To prepare Mn4+-activated K2TiF6 phosphor, a precipitation method without using hydrofluoric acid (HF) was designed. In the synthetic reaction, to prevent the decomposition of K2MnF6, which is used as a source of Mn4+ activator, NH5F2 solution was adopted in place of the HF solution. Single phase K2TiF6:Mn4+ phosphors were successfully synthesized through the designed reaction at room temperature. To acquire high luminance of the phosphor, the reaction conditions such as the type and concentration of the reactants were optimized. Also, the optimum content of Mn4+ activator was evaluator based on the emission intensity. Photoluminescence properties such as excitation and emission spectrum, decay curve, and temperature dependence of PL intensity were investigated. In order to examine the applicability of this material to a white LED, the electroluminescence property of a pc-WLED fabricated by combining the K2TiF6:Mn4+ phosphor with a 450 nm blue-LED chip was measured.

Ce3+-doped yttrium aluminum gallium garnet (YAGG:Ce3+), which is a green-emitting phosphor, was synthesizedby solid state reaction using α-phase or γ-phase of nano-sized Al2O3 as the Al source. The processing conditions and thechemical composition of phosphor for the maximum emission intensity were optimized on the basis of emission intensity undervacuum UV excitation. The optimum heating temperature for phosphor preparation was 1550oC. Photoluminescence propertiesof the synthesized phosphor were investigated in detail. From the excitation and emission spectra, it was confirmed that theYAGG:Ce3+ phosphors effectively absorb the vacuum UV of 120-200nm and emit green light positioned around 530nm. Thecrystalline phase of the alumina nanoparticles affected the particle size and the luminescence property of the synthesizedphosphors. Nano-sized γ-Al2O3 was more effective for the achievement of higher emission intensity than was nano-sized α-Al2O3. This discrepancy is considered to be because the diffusion of Al3+ into Y2O3 lattice is dependent on the crystalline phaseof Al2O3, which affects the phase transformation of YAGG:Ce3+ phosphors. The optimum chemical composition, having themaximum emission intensity, was (Y2.98Ce0.02)(Al2.8Ga1.8)O11.4 prepared with γ-Al2O3. On the other hand, the decay time of theYAGG:Ce3+ phosphors, irrespective of the crystalline phase of the nano-sized alumina source, was below 1 ms due to theallowed 5d→4f transition of the Ce3+ activator.

새로운 Bacillus sp.의 숙주균주로서 가능성을 조사하기 위해 알칼리 내성 Bacillus sp. YA-14의 형질전화최적조건을 검토한 결과 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 형질전화배지로서 0.4% MgSO_4, 0.5mM CaCl_2가 함유된 modified SPI배지 (pH 8.0)를 사용하였으며, 말기 대수증식기의 균체가 최적이었다. 또한 competent cell 1ml에 plasmid DNA 0.5g을 첨가하여 40분간 진탕배양하는 것이 형질전환에 가장 좋았으며, 이러한 최적조건하에서 형질전환율은 4.53×10 exp (-6)CFU/ml/㎍ DNA이었다. 전기영동실험을 통하여 transformant 내에 분자량 3.0×10 exp (6) daltons의 pUB110 plasmid DNA가 도입되었음을 확인하였고, 20세대 계대배양 후에도 안정하였다. 이로부터 알카리내성 Bacillus sp. YA-14는 Bacillus속 미생물의 host-vector system에서 새로운 숙주균주로서 이용가능성을 보여 주었다.