Eu-doped SrAl2O4 is a promising thermoluminescent and mechanoluminescent material with high brightness and stability, making it suitable for various luminescent devices. In this study, SrAl2O4:Eu was synthesized using a solid-state reaction method, and the effects of reducing atmosphere and high-temperature synthesis conditions on its luminescence properties were systematically analyzed. The luminescence characteristics of SrAl2O4:Eu were found to be highly sensitive to synthesis temperature, atmosphere, and Eu doping concentration, and optimal conditions were determined. A comparison of SrAl2O4:Eu synthesized at 1,300 °C under air and reducing atmospheres revealed that the reducing atmosphere plays a critical role in stabilizing Eu2+ ions, forming a single-phase SrAl2O4, and establishing luminescence centers. Notably, SrAl2O4:Eu synthesized at 1,600 °C in a reducing atmosphere achieved a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 43 % and a maximum luminance of 2,030 Cd/m2, showing significant improvement in luminescence efficiency compared to samples synthesized at 1,300 °C. When Eu doping concentrations were adjusted from 1 % to 20 %, the highest luminescence performance was observed at 10 % doping, while excessive doping (20 %) increased non-radiative recombination pathways, and no further improvement in luminescence efficiency was observed. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Photoluminescence (PL) analyses elucidated the effects of synthesis conditions on the structural stability and luminescence properties of SrAl2O4:Eu, and the optimal reducing atmosphere and high-temperature synthesis conditions are proposed. This study provides a synthesis strategy for enhancing the luminescence properties of Eu-doped SrAl2O4 and lays the groundwork for the development of highperformance thermoluminescent and mechanoluminescent materials.

We report on the one-step synthesis of luminescent carbon nanodots (C-dots) via an electrical discharge between two graphite electrodes submerged into organic solvent (octane). This is a simple approach for the fabrication of C-dots with tunable photoluminescence (PL) that differs from the other preparation methods, as no post-passivation step is required. The synthesized carbon nanoparticles are of spherical shape and their size is distributed in the range of 2–5 nm and exhibit luminescence sensitive to excitation wavelength.

Zinc selenide (ZnSe) nanoparticles were synthesized in aqueous solution using glutathione (GSH) as a ligand. The influence of the ligand content, reaction temperature, and hydroxyl ion concentration (pH) on the fabrication of the ZnSe particles was investigated. The optical properties of the synthesized ZnSe particles were characterized using various analytical techniques. The nanoparticles absorbed UV-vis light in the range of 350-400 nm, which is shorter than the absorption wavelength of bulk ZnSe particles (460 nm). The lowest ligand concentration for achieving good light absorption and emission properties was 0.6 mmol. The reaction temperature had an impact on the emission properties; photoluminescence spectroscopic analysis showed that the photo-discharge characteristics were greatly enhanced at high temperatures. These discharge characteristics were also affected by the hydroxyl ion concentration in solution; at pH 13, sound emission characteristics were observed, even at a low temperature of 25oC. The manufactured nanoparticles showed excellent light absorption and emission properties, suggesting the possibility of fabricating ZnSe QDs in aqueous solutions at low temperatures.

Lu3Al5-xGaxO12:Ce3+,Cr3+ powders are prepared using a solid-state reaction method. To determine the crystal structure, Rietveld refinement is performed. The results indicate that Ga3+ ions preferentially occupied tetrahedral rather than octahedral sites. The lattice constant linearly increases, obeying Vegard’s law, despite the strong preference of Ga3+ for the tetrahedral sites. Increasing x led to a blue-shift of the Ce3+ emission band in the green region and a change in the emission intensity. Persistent luminescence is observed from the powders prepared with x = 2–3, occurring through a trapping and detrapping process between Ce3+ and Cr3+ ions. The longest persistent luminescence is achieved for x = 2; its lifetime is at least 30 min. The findings are explained using crystal structure refinement, crystal field splitting, optical band gap, and electron trapping mechanism.

Tin oxide (SnO2) nanocrystals are synthesized by a thermal evaporation method using a mixture of SnO2 and Mg powders. The synthesis process is performed in air at atmospheric pressure, which makes the process very simple. Nanocrystals with a belt shape start to form at 900 oC lower than the melting point of SnO2. As the synthesis temperature increases to 1,100 oC, the quantity of nanocrystals increases. The size of the nanocrystals did not change with increasing temperature. When SnO2 powder without Mg powder is used as the source material, no nanocrystals are synthesized even at 1,100 oC, indicating that Mg plays an important role in the formation of the SnO2 nanocrystals at temperatures as low as 900 oC. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the SnO2 nanocrystals have a rutile crystal structure. The belt-shaped SnO2 nanocrystals have a width of 300~800 nm, a thickness of 50 nm, and a length of several tens of micrometers. A strong blue emission peak centered at 410 nm is observed in the cathodoluminescence spectra of the belt-shaped SnO2 nanocrystals.

웨어러블 광섬유 직물의 주요 요건은 의류에 적용하기 위해 높은 유연성을 전제로 해야 한다는 점과 인체의 평평한 부위뿐만 아니라 굴곡이 있는 구간에서도 발광 효과, 즉 휘도를 유지해야 한다는 점이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 위 조건을 충족하는 웨어러블 광섬유 직물의 세부 구조를 직조(weaving) 타입과 자수(computer embroidery) 타입의 2가지 로 제작하였고, 이를 토대로 다음의 두 가지 조건에서 실험을 실시하였다. 첫째, 굴곡이 없는 평평한 상태에서의 웨어러블 광섬유 직물을 1㎝간격으로 총 10개의 측정점을 좌표화하여 그 휘도를 측정하였다. 둘째, 인체 부위 중 입체적 굴곡이 발생하는 팔뚝 부위에 가로 방향으로 웨어러블 광섬유 직물을 배치하고 1㎝ 간격으로 총 10개의 측정점을 좌표화하여 그 휘도값을 측정하였다. 그 결과 직조(weaving) 타입의 경우, 평평한 상태에서의 휘도값은 최대 5.23cd/㎡, 최소 2.74cd/㎡, 평균 3.56cd/㎡, 표준편차 1.11cd/㎡로 나타났고, 팔뚝 부위에서의 휘도값은 최대 7.92cd/㎡, 최소 2.37cd/㎡, 평균 4.42cd/㎡, 표준편차 2.16cd/㎡로 나타났다. 또한 자수(computer embroidery) 타입의 경우, 평평한 상태에서의 휘도값은 최대 7.56cd/㎡, 최소 3.84cd/㎡, 평균 5.13cd/㎡, 표준편차 1.04cd/㎡로 나타났고, 팔뚝 부위에서의 휘도값은 최대 9.62cd/㎡, 최소 3.63cd/㎡, 평균 6.13cd/㎡ 표준편차 2.26cd/㎡ 나타났다. 즉, 자수(computer embroidery) 타입의 경우가 직조(weaving) 타입의 경우에 비해 더 높은 발광 효과를 보였는데 이는 자수(computer embroidery) 타입의 세부 구조가 배면 소재로 인해 빛의 손실을 줄일 수 있었기 때문으로 사료된다. 또한 두 타입 모두에서 팔뚝 부위의 휘도가 평평한 상태에 비해 각각 124%, 119%로 나타나, 인체의 굴곡에도 본 웨어러블 광섬유 직물의 발광 효과가 우수하게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 이는 빛의 파동설을 정의한 호이겐스의 원리(Huygens’ principle), 빛 파면의 진행 방향과 이루는 각도(θ)의 크기에 커지면 이와 비례하여 빛의 세기도 커진다는 호이겐스-프레넬-키르히호프 원리 (Huygens-Fresnel-Kirchhoff principle)와 일치하는 결과이다.

ZnO micro/nanocrystals are formed by a vapor transport method. Mixtures of ZnO and TiO powders are used as the source materials. The TiO powder acts as a reducing agent to reduce the ZnO to Zn and plays an important role in the formation of ZnO micro/nanocrystals. The vapor transport process is carried out in air at atmospheric pressure. When the weight ratios of TiO to ZnO in the source material are lower than 1:2, no ZnO micro/nanocrystals are formed. However, when the ratios of TiO to ZnO in the source material are greater than 1:1, the ZnO crystals with one-dimensional wire morphology are formed. In the room temperature cathodoluminescence spectra of all the products, a strong ultraviolet emission centered at 380 nm is observed. As the ratio of TiO to ZnO in the source material increases from 1:2 to 1:1, the intensity ratio of ultraviolet to visible emission increases, suggesting that the crystallinity of the ZnO crystals is improved. Only the ultraviolet emission is observed for the ZnO crystals prepared using the source material with a TiO/ZnO ratio of 2:1.

ZnO crystals with different morphologies are synthesized through thermal evaporation of the mixture of Zn and Cu powder in air at atmospheric pressure. ZnO crystals with wire shape are synthesized when the process is performed at 1,000 oC, while tetrapod-shaped ZnO crystals begin to form at 1,100 oC. The wire-shaped ZnO crystals form even at 1,000 oC, indicating that Cu acts as a reducing agent. As the temperature increases to 1,200 oC, a large quantity of tetrapod-shaped ZnO crystals form and their size also increases. In addition to the tetrapods, rod-shaped ZnO crystals are observed. The atomic ratio of Zn and O in the ZnO crystals is approximately 1:1 with an increasing process temperature from 1,000 oC to 1,200 oC. For the ZnO crystals synthesized at 1,000 oC, no luminescence spectrum is observed. A weak visible luminescence is detected for the ZnO crystals prepared at 1,100 oC. Ultraviolet and visible luminescence peaks with strong intensities are observed in the luminescence spectrum of the ZnO crystals formed at 1,200 oC.

ZnO micro/nanocrystals with different morphologies were synthesized by thermal evaporation of various zinc source materials in an air atmosphere. Zinc acetate, zinc carbonate and zinc iodide were used as the source materials. No catalysts or substrates were used in the synthesis of the ZnO crystals. The scanning electron microscope(SEM) image showed that the morphology of ZnO crystals was strongly dependent on the source materials, which suggests that source material is one of the key factors in controlling the morphology of the obtained ZnO crystals. Tetrapods, nanogranular shaped crystals, spherical particles and crayon-shaped crystals were obtained using different source materials. The X-ray diffraction(XRD) pattern revealed that the all the ZnO crystals had hexagonal wurtzite crystalline structures. An ultraviolet emission was observed in the cathodoluminescence spectrum of the ZnO crystals prepared via thermal evaporation of Zn powder. However, a strong green emission centered at around 500 nm was observed in the cathodoluminescence spectra of the ZnO crystals prepared using zinc salts as the source materials.

In this study, we investigate the optical properties of InP/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) by controlling the synthesis temperature of InP. The size of InP determined by the empirical formula tends to increase with temperature: the size of InP synthesized at 140oC and 220oC is 2.46 nm and 4.52 nm, respectively. However, the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of InP is not observed because of the formation of defects on the InP surface. The growth of InP is observed during the deposition of the shell (ZnS) on the synthesized InP, which is ended up with green-red PL spectrum. We can adjust the PL spectrum and absorption spectrum of InP/ZnS by simply adjusting the core temperature. Thus, we conclude that there exists an optimum shell thickness for the QDs according to the size.

YNbO4:Yb3+/Er3+ is synthesized using a solid-state reaction process with a LiCl flux. The effects of the Er/(Yb+Er) ratios (REr) on the up-conversion (UC) and down-conversion (DC) spectra are investigated. The XRD data confirm that the Yb3+ and Er3+ ions are fully substituted for the Y3+ sites. The UC emission spectra activated by 980 nm consists of green and red emission bands, which originate from the Er3+ ions through an energy transfer (ET) process from Yb3+ to Er3+. The UC emission intensity depends on the REr value, and the findings demonstrate that REr ≤ 0.14 is suitable for an effective UC process. The DC emission spectra under 269 nm radiation of the synthesized powders exhibits not only a strong blue emission assigned to the [NbO4]3− niobates, but also green peaks that originate from the Er3+ ions through an ET process between [NbO4]3− and Er3+.

A spherical Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+ phosphor for use in white-light-emitting diodes was synthesized using a liquid-state reaction with two precipitation stages. For the formation of phosphor from a precursor, the calcination temperature was 1,100˚C. The particle morphology of the phosphor was changed by controlling the processing conditions. The synthesized phosphor particles were spherical with a narrow size-distribution and had mono-dispersity. Upon excitation at 395 nm, the phosphor exhibited an emission band centered at 497 nm, corresponding to the 4f65d→4f7 electronic transitions of Eu2+. The critical quenching-concentration of Eu2+ in the synthesized Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+ phosphor was 5 mol%. A phosphor-converted LED was fabricated by the combination of the optimized spherical phosphor and a near-UV 390 nm LED chip. When this pc-LED was operated under various forward-bias currents at room temperature, the pc-LED exhibited a bright blue-green emission band, and high color-stability against changes in input power. Accordingly, the prepared spherical phosphor appears to be an excellent candidate for white LED applications.

본 연구는 스마트 포토닉 의류 중 발광 의류에 적용될 수 있는 유연 광섬유 직물 디스플레이의 구현 방식을 고찰하였다. 유연 광섬유의 가공방법, 직물의 디스플레이 반사구조, 광원 색채에 따른 고유 휘도를 비교·분석하고, 이를 토대로 발광효과가 높은 광섬유 직물 디스플레이의 최적의 조건을 도출하고자 하였다. 광섬유 가공방법은 ‘직물화전 에칭(Pre-etching) 방법’과 ‘직물화후 에칭(Post-etching) 방법'을 비교하였고, 직물의 디스 플레이 반사구조는 ‘백색 직물(White Fabric)’과 ‘재귀반사 직물(Reflective Fabric)’을 사용한 두 경우를 비교하였다. 광원 색채는 RGB(Red, Green, Blue)의 휘도값을 비교함으로써, 유연 광섬유 가공방법과 배면소재에 따른 휘도값 차이를 광원 색채별로 비교·분석하였다. 분석 결과, 유연 광섬유의 가공방법과 직물의 디스플레이 반사구조의 두 직물화 방식의 변인 중 유연 광섬유의 가공방법이 직물의 디스플레이 반사구조보다 더 지배적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 유연 광섬유의 가공방법 중에서는 ‘직물화후 에칭’ 방식이 ‘직물화전 에칭’ 방식보다 광섬유 직물의 발광효과를 높이는데 좀 더 주요한 것으로 나타났고, 직물의 디스플레이 반사구조에서는 전반적으로 ‘재귀반사 직물’ 배면이 ‘백색 직물’ 배면에 비해 유연 광섬유 직물의 발광효과를 높이는데 더 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 유연 광섬유 직물 디스플레이의 발광효과를 높이기 위한 최적의 구현 조건은 유연 광섬유의 ‘직물화후 에칭’ 방식과 ‘재귀반사 직물’의 배면 배치가 조합되는 경우인 겻을 알 수 있었다.

Green phosphors K2BaW2O8:Tb3+(1.0mol%) were synthesized by solid state reaction method. Differential thermalanalysis was applied to trace the reaction processes. Three endothermic values of 95, 706, and 1055oC correspond to the lossof absorbed water, the release of carbon dioxide, and the beginning of the melting point, respectively. The phase purity of thepowders was examined using powder X-ray diffraction(XRD). Two strong excitation bands in the wavelength region of 200-310nm were found to be due to the WO42− exciton transition and the 4f-5d transition of Tb3+ in K2BaW2O8. The excitationspectrum presents several lines in the range of 310-380nm; these are assigned to the 4f-4f transitions of the Tb3+ ion. The strongemission line at around 550nm, due to the 5D4→7F5 transition, is observed together with weak lines of the 5D4→7FJ(J=3,4, and 6) transitions. A broad emission band peaking at 530nm is observed at 10K, while it disappears at room temperature.The decay times of Tb3+ 5D4→7F5 emission are estimated to be 4.8 and 1.4ms, respectively, at 10 and 295 K; those of theWO42− exciton emissions are 22 and 0.92µs at 10 and 200K, respectively.

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.

광섬유 직물 기반 스마트 의류가 국, 내외로 개발되고 있는 실정이며, 기존의 일반적인 광섬유는 직물화가 어렵고 내구성, 내수성이 결여되어 세탁 및 유지 관리의 한계로 인해 에칭된 광섬유사의 표면에 합성수지를 코팅 처리하는 '내수성 광섬유사 가공 기술'이 최근 개발 되었다. 본 연구에서는 제직 후 측광가공 된 유연 광섬유 직물을 대상으로 광섬유사 길이에 따른 특성과 광원 색채에 따른 발광 특성을 분석, 평가하여 디지털 컬러 의류의 적용 적합성을 파악하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 광섬유사 길이에 따른 총 4가지 유연 광섬유 직물시료를 제직하여, 이를 대상으로 광원 색채에 따른 유연 광섬유 직물의 휘도, 물리적 가시도, 지각적 가시도를 측정함으로써 발광특성을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 10cm인 유연 광섬유 직물과 녹색 광원을 사용한 경우가 최대가시거리 100m로 디지털 컬러 의류 즉, 안전보호 기능의 산악복 적용에 가장 적합한 발광효과를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로 본 연구의 결과는 앞으로 유연 광섬유 직물 적용 의류 개발과 관련된 후속 연구의 자료로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

Eu3+ doped YGdO3 phosphors particles which have fine size and narrow size distribution with non aggregated uniform morphology were prepared by solvent evaporation method for the improvement of emission efficiency. Several parameters have been investigated in this study such as the influences of composition ratio of host materials, calcination temperature, amount of activator, surfactant, pH and flux on the photoluminescence intensity, particle size and dispersion. Eu3+ doped YGdO3 phosphor presented a strong narrow band emission peak at 612nm. The maximum emission intensity ofYGdO3:Eu3+ occurred when Eu3+ concentration is 3wt% under vacuum ultra violet excitation. Prepared phosphors were found to have small round-shaped particles about 150nm in size. The addition of PVA as a surfactant inhibits the grain growth and the agglomeration of particles efficiently by reducing the oxygen bridge bonds. As the pH reduces, PL intensity increase due to reducing the formation of oxygen bridge bonds. The particles prepared from solvent evaporation method with 5wt% LiCl were found to have 120% PL intensity compare to particles prepared without LiCl flux.

Y2-xGdxO3:Eu, phosphors for plasma display panel(PDP), were prepared by Pechini method which use yttriun chloride, gadolinium chloride, and europium oxide as starting materials. This method is a different way to the synthesis of europium(Eu)-doped phosphors, and it consists of the formation of a polymeric resin obtained by polyesterification between metal chelate compounds and a polyfunctional alcohol. This needs lower temperature than solid-state synthetic method. The prepared Y2-xGdxO3:Eu phosphor particles had spherical shape and coherence. The luminescence intensity of Y2-xGdxO3:Eu phosphor particles increased according to the increase of gadolinium(Gd) content(to 0.8mol%), and Y1.2Gd0.8O3:Eu phosphors had the highest luminescence intensity under vacuum ultra violet(VUV) excitation. The optimum concentration of Eu in the phosphor and optimum calcination temperature was 3wt% and 1100℃. The prepared phosphors were consist of particle, and its size was between 100nm and 150nm. Among the different polyfunctional alcohols, diethylene glycol(DEG) improved the luminescence intensities of phosphors more than other additives. The Pechini method proved that it is demonstrated to be suitable for the synthesis of phosphors used in PDP.

The influence of doping on the structural and morphological properties of the phosphor system, obtained ultrasonically via Spray Pyrolysis from common gadolinium and europium nitrate solutions, was studied. The particle morphology, crystalline and chemical structure were studied by XRD, SEM and EDS. TEM was applied in order to identify the structure and growth of "primary nanoparticles" and determine the presence of domains locally affected by "Moires Frames" and "Crystallite Size". The SADP allows determining the presence of a polycrystalline material with two phases in the "as-prepared" samples, and only an Ia3 phase along the thermal treatment.