“…However, the commercially applicable red phosphor of Y 2 O 2 S:Eu 3 þ is inefficient under near-UV light excitation within the wavelength region of 370 nm-410 nm, and its decomposition products are harmful to the environment. Therefore, new red-or orange-redemitting phosphors doped with Eu 3 þ ion or/and Sm 3 þ have been developed, including Eu 3 þ -doped molybdate and tungstate scheelites [7,8], Eu 3 þ -doped vanadate garnet [9,10], Na 3 YSi 2 O 7 :Sm 3 þ [11], Y 2 Si 4 N 6 C:Sm 3 þ [12], Ca 19 Mg 2 (PO 4 ) 14 :Sm 3 þ [13], LaMgAl 11 O 19 :Sm 3 þ , Eu 3 þ [14], and Ba 2 Ln(BO 3 ) 2 Cl:Sm 3 þ , Eu 3 þ [15]. Compared with Eu 3 þ , Sm 3 þ is an essential activator for many different inorganic lattices to produce orange-red emission because of its 4 G 5/2 -6 H J (J¼ 5/2, 7/2, 9/2, and 11/2) transitions.…”