Mechanoluminescence and photoluminescence properties of Eu3+‐activated SrGa2O4 phosphors

Abstract

AbstractRed‐emitting Eu3+ activated SrGa2O4 phosphors were synthesized using a conventional solid‐state reaction method. The structural, optical, and luminescence properties were systematically investigated. The synthesized phosphors are single phase with a monoclinic structure. There are no significant changes in the phase and the crystal structure of the host matrix after incorporating Eu3+ ions. The undoped and Eu3+ doped SrGa2O4 phosphors exhibited good mechanoluminescence (ML) emission without any irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) or gamma rays. Eu3+‐activated SrGa2O4 phosphors have prominent red emission attributed to 5D0 → 7F2 forced electric dipole transition excited at 395 nm. The colour coordinates and purity of the SrGa2O4: 0.08 Eu3+ phosphor were calculated to be (0.6102, 0.3810) and 97.6%, respectively. The quantum efficiency is 12.68%, and was better than that of commercially available red phosphors. The ML and photoluminescence studies revealed that the synthesized phosphors can act as potential candidates for stress sensors, UV or near‐UV light‐emitting diodes (NUV LEDs) and components of phosphor‐converted white light‐emitting diode (pc‐WLED) applications.