RESUMEN
The τ-phase Ba1.3Ca0.7-x-y SiO4:xDy 3+/yTb3+ phosphors co-doped with Dy 3+ (x = 0.03) and Tb3+ (y = 0.01-0.05) trivalent rare-earth ions were prepared by the gel-combustion method. The structure-property relation of the samples was examined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and spectrophotometer. Here, the effect of Tb3+'s concentration on the spectroscopic properties of Ba1.3Ca0.7-x-y SiO4:xDy 3+/yTb3+ phosphors was explored by using the photoluminescence excitation, emission and decay curves. Importantly, the photonic energy transfer from (Dy 3+:4F9/2 + Tb3+:7F6) to (Dy 3+:6H15/2 + Tb3+:5D4) was observed, in which the Dy 3+ ions act as a light-emitting donor whereas the Tb3+ ions as a light-absorbing acceptor, resulting in an enhanced emission from the co-doped Ba1.3Ca0.7-x-y SiO4:xDy 3+/yTb3+ (x = 0.03 and y = 0.01-0.05) phosphors. Finally, the chromaticity coordinates were determined from the measured emission spectra, locating at the green and white light regions. This observation indicates that the characteristic emission colour could be tuned from white to green by varying Tb3+ concentrations under ultraviolet light.
RESUMEN
Trivalent dysprosium/europium-codoped silicate phosphors (Ba1.3Ca0.7x-ySiO4:xDy3+/yEu3+) were prepared as a function of Eu3+concentration (x= 0.03 andy= 0.01-0.05). The phosphors showed the averaged crystallite size of â¼37.2 ± 1.3 nm and displayed nano-/micro-scale grains with some void defects. The energy bandgap is about 4.3 eV for co-doped samples and 3.2 eV for the silicate host. The photoluminescence spectra indicated that the presence of Eu3+ions enhanced the red light emission, and the emission peaks located at the versatile wavelengths of 482, 577, 592, 614, 652, and 703 nm. Then, the internal quantum efficiencies were estimated by using the Judd-Ofelt model. Resultantly, the best quantum efficiency was â¼74% when the doping concentrations were 3 mol% Dy3+and 4 mol% Eu3+ions. Finally, the CIE coordinate data exhibited that the emission color could be tuned from white to reddish-orange by changing the Eu3+contents, proposing the applicability of Ba1.3Ca0.7-x-ySiO4:xDy3+/yEu3+phosphors to the solid-state lighting.