Blue-white-orange tunable Ba6Ca3YAlSi6O24 :Eu2+, Mn2 phosphors for NUV-pumped LE

Near-ultraviolet (NUV)-excitable phosphors composed of Ba6-m-nEumMnnCa3YAlSi6O24 (m = 0.01-0.5, n = 0-0.5) were prepared via a solid-state reaction in a reducing atmosphere. The X-ray diffraction patterns of the single-phase orthosilicate Ba(6-m-n)Eu(m)Mn(n)Ca(3)YAlSi(6)O(24 )phosphors were examined to index the peak positions. The photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra of the phosphors were clearly observed under 365-nm excitation. The critical distance and electric multipole interaction were exploited. The dependence of the luminescent intensity of the Mn2+ co-doped host lattice on the Eu(2+)content was also investigated. Co-doping Mn(2+)and Eu2+ emitters in the Ba(6-m-n)Eu(m)Mn(n)Ca(3)YAlSi(6)O(24 )phosphors enabled efficient energy transfer from Eu2+ to Mn2+ ; the energy-transfer mechanism is also discussed. The Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates near the blue, white, and orange regions of the obtained phosphors were observed. Thermal quenching of Ba5.7Eu0.2Mn0.1Ca3YAlSi6O24 phosphor was exploited in the temperature range of 298-448 K and at 193 K. The activation energy for thermal quenching of the phosphors was calculated. The relative quantum efficiency (QE) of Ba5.7Eu0.2Mn0.Ca3YAlSi6O24 phosphor was compared with that of the commercial YAG:Ce and the previously studied Ba8.8Eu0.1Mn0.1Y2Si6O24 phosphor. NUV-executable white Ba5.7Eu0.2Mn0.1Ca3YAlSi6O24 phosphor with a 365-nm LED chip was fabricated and the internal QE was measured. The color rendering index (CRI, R-a) at correlated color temperature (CCT) with the CIE coordinates was exhibited for the LEDs.