Optical properties of trivalent europium doped ZnO: Zn phosphor under indirect excitation of near-UV light

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 11795-11801

  Chen, Li ^a   Zhang, Jiahua ^a   Zhang, Xianmin ^a   Liu, Feng ^a   Wang, Xiaojun ^b  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS   (China)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CO-DOPED ZNO; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESS; EXCITATION SPECTRUM; REDUCING CONDITIONS; TEMPORARY STORAGE; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TRIVALENT EUROPIUM;

EUROPIUM;

EUROPIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EUROPIUM; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEMICONDUCTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 49149087098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.011795     Document Type: Article

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