CUI Xiang-shui, CHEN Wen-zhe,. Preparation and Luminescence Properties of ZnAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub>:<em>RE</em><sup>3+</sup> (<em>RE</em>=Eu, Tb, Ce) Glass Ceramics by Sol-gel Method[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2015,36(4): 400-407
CUI Xiang-shui, CHEN Wen-zhe,. Preparation and Luminescence Properties of ZnAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub>:<em>RE</em><sup>3+</sup> (<em>RE</em>=Eu, Tb, Ce) Glass Ceramics by Sol-gel Method[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2015,36(4): 400-407 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20153604.0400.
Preparation and Luminescence Properties of ZnAl2O4/SiO2:RE3+ (RE=Eu, Tb, Ce) Glass Ceramics by Sol-gel Method
Ce) were synthesized by sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction (XRD)
transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were employed to study the influence of doping rare-earth ions concentration on the structure and luminescence properties of ZAS glass-ceramics. XRD results show that ZAS:
RE
3+
(
RE
=Eu
Tb
Ce) glass ceramics heat-treated at 900 ℃ consist of ZnAl
2
O
4
phase with average grain size of 30 nm and amorphous SiO
2
. TEM results show that ZnAl
2
O
4
were precipitated from ZAS system when heat-treated at 900 ℃
and doping ions have not changed the original structure. PL spectra indicate that ZAS:Eu
3+
emits intense 611 nm red light originating from
5
D
0
7
F
2
transition of Eu
3+
ions
ZAS:Tb
3+
shows 541 nm green emission attributed to
5
D
4
7
F
5
transition of Tb
3+
ions
and ZAS:Ce
3+
gives 381 nm blue light corresponding to the 5d to 4f transition of Ce
3+
ions. Furthermore
the concentration quenching phenomena are observed while the single doping mole fraction of Eu
3+
Tb
3+
and Ce
3+
was 20%
20% and 3%
respectively. The excellent Commission International de I'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinates of ZAS:
RE
3+
(
RE
=Eu
Tb
Ce) glass-ceramics indicate that they are good candidates for the application of white LEDs.
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