chip.