A Triple-Doped Phosphor Strategy for the Conversion of Cool and Warm White Light

Abstract

This work proposes a new type of Eu²⁺, Ce³⁺, Mn²⁺ codoped strategy that can be adapted to both ultraviolet (UV) and blue chips to achieve high-quality white light illumination. Primarily, the target sample was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Rietveld refinement, and the surface morphology and element distribution were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Second, the energy transfer behavior and mechanism were determined by studying double-doped samples. Lu₂Mg₂Al₂Si₂O₁₂: Eu²⁺,Ce³⁺ (LMAS: Eu²⁺,Ce³⁺) can realize an emission color adjustment from blue to yellow. The emission color of LMAS: Ce³⁺,Mn²⁺ can be adjusted from light yellow to orange yellow. Afterward, the triple-doped sample exhibits full-spectrum emission under the excitation at 365 nm, and yellow emission under the excitation at 450 nm. When combined with a 365 nm chip, the obtained light-emitting diode (LED) devices can achieve warm white light with a color rendering index (Ra) of 96.6, light emission (LE) of 1.79 lm/W, and correlated color temperature (CCT) of 4874 K. When this phosphor was combined with a 460 nm chip, cold white light with Ra = 70, LE = 13.57 lm/W, and CCT = 5782 K can be achieved. Finally, according to the properties of the phosphor, a conceptual diagram of a new type parallel device was designed, which can easily and effectively realize the conversion of cold and warm white light. This work provides a new idea for the design of single-substrate white light phosphor and proposes a new parallel device concept, which is expected to be applied in the field of lighting.