The co-doping effect of aliovalent metal ions such as Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, and Zn2+ on the photoluminescence of the Y2O3:Eu3+ red phosphor, prepared by spray pyrolysis, is analyzed. Mg2+ metal doping is found to be helpful for enhancing the luminescence of Y2O3:Eu3+. When comparing the luminescence intensity at the optimum doping level of each Mg2+ ion, the emission enhancement shows the order of Zn2+ Ba2+ > Ca2+ > Sr3+> Mg2+. The highest emission occurs when doping approximately 1.3% Zn2+, which is approximately 127% of the luminescence intensity of pure Y2O3:Eu3+. The highest emission was about 127% of the luminescence intensity of pure Y2O3:Eu3+ when doping about 1.3% Zn2+. It is determined that the reason (Y, M)2O3:Eu3+ has improved luminescence compared to that of Y2O3:Eu3+ is because the crystallinity of the matrix is improved and the non-luminous defects are reduced, even though local lattice strain is formed by the doping of aliovalent metal. Further improvement of the luminescence is achieved while reducing the particle size by using Li2CO3 as a flux with organic additives.

Nanosized Gd2O3:Eu3+ red phosphor is prepared using a template method from metal salt impregnated into a crystalline cellulose and is dispersed using a bead mill wet process. The driving force of the surface coating between Gd2O3:Eu3+ and mica is induced by the Coulomb force. The red phosphor nanosol is effectively coated on mica flakes by the electrostatic interaction between positively charged Gd2O3:Eu3+ and negatively charged mica above pH 6. To prepare Gd2O3:Eu3+-coated mica (Gd2O3:Eu/mica), the coating conditions are optimized, including the stirring temperature, pH, calcination temperature, and coating amount (wt%) of Gd2O3:Eu3+. In spite of the low luminescence of the Gd2O3:Eu/mica, the luminescent property is recovered after calcination above 600℃ and is enhanced by increasing the Gd2O3:Eu3+ coating amount. The Gd2O3:Eu/mica is characterized using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, zeta potential measurements, and fluorescence spectrometer analysis.

Gd2O3:Eu3+ red phosphors were prepared by template method from crystalline cellulose impregnated by metal salt. The crystallite size and photoluminescence(PL) property of Gd2O3:Eu3+ red phosphors were controlled by varying the calcination temperature and Eu3+ mol ratio. The nano dispersion of Gd2O3:Eu3+ was also conducted with a bead mill wet process. Dependent on the time of bead milling, Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanosol of around 100 nm (median particle size : D50) was produced. As the bead milling process proceeded, the luminescent efficiency decreased due to the low crystallinity of the Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanoparticles. In spite of the low PL property of Gd2O3:Eu3+ nanosol, it was observed that the photoluminescent property was recovered after re-calcination. In addition, in the dispersed nanosol treated at 85 oC, a self assembly phenomenon between particles appeared, and the particles changed from spherical to rod-shaped. These results indicate that particle growth occurs due to mutual assembly of Gd(OH)3 particles, which is the hydration of Gd2O3 particles, in aqueous solvent at 85 oC.

In the construction of a white LED, the region of the red emission is a very important factor. Red light emitting materials play an important role in improving the color rendering index of commercial lighting. These materials also increase the color gamut of display products. Therefore, the development of novel phosphors with red emission and the study of color tuning are actively underway to improve product quality. In the present study, heuristic algorithms were used to search for phosphors capable of increasing the color rendering index and color gamut. Using a heuristic algorithm, the phosphors that were identified were SrGe4O9:Mn4+ and BaGe4O9:Mn4+. Emission spectra study confirmed that these phosphors emit light in the deep red wavelength region, which can fulfill the requirement for the improvement in color rendering index and color gamut for a white LED.

Nanosized and aggregated Y2O3:Eu Red phosphors were prepared by template method from metal salt impregnated into crystalline cellulose. The particle size and photoluminescent property of Y2O3:Eu red phosphors were controlled by variation of the calcination temperature and time. Dispersed nanosol was also obtained from the aggregated Y2O3:Eu Red phosphor under bead mill wet process. The dispersion property of the Y2O3:Eu nanosol was optimized by controlling the bead size, bead content ratio and milling time. The median particle size (D50) of Y2O3:Eu nanosol was found to be around 100 nm, and to be below 90 nm after centrifuging. In spite of the low photoluminescent properties of Y2O3:Eu nanosol, it was observed that the photoluminescent property recovered after re-calcination. The dispersion and photoluminescent properties of Y2O3:Eu nanosol were investigated using a particle size analyzer, FE-SEM, and a fluorescence spectrometer.

적색 K2SiF6:Mn4+ 형광체는 SiO2 in/HF/KMnO4H2O solution 용액의 산화환원 반응에 의해 합성된다. 이 형광체 는 450 nm 이하의 파장에서 여기되어 Mn4+의 2Eg → 4A2g에 의해 반치폭이 10 nm인 약 634 nm의 적색 빛을 발광한다. 입자의 크기는 약 5 ㎛이고 결정구조는 Fm-3m (225)의 공간군을 가지는 입방정계이다 (JCPDS85-1382). 온도의존 발광 스펙트럼에서는 약 175 ℃에서의 발광강도가 상온에서보다 66 %까지 감소하였다. 이 형광체는 청색 발광을 하는 InGaN LED에 의해 효과적으로 여기 될 수 있어서 녹색이나 황색 형광체와 함께 사용하여 연색지수가 높은 백색 LED를 만들 수 있다.

Eu2+ 이온이 도핑된 질화물 형광체 Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+는 탄소열 환원 질화법 (Carbothermal Reduction Nitridation, CRN)을 이용하여 제조된다. X-선 회절분석기를 이용하여 구조를 관찰할 수 있다. 흡수 밴드 피크인 470 nm 는 Photoluminescence Exitation (PLE) 측정을 통해 확인할 수 있다. 이러한 여기 광은 InGaN 기반으로 한 발광다이오 드에 적용시키기에 효과적일 것으로 기대되며, (Sr1-xEux)2Si5N8:Eu2+ 형광체는 Eu2+ 이온 도핑 농도에 따라 628 nm 부터 670 nm 까지의 피크 파장을 얻을 수 있다. Eu2+의 농도가 증가할수록 발광 파장이 길어지는 적색 편이 현상을 관찰할 수 있다. 청색 발광다이오드에 Y3Al5O12:Ce3+ 형광체와 함께 적용하여 우수한 연색성을 갖는 백색광을 얻을 수 있었다.

Red-orange phosphors Gd1-xPO4:Eux3+ (x=0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) were synthesized with changing theconcentration of Eu3+ ions using a solid-state reaction method. The crystal structures, surface morphology, and optical propertiesof the ceramic phosphors were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), andphotoluminescence (PL) spectrophotometry. The XRD results were in accordance with JCPDS (32-0386), and the crystalstructures of all the red-orange phosphors were found to be a monoclinic system. The SEM results showed that the size ofgrains increases and then decreases as the concentration of Eu3+ ionincreases. As for the PL properties, all of the ceramicphosphors, irrespective of Eu3+ ion concentration, had orange and red emissions peaks at 594nm and 613nm, respectively. Themaximum excitation and emission spectra were observed at 0.10mol of Eu3+ ion concentration, just like the grain size. Anorange color stronger than the red means that 5D0→7F1 (magnetic dipole transition) is dominant over the 5D0→7F2 (electricdipole transition), and Eu3+ is located at the center of the inversion symmetry. These properties contrasted with those of a redphosphor Y1-xPO4:Eux3+, which has a tetragonal system. Therefore, we confirm that the crystal structure of the host materialhas a major effect on the resulting color.

Eu red phosphor was prepared by microwave synthesis. The crystal phase, particle morphology, and luminescent properties were characterized by XRD, SEM, and spectrofluorometer, respectively. The prepared :Eu particles had good crystallinity and strong red emission under ultravioletet excitation. The crystallite size increased with calcination temperature and satuarated at . The primary particle size initially formed was varied from 30 to 450 nm with microwave-irradiation (MI) time. It was found that the emission intensity of :Eu phosphor strongly depends on the MI time. In terms of the emission intensity, it was recommended that the MI time should be less than 15 min. The emission intensity of :Eu phosphor prepared by microwave syntehsis strongly depended on the crystallite size of which an optimal size range was 50-60 nm

Eu3+ -doped Y2O3 red phosphor was synthesized in a flux method using the chemicals Y2O3, Eu2O3,H3BO3 and BaCl2·2H2O. The effect of a flux addition on the preparation of Y2O3:Eu3+ red phosphor used asa cold cathode fluorescence lamp was investigated. H3BO3 and BaCl2·2H2O fluxes were used due to theirdifferent melting points. The crystallinity, thermal properties, morphology, and emission characteristics weremeasured using XRD, TG-DTA, SEM, and a photo-excited spectrometer. Under UV excitation of 254nm, Eu2O33.7mol% doped Y2O3 exhibited a strong narrow-band red emission, peaking at 612nm. From this result, thephosphor synthesized by firing Y2O3 with 3.7mol% of Eu2O3, 0.25mol% of H3BO3 and 0.5mol% of BaCl2·2H2Ofluxes at 1400oC for 2 hours had a larger particle size of 4µm on average compared to the phosphor of theH3BO3 flux alone. In addition, a phosphor synthesized by the two fluxes together had a rounder corner shape,which led to the maximum emission intensity.

고상반응법으로 SrTiO3 : AI, Pr 적색 형광체를 합성하였다. PL 스펙트럼과 CL 스펙트럼의 발광 강도를 소결 온도와 소결 시간등의 형광체의 제조 변수에 대하여 최적화 하였다. 열처리한 분말은 XRD 분석 결과 페로브스카이트구조를 보였고, PSD 분석결과 평균입자크기는 약 3~5μm이었다. 또한 분말의 주사 전자 현미경 사진에 의한면 구형을 갖는잘 결정화된 입자들이 관찰되었다. 특히, 본 연구에서 합성된 분말의 특성은 상용화된 Y2O3: Eu 형광체 보다 저전압에서의 CL 특성이 더 우수하였으며, 이 형광체는 저전압에서 구동하는 FED에 응용할 가능성이 높을 것으로 생각된다.