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Synthesis and luminescence properties of Sr3GdNa(PO4)3F: Sm3+ phosphor

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A series of Sr3Gd(1−x)Sm x Na(PO4)3F (x = 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.07, 0.09) phosphors were synthesized through a conventional high-temperature solid-state reaction. The excitation and emission spectra indicate that these phosphors can be efficiently excited in the range from 350 to 430 nm which matches perfectly with the near-UV light, and emit orange–red light with CIE coordinates (0.5811, 0.4181). The concentration quenching mechanism of Sm3+ ions was ascribed to the dipole–dipole interaction. The activation energy E for thermal quenching is calculated to be 0.242 eV. And the lifetime of the Sr3Gd(1−x)Sm x Na(PO4)3F (x = 0.03, 0.05, 0.07, 0.09) phosphor was determined to be 0.8669, 0.8643, 0.8525, 0.8232 ms, respectively. These orange–red-emitting phosphors might be promising for use in n-UV white LEDs.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20976002), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 2122012), Key Projects for Science and Technology of Beijing Education Commission (KZ201310011013), Projects of Transformation and Industrialization of College Scientific & Technological Achievements, and Projects of the combination of Manufacture. Graduate Student Scientific Research and Academic Innovation Project Funding of Beijing Technology and Business University.

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    Liu Han, Denghui Xu, Qiguang Xu, Qiumei Di & Jiayue Sun

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Han, L., Xu, D., Xu, Q. et al. Synthesis and luminescence properties of Sr3GdNa(PO4)3F: Sm3+ phosphor. J Mater Sci 50, 2257–2262 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8788-9

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