Abstract
Nitride/nitrogen oxides
are widely used in the phosphor converted white light emitting diodes (w LEDs as the orange red
phosphor to improve the color rendering index. Recently, several oxides and oxygen free nitride phosphors are being
investigated for w LEDs. Due to the high luminous efficacy, excell ent thermal and chemical stability and broad absorption
range, from UV to the green region of the electromagnetic spectrum, (Sr/Ca)AlSiN 3 Eu 2+ are considered as one of the most
promising red phosphors for w LEDs applications However, the harsh synthesis conditions such as high pressure (190 MPa)
and high temperature (1900 ℃℃) hinder the application of (Sr/Ca)AlSiN 3 Eu 2+ in commercial devices and research activities.
We demonstrate the utilization of Li 3 N f lux to decrease the synthesis temperature and impro ve the crystal structure of
resulting compound. The Sr 1 x Ca x AlSiN 3 Eu 2+ compound has been successfully synthesized by the addition of Li 3 N flux . The
synthesis temperature was reduced to 1700 and reaction was carried out at lower pressure ( 0.12 MPa )). The crystal
structure, surface morphology and detailed photoluminescence characterization have been carried out and effect of Li3N content along with other parameters has been studied. In addition, thermal quenching properties of Sr 1 x Ca x AlSiN 3 Eu 2+ are
also discussed.
Keywords
(Sr/Ca)AlSiN 3 Eu 2+ w LEDs N itride phosphors , L ow pressure T hermal quenching.
Citation
QIUYUE WANG, YAN DONG, QIYUE SHAO, XIAOMING TENG, JIANQING JIANG, Low-pressure preparation of Eu-Doped (Sr/Ca)AlSiN3 with Li3N flux and its thermal quenching properties, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 12, 1-2, January-February 2018, pp.95-99 (2018).
Submitted at: Aug. 24, 2016
Accepted at: Feb. 12, 2018