Tunable photoluminescence properties of Eu(II)-and Sm(III)-coactivated Ca9Y(PO4)7 and energy transfer between Eu(II) and Sm(III)

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-451

  Li, Huaiyong ^a   Yang, Hyun Kyoung ^a   Moon, Byung Kee ^a   Choi, Byung Chun ^a   Jeong, Jung Hyun ^a   Jang, Kiwan ^b   Lee, Ho Sueb ^b   Yi, Soung Soo ^c  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Changwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Silla University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING ATMOSPHERES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; ORANGE-RED; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; REDUCING ATMOSPHERE; TUNABLE COLOR; UV-VISIBLE; WHITE LIGHT EMISSION;

ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

EUROPIUM;

EID: 84862118173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.2.000443     Document Type: Article

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