Phosphors for solid-state white lighting

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 481-501

  George, Nathan C ^a,b   Denault, Kristin A ^a,b   Seshadri, Ram ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Ce3+; Eu2+; Luminescent materials; Phosphors; Solid state lighting

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION PROCESS; CRYSTALLINE OXIDES; HOST MATERIALS; LUMINESCENT MATERIAL; SOLID STATE LIGHTING; SOLID-STATE LIGHT SOURCES; SOLID-STATE WHITE LIGHTING; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; NITRIDES;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 84880219779     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-073012-125702     Document Type: Review

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