Co-Precipitation Synthesis and Optical Properties of Mn4+-Doped Hexafluoroaluminate w-LED Phosphors
Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Materials 2017, 10(11), 1322; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10111322
Received: 29 September 2017
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Revised: 2 November 2017
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Accepted: 7 November 2017
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Published: 17 November 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Luminescent Materials 2017)
Mn4+-activated hexafluoroaluminates are promising red-emitting phosphors for white light emitting diodes (w-LEDs). Here, we report the synthesis of Na3AlF6:Mn4+, K3AlF6:Mn4+ and K2NaAlF6:Mn4+ phosphors through a simple two-step co-precipitation method. Highly monodisperse large (~20 μm) smoothed-octahedron shaped crystallites are obtained for K2NaAlF6:Mn4+. The large size, regular shape and small size distribution are favorable for application in w-LEDs. All Mn4+-doped hexafluoroaluminates show bright red Mn4+ luminescence under blue light excitation. We compare the optical properties of Na3AlF6:Mn4+, K3AlF6:Mn4+ and K2NaAlF6:Mn4+ at room temperature and 4 K. The luminescence measurements reveal that multiple Mn4+ sites exist in M3AlF6:Mn4+ (M = Na, K), which is explained by the charge compensation that is required for Mn4+ on Al3+ sites. Thermal cycling experiments show that the site distribution changes after annealing. Finally, we investigate thermal quenching and show that the luminescence quenching temperature is high, around 460–490 K, which makes these Mn4+-doped hexafluoroaluminates interesting red phosphors for w-LEDs. The new insights reported on the synthesis and optical properties of Mn4+ in the chemically and thermally stable hexafluoroaluminates can contribute to the optimization of red-emitting Mn4+ phosphors for w-LEDs.
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Mn4+; red emission; phosphors; white LED; hexafluoroaluminate; thermal quenching
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Senden, T.; Geitenbeek, R.G.; Meijerink, A. Co-Precipitation Synthesis and Optical Properties of Mn4+-Doped Hexafluoroaluminate w-LED Phosphors. Materials 2017, 10, 1322. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10111322
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Senden T, Geitenbeek RG, Meijerink A. Co-Precipitation Synthesis and Optical Properties of Mn4+-Doped Hexafluoroaluminate w-LED Phosphors. Materials. 2017; 10(11):1322. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10111322
Chicago/Turabian StyleSenden, Tim, Robin G. Geitenbeek, and Andries Meijerink. 2017. "Co-Precipitation Synthesis and Optical Properties of Mn4+-Doped Hexafluoroaluminate w-LED Phosphors" Materials 10, no. 11: 1322. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10111322
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