Tunable and enhanced luminescence of Ba2?xCaxSiO4?yN2/3y:Eu2+ phosphors for white light-emitting diodes

Tunable and enhanced luminescence of Ba_(2-x)Ca_xSiO_(4-y)N_(2/3y):Eu~(2+) phosphors for white light-emitting diodes

Color tuning and luminescence enhancement are predominant challenges for improving the performance of white light emitting diodes(LEDs) toward commercial application. In this paper, a novel promising Ba_(2-x)Ca_xSiO_(4-y)N_(2/3y):Eu~(2+) tphosphors with tunable and enhanced luminescence for phosphors converted LEDs(pc-LEDs) have been successfully synthesized by a direct gas-reduction nitridation method. The effects of Ca and N doping on the phase purity, morphology and optical properties of Ba_(2-x)Ca_xSiO_(4-y)N_(2/3y):Eu~(2+) tphosphors were also systematically investigated. The optical results show that Ba_(2-x)Ca_xSiO_(4-y)N_(2/3y):Eu~(2+) tphosphors can be actively excited over a broad range from 250 to430 nm. With the adding of different concentrations of Ca~(2+) tions in phosphors, the emission color wavelength can be tailored from 501 to 441 nm by a 375 nm NUV LED excitation source. Furthermore, it has been found that the emission and absorption of Ba_(2-x)Ca_xSiO_(4-y)N_(2/3y) tphosphor can be significantly improved when N~(3-) ions were introduced into the host lattices. The intensity of Ba_(1.5)Ca_(0.5)SiO_(4-y)N_(2/3y):Eu~(2+) tphosphor was 3.4 times higher than the phosphor without N doping. The fabrication and characterization of pc-LEDs using Ba_(2-x)Ca_xSiO_(4-y)N_(2/3y):Eu~(2+) tphosphors-silica gel as the coating layer onto 375 nm-emitting In Ga N LED caps demonstrated the superior optical and current tolerant properties,making it a promising and competitive candidate for commercial utilization in white LED applications.