Abstract
This paper presents the microstructure and electroluminescent performance of ZnS:Cu,Cl phosphor powders prepared by firing micrometer-sized ZnS with NaCl and CuS nanocrystallites at 900°C in the reducing atmosphere. A series of samples with Cu addition ranging from 40 to 5000 ppm were studied. XRD analysis showed that ZnS:Cu,Cl samples with Cu addition of ∼400 ppm exhibited a transformation from hexagonal to cubic structure. The whole series of ZnS:Cu,Cl samples showed significant photoluminescent (PL) intensity; however, only samples with Cu addition of ∼400 ppm revealed measurable electroluminescent (EL) intensity. This difference was supposed to be a result of nano-sized CuxS precipitation in ZnS during firing treatment, where Cu xS acted as electron emission source to enhance the EL intensity. Furthermore, ZnS:Cu,Cl powder sections were analyzed using X-ray mapping (XRM) of a scanning transmission electron microscope, revealing that CuxS precipitates of 50-80 nm in size were observed only in the samples with EL emission, i.e. Cu addition ∼400 ppm. The variation of EL intensity was interpreted in terms of the concentration of Cu activators as well as the phase and the amount of CuxS in ZnS.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 299-303 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Electroceramics |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Dec 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry