High-Performance NaK2Li[Li3SiO4]4:Eu Green Phosphor for Backlighting Light-Emitting Diodes
Journal
Chemistry of Materials
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
5
Pages
1893-1899
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Mu-Huai Fang et al.
Abstract
Narrowband green phosphors with high quantum efficiency are required for backlighting white light-emitting diode (WLED) devices. Materials from the A[Li3SiO4]4:Eu2+ family have recently been proposed as having superior properties to industry-standard β-SiAlON green phosphors. Here, we show that a cheap, easily synthesized host NaK2Li[Li3SiO4]4 (NKLLSO) doped with a mixture of Eu2+ and Eu3+ is an outstanding narrowband green phosphor, with an external quantum efficiency of 51% and superb thermal stability (97.1% of room-temperature performance at 150 °C). Structural studies reveal that green emission occurs from two Eu2+ sites, while Eu3+ introduces a high concentration of vacancies that may suppress quenching from energy transfer between Eu2+ sites. A WLED package constructed using our NKLLSO phosphor shows extremely high color vividness, competitive with a β-SiAlON comparator. This work will stimulate further research on efficient green phosphors for practical WLED devices. ? 2021 American Chemical Society.
Subjects
Energy transfer; Green manufacturing; Light emission; Light emitting diodes; Phosphors; Silicon; External quantum efficiency; Green emissions; Green phosphor; High quantum efficiency; Industry standards; Structural studies; Temperature performance; White light emitting diodes; Quantum efficiency
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