Luminescent properties of sol–gel processed red‐emitting phosphor Ca_0.6Sr_{0.4–1.5x‐0.5y}Mo_0.4 W_0.6O₄:Eu_xLi_y

Abstract

A series of red-emitting phosphors Ca0.6Sr(0.4-1.5x-0.5y)Mo0.4W0.6O4:Eux Liy (x = 0.02-0.12, y = 0-0.12) has been synthesized by a sol-gel method. The effects of calcining temperature, concentrations of Li(+) and Eu(3+) , and compensation ions on the luminescent properties were investigated. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopic results showed that as-prepared phosphors were of single phase with several microns. The Li(+) compensated compositions showed remarkably intense red emission at 619 nm. The emission intensity of the series reached maximum for compositions at x = 0.08 and y = 0.08 when the calcining temperature was 900 °C.