Synthesis and luminescence properties of red phosphor CaO: Eu³⁺

Abstract

Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O, Eu(NO₃)₃ and H₂C₂O₄·2H₂O were adopted to synthesize CaO: Eu³⁺ with the chemical co-precipitation method, and the effects of the calcination temperature and Eu³⁺ doping concentration on the phosphor structure and its luminescent properties were investigated by TG-SDTA, XRD, and PL-PLE. The results confirm that the Eu³⁺ ions as luminescent centers substitutes Ca²⁺ sites without changing the crystal structure of cubic CaO. The optimum calcination temperature and the optimum concentration of Eu³⁺ are 1 100 ° and 1 mol%, respectively, under which the best crystallinity and highest PL intensity appeared. The maximum emission wavelength is 592 nm (⁵D₀→⁷F₁) which is excited by xenon lamp with the wavelength of 200–280 nm, indicating that the Eu³⁺ ion mainly locates in the symmetric position (O_h) in the crystal lattice of CaO.

Keywords

red phosphor / CaO: Eu³⁺ / co-precipitation method / rare earths

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