Characterization and luminescence properties of YAG: Ce 3+ phosphors by molten salt synthesis

  • Huijuan Yang
  • , Guisheng Zhu
  • , Le Yuan
  • , Chi Zhang
  • , Fengsheng Li
  • , Huarui Xu
  • , Aibing Yu

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Abstract

The Y 2.9Ce 0.1Al 5O 12 (YAG: Ce 3+) phosphors were successfully prepared via molten salt synthesis (MSS) method using the eutectic mixtures of NaNO 2-KNO 2 or NaCl-KCl as the flux. Using NaCl-KCl as the flux, Y 3Al 5O 12 phase is formed above 1000°C, and the as-prepared YAG: Ce 3+ phosphor with 2 μm average particle size has good emission and excitation spectra. Using NaNO 2-KNO 2 as the flux, Y 3Al 5O 12 phase can be formed at a temperature as low as 400°C, but the as-prepared YAG: Ce 3+ phosphor with 200 nm average particle size do not have obvious emission and excitation spectra, and after being annealed at 1100°C, the powder also has 200 nm average particle size but has stronger emission and excitation spectra. Compared with the commercial YAG: Ce 3+ phosphor, the emission intensity of the phosphor prepared by MSS using NaNO 2-KNO 2 as the flux followed by calcination is a little low, but the latter has a smaller particle size, which will reduce the amount of phosphors utilized in white light-emitting diodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-51
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume95
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

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