Issue 29, 2015

Reduced thermal degradation of the red-emitting Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ phosphor via thermal treatment in nitrogen

Abstract

The red phosphor of Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ was synthesized by a solid state reaction. The as-synthesized phosphor powders were post-treated in a N2 atmosphere. The prepared samples were analyzed by XRD, FE-SEM, TG-DTA, FT-IR, zeta potential, cathodoluminescence (CL), photoluminescence (PL), quantum efficiencies (QEs), and temperature-dependent PL and QE techniques. After the thermal treatment in N2, it was found that the N2-treatment caused a negligible influence on the phase purity and particle morphology; the surface of the phosphor particle became more hydrophilic; the isoelectric point (IEP) of the suspension containing phosphor powder shifted to a higher pH value; the edge area (formed surface layer) of the phosphor particle had lower CL intensity than the inner part but it inhibited the surface damage caused by e-beam irradiation; more significantly, the formed surface layer plays a passivating role in preventing the Eu2+ activator from being oxidized, consequently, effectively reducing thermal degradation that deteriorates the PL intensity of the Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ phosphor.

Graphical abstract: Reduced thermal degradation of the red-emitting Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ phosphor via thermal treatment in nitrogen

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jun 2015
Accepted
30 Jun 2015
First published
01 Jul 2015

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 7642-7651

Author version available

Reduced thermal degradation of the red-emitting Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+ phosphor via thermal treatment in nitrogen

C. Zhang, T. Uchikoshi, R. Xie, L. Liu, Y. Cho, Y. Sakka, N. Hirosaki and T. Sekiguchi, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 7642 DOI: 10.1039/C5TC01575H

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