简介:YPO_4phosphorssingle-dopedwithSb~(3+)orGd~(3+)andco-dopedwithSb~(3+)andGd~(3+)werepreparedbyasolid-statereactionmethod.Thephasepurity,morphology,photoluminescenceexcitationandemissionpropertiesofthepreparedphosphorswereinvestigated.TheresultsshowedthatSb~(3+)couldsensitizeGd~(3+)intheco-dopedphosphorswhichmadethephosphorsexcitablebyshort-waveultraviolet(UV)atawavelengthbetween220and260nm.Under253.7nmexcitation,theco-dopedphosphorsY_(1–x–y)PO_4:Sb~(3+)x,Gd~(3+)yshowedstrongemissionofGd~(3+)atawavelengthof312nmwhoseintensitychangedwiththedopingconcentrationsofGd~(3+)andSb~(3+).TheoptimizedY_(0.77)PO_4:Sb~(3+)0.07,Gd~(3+)0.16phosphorshowedanintensitycomparabletocommercialLaPO_4:Cephosphor(UVB-315),makingitapotentialcandidateformercurylow-pressuredischargenarrow-bandUV-Bemittinglamps.
简介:Thesynthesis,compositionoptimization,VUVPhotoluminescence(PL)spectra,andopticalproperties,of(Y,Gd)(V,P)O4∶Eu3+phosphorswereinvestigatedbysynchrotronradiation.TheVUVPLEspectraandthecorrelationamongVUVPLintensity,λem,andEu3+,Gd3+,andP-contentwereestablished.ThePLEspectralstudiesshowedthat(Y,Gd)(V,P)O4∶Eu3+exhibitedsignificantabsorptionintheVUVrange.TheVUVPLintensitywasfoundtoenhancewithPO43-andGd3+-doping.Furthermore,thechromaticitycharacteristicsof(Y,Gd)(V,P)O4∶Eu3+werealsofoundtobe(0.6614,0.3286)andcomparedagainst(Y,Gd)BO3∶Eu3+asareference.Basedonthecharacterizationresults,wearecurrentlyimprovingandevaluatingthepotentialapplicationof(Y,Gd)(V,P)O4∶Eu3+asanewred-emittingPDPphosphor.