Synthesis and luminescence properties of new red phosphor YBiW2O9:Eu3+

Abstract

A new series of YBiW2O9:Eu[Formula: see text] phosphors were successfully synthesized by the solid-state reaction method for the first time. Pure phase formation of YBiW2O9:Eu[Formula: see text] was confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction. It is found that the 7F[Formula: see text]L6 transition results in the strongest near-ultraviolet excitation centered at 395 nm and the phosphors show strong electric-dipole (ED) transitions (5D[Formula: see text]F[Formula: see text] with red emission peaking at 616[Formula: see text]nm. The optimal Eu[Formula: see text] doping concentration of 70[Formula: see text]mol.% is presented in YBiW2O9:Eu[Formula: see text] phosphors. The Y[Formula: see text]BiW2O9:0.7Eu[Formula: see text] phosphor has better Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage chromaticity coordinate of (0.669, 0.328) in comparison with commercial red-emitting phosphors (Y2O2S:Eu[Formula: see text], Y2O3:Eu[Formula: see text]. The internal quantum efficiency of Y[Formula: see text]BiW2O9:0.7Eu[Formula: see text] was measured to be 45.1%, and temperature-dependent luminescence shows its good thermal stability. All the results suggest that YBiW2O9:Eu[Formula: see text] is a potential candidate of red phosphor for the applications in white light emitting diodes.