Novel La3GaGe5O16 : Mn4+ based deep red phosphor: a potential color converter for warm white light

作者:Zhang, Shaoan; Hu, Yihua*; Duan, He; Chen, Li; Fu, Yinrong; Ju, Guifang; Wang, Tao; He, Miao
来源:RSC Advances, 2015, 5(110): 90499-90507.
DOI:10.1039/c5ra18163a

摘要

New non-rare-earth red phosphor La3GaGe5O16 : Mn4+ was prepared successfully via the traditional solid state reaction method. In this paper, we reported this red phosphor La3GaGe5O16 : Mn4+ as a promising red converter for warm white light under excitation at UV or blue light. The phase and microstructure of this red phosphor were characterized with aids of the XRD and SEM; the luminescent performance was investigated by the diffuse reflection spectra, photoluminescence (PL) spectra, and temperature-dependent PL/decay measurements. The excitation band of La3GaGe5O16 : Mn4+ phosphor covers a broad spectral region from 250 nm to 500 nm, which match well with the commercial near-UV and blue LEDs and can give intense bright red emission. The crystal field strength (D-q) and the Racah parameters (B and C) are calculated to evaluate the nephelauxetic effect of Mn4+ suffering from the La3GaGe5O16 host. The concentration quenching of Mn4+ in La3GaGe5O16 : Mn4+ occurs at a low content of 0.25% due to the dipole-dipole interaction in this work. We gained insight into the temperature-dependent relative emission intensity of La3GaGe5O16 : 0.25% Mn4+ phosphor, and we also reported the luminescence quenching temperature and the activation energy for thermal quenching (DE). In future, WLEDs will be made when this red phosphor was applied to the package of a UV/blue LED chip and YAG : Ce.