Effect of Eu 3+ concentration on microstructure and photoluminescence of Sr 2SiO 4:Eu 3+ phosphors prepared by microwave assisted sintering

Ru Yuan Yang, Huang Yu Chen, Shoou Jinn Chang, Yu Kai Yang

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

23 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In this paper, effect of Eu 3+ doping concentrations on microstructure and photoluminescence of Sr 2SiO 4 phosphors was investigated. The Sr 2-xSiO 4:xEu 3+ phosphors with x=0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 were synthesized by microwave assisted sintering at 1200°C for 60 min in air. X-ray powder diffraction analysis confirmed the formation of pure Sr 2SiO 4 phase without second phase or phases of starting materials irrespective of the adding amount of Eu 3+. From scanning electron microscopy image, it is found that with more Eu 3+ ions introduced to Sr 2SiO 4, the shape of the particles is not much different from each other, but the particle size decreases significantly from 1 to 2 μm (when x=0.05) to less than 500 nm (when x=0.3). The emission spectrum was located obviously at 617 nm as the excitation spectrum at λ ex=395 nm, and it had best emission intensity when x=0.1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)780-783
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Luminescence
Volume132
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Mar

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • General Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Effect of Eu 3+ concentration on microstructure and photoluminescence of Sr 2SiO 4:Eu 3+ phosphors prepared by microwave assisted sintering'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this