Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of Ba2Y3(SiO4)3F:Tm3+ blue-emitting fluorosilicate phosphors

Abstract

Various novel Ba2Y3(SiO4)3F:Tm3+ blue-emitting fluorosilicate materials were achieved via solid-state synthesis. The structure and phase purity of prepared Ba2Y3(SiO4)3F:xTm3+ (x = 0.001-0.10 mol) were examined by X-ray powder diffraction. The surface morphology of Ba2Y3(SiO4)3F:0.01Tm3+ was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Photoluminescence properties were systematically explored under the monitoring emission (λem = 468 nm) and excitation (λex = 302 nm) spectra. The optimum mole ratio of as-synthesized phosphors was 0.01 mol. The concentration quenching mechanism in the Ba2Y3(SiO4)3F host was due to electric multipole interaction. Particularly, the chromaticity coordinates (0.1334, 0.0474) of Ba2Y3(SiO4)3F:0.01Tm3+ are near to those of the commercial BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+. These results validated the Ba2Y3(SiO4)3F:Tm3+ fluorosilicate phosphor can be used as a good blue-emitting candidate for W-LEDs.