Impact of Ga3+ on the phase transition and luminescence properties of substituted Sr2SiO4:Eu2+ phosphor synthesized from a highly homogeneous oxide precursor based on a novel water-soluble silicon compound. Issue 5 (1st April 2018) - Ray, Sudeshna
Abstract: A series of samples with the compositions Sr2(1−x-z/2) Eu2x Laz Si1−z Gaz O4 were synthesized by an advanced solution method employing a water-soluble silicon (WSS) compound. It has been observed that the substitution of Si 4+ by Ga 3+ in charge compensated Sr2(1−x-z/2) Eu2x Laz Si1−z Gaz O4 samples causes a phase transition from β-phase to the α-phase of Sr2 SiO4 accompanied by a considerable red shift in the photoluminescence emission spectra. Internal quantum efficiencies are found to be 95% and 77% for Sr1.98 Eu0.02 SiO4 and Sr1.93 Eu0.02 La0.05 Si0.95 Ga0.05 O4 respectively. The high quantum efficiency of the phosphors owe to the synthesis procedure as well as use of SrCl2 as flux during the heat treatment in H2 /Ar atmosphere. To demonstrate its potential application, we fabricated a warm white light-emitting diode (WLED) using the Sr1.93 Eu0.02 La0.05 Si0.95 Ga0.05 O4 phosphor, pumped with a 365 nm n-UV LED chip, which reflects the good color rendering index and color temperature.