Although inorganic crystalline phosphors can exhibit high quantum efficiency, their use in phosphor films has been limited by a reliance on organic binders that have poor durability when exposed to high-power and/or high excitation energy light sources. To address this problem, Sn(2+)-doped transparent phosphate films measuring several micrometers in thickness have been successfully prepared th...

Tb 3+ and Eu 3+ activated Ca5(PO4)Cl phosphors were synthesized by a solid state reaction. From powder X-ray diffraction analysis, Ca5(PO4)Cl with a hexagonal structure was confirmed. The excitation spectra indicate the phosphor can be excited by near ultraviolet (NUV) light, which makes it attractive for white light emitting diode (WLED) applications. When the phosphor was excited by 394 nm li...

The degradation of cathodoluminescent ~CL! brightness under prolonged electron-beam excitation of phosphors has been identified as one of the outstanding critical issues for flat-panel field-emission displays. In this letter, we have demonstrated that a TaSi2 coating on Y2O2S:Eu 31 phosphors substantially inhibits the cathodoluminescent degradation characteristics without reducing its efficienc...

Computed radiography (CR) uses storage phosphor imaging plates for digital imaging. Absorbed X-ray energy is stored in crystal defects. In read-out the energy is set free as blue photons upon optical stimulation. In the 35 years of CR history, several storage phosphor families were investigated and developed. An explanation is given as to why some materials made it to the commercial stage, whil...

A new type of environmentally friendly phosphor based on carbon nanodots (CDs) has been developed through the dispersion of CDs by integrating the CDs with starch particles. The starch particles contain large numbers of hydroxyl groups around the surfaces, which can effectively absorb the CDs, whose surfaces are functionalized by lots of carboxyl and amide groups, through hydrogen bonding. Effe...

Different concentrations of Li/Al-doped YPO4:Eu0.05 phosphors have been prepared by the solid state reaction method and are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, excitation and emission measurements. The dependence of various optical and morphological properties of the prepared materials on Li/Al concentration has been discussed in our present work. Incorporation of ...

Bill Miller S phosphors (image plates) have replaced film as the detection medium of choice for accurate collection of diffraction data on high flux beam lines such as A1 and F1. Storage phosphors have good spatial resolution, digitizing an 8" x 10" area into approximately 2000 x 2500 100x100 micron2 pixels. They also have a very high dynamic range of 104, and do not suffer from count rate limi...

In this paper, a novel nanophosphor, Y10W2O21:Eu, was synthesized through co-precipitation which is a simple and low-costing method. The structure and morphology of the nanocrystal samples were characterized by using XRD and FE-SEM. The emission spectra, excitation spectra and fluorescence decay curves were measured. J-O parameters, quantum efficiencies of Eu3+ 5D0 energy level, color coordinat...

Triply doped Y3Al5O12: Ce3+, Pr3+, Cr3+ phosphors are prepared by solid state reaction. The emission spectra are enriched in the red region with the luminescence of both Pr3+ and Cr3+ through Ce3+ → Cr3+ and Ce3+ → Pr3+ → Cr3+ energy transfers. The properties of photoluminescence and fluorescence decay indicates larger macroscopic Ce3+ → Cr3+ transfer rates in the triply doped phosphors in comp...

Colour-temperature (Tc) is a crucial specification of white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) used in a variety of smart-lighting applications. Commonly, Tc is controlled by distributing various phosphors on top of the blue or ultra violet LED chip in conventional phosphor-conversion WLEDs (PC-WLEDs). Unfortunately, the high cost of phosphors, additional packaging processes required, and phosphor d...