Luminescence and spectroscopic studies of halosulfate phosphors: a review

Abstract

This review discusses the photoluminescence (PL) characteristics of halosulfate phosphors developed by us. Halosulfate phosphors KCaSO4 Cl:X,Y (X = Eu or Ce; Y = Dy or Mn) and Na6 (SO4 )2 FCl (doped with Dy, Ce or Eu) were prepared using a solid-state diffusion method. The mechanism of energy transfer from Eu(2+) →Dy(3+) , Ce(3+) →Dy(3+) and Ce(3+) →Mn(2+) has also been studied. Dy(3+) emission in the host at 475 and 570 nm is observed due to (4) F9/2 →(6) H15/2 and (4) F9/2 →(6) H13/2 transition, whereas the PL emission spectra of Na6 (SO4 )2 FCl:Ce phosphor shows Ce(3+) emission at 322 nm due to 5d→4f transition of the Ce(3+) ion. The main property of KCaSO4 Cl is its very high sensitivity, particularly when doped by Dy, Mn or Pb activators. This review also discusses the PL characteristics of some new phosphors such as LiMgSO4 F, Na6 Pb4 (SO4 )6 Cl2 , Na21 Mg(SO4 )10 Cl3 and Na15 (SO4 )5 F4 Cl.

Keywords: halosulfate; phosphors; photoluminescence; rare earths; spectroscopy.