CaSc2O4:Eu3+: A Tunable Full-Color Emitting Phosphor for White Light Emitting Diodes

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Article

Publication Date

1-2011

Publication Title

Optical Materials

DOI

10.1016/j.optmat.2010.09.035

Abstract

We report an intense full-color emission originating from 5D0,1,2,3 to 7F0,1,2,3,4 transitions of Eu3+ in CaSc2O4 upon 395 nm excitation. The emission spectra vary with increasing Eu3+ concentration, demonstrating tunable color coordinates from white to red region in the CIE chromaticity diagram. Considering the relaxation from 5DJ to 5DJ−1 through cross energy transfer, the Eu3+ concentration dependent emission spectra are well simulated based on the analysis of steady state rate equations and the measured lifetimes of the 5DJ levels. It is suggested that CaSc2O4:Eu3+ could be a potential single-phased full-color emitting phosphor for near-ultraviolet InGaN chip pumped white light emitting diodes.

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