Eu ion can be effectively sensitized by Ce ion through an energy-transfer chain of Ce-(Tb) -Eu, which has contributed to the development of white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) as it can favor more efficient red phosphors. However, simply serving for WLEDs as one of the multicomponents, the design of the Ce-(Tb) -Eu energy transfer is undoubtedly underused. Theoretically, white light can be achieved with extra blue and green emissions released from Ce and Tb. Herein, the design of the white light based on these three multicolor luminescence centers has been realized in GdBO. It is the first time that white light is generated via accurate controls on the Ce-(Tb) -Eu energy transfer in such a widely studied host material. Because the thermal quenching rates of blue, green, and red emissions from Ce, Tb, and Eu, respectively, are well-matched in the host, this novel white light exhibits superior color stability and potential application prospect.
One
of prospective ways for boosting efficiency of luminescent
materials is their combination with noble metal nanoparticles. Collective,
so-called plasmon, oscillations of surface electrons in a nanoparticle
can resonantly interact with incident or fluorescent light and cause
an increase in the light absorption cross section or radiative rate
for an adjacent emitter. Plasmonic inorganic phosphors require gentle
host crystallization at which added noble nanoparticles will not suffer
from aggregation or oxidation. The prospective plasmonic Mg2TiO4:Mn4+ phosphor containing core@shell Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles is prepared here by spare low-temperature annealing
of a sol–gel host precursor. It is revealed that Mn4+ luminescence nonmonotonously depends on the size and concentration
of 40 and 70 nm silver nanoparticles. It is demonstrated that luminescence
of the Mg2TiO4:Mn4+ phosphor can
be up to a 1.5 times increase when Mn4+ excitation is supported
by localized surface plasmon resonance in Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles.
The environmentally friendly and low‐priced CaYAlO4:Tb3+ nanophosphors are combined with good optically transparent materials for the application in 3D printing. For ultraviolet (UV) light‐emitting diode excitation, CaYAlO4:Tb0.07Cey and CaYAlO4:Ce0.05Tbx nanophosphors are prepared by a sol–gel route and systematically studied for optimal excitation at 380 nm to give strong green emission to which human and aquatic animals eyes are generally sensitive. This is benefited from the dipole and spin allowed transition of Ce3+ and the 92.5% efficient energy transfer from Ce3+ to Tb3+ in this host. Polydimethylsiloxane, with 92% transmittance in the visible spectral region, is a valid choice to make the shaped artwork by a templating method, combined with the nanoparticles to give a uniform distribution, as determined by X‐ray microcomputed tomography. Polylactic acid is also employed to create a frog artwork by the fused deposition modeling method. The final 3D‐printed colorful artwork is displayed herein together with that produced by the templating method under different light source excitation to suggest a novel expression of aesthetic concepts and a potential application in the future marine environment such as a lamp to attract aquatic animals or a buoy to guide ships.
Red-light emitting materials, as one of the pivotal components for warm white light emitting diodes (WLEDs), have drawn increasing public focus. Among which, Mn4+ doped red-light emitting fluorides have drawn...
A single-component white phosphor Ba2.9Eu0.1ZnNb2O9 with visible emission bands is realized by a two-step targeted structural modulation. Due to its remarkable properties, this phosphor may be used in solid state lighting devices.
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