N2 LASER INDUCED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION IN (ZnS: ZnO):Cu PHOSPHORS

Abstract

Nitrogen laser induced photoluminescence (PL) emissions from (ZnS: ZnO):Cu powder phosphors have been carried out under varying conditions of sample preparation. The conditions for optimum efficiency of PL emission in (ZnS: ZnO):Cu phosphors and their spectral characteristics have been investigated. The emission peak in the PL spectra was found to shift towards longer wavelengths side as the concentrations of ZnO in (ZnS: ZnO) mixture was varied from 0% to 100%. The mechanism of PL emission in the above phosphor is explained on the basis of classical “Schon-Klassen” model.