Structural and luminescence studies of Sm3+:CaLa4Si3O13 phosphors: An orange-emitting component for WLEDs application

摘要： With the help of the conventional sol-gel process, six different concentrations of CaLa4-xSi3O13:xSm3+ (0.005≤x≤0.09) phosphors were fabricated. For all samples, by XRD crystal structure and luminescence features have been examined. Based on the diffuse reflectance spectrum, for CaLa3.91Si3O13:0.09Sm3+ phosphor, both direct and indirect optical band gaps have been computed. Following measured PLE and PL spectra, we found that samples can be pumped efficiently by n-UV or blue LED chips for obtaining an intense orange emission at 598 nm (4G5/2→6H7/2) upon 403 nm (6H5/2→4F7/2) excitation. CIE color chromaticity coordinates (x, y) for both CaLa4Si3O13:0.005 and 0.09 Sm3+ phosphors are computed following their corresponding emission spectra. Under 365 nm UV lamp, CaLa4Si3O13:0.09 Sm3+ sample exhibits a bright orange color emission. In this work, it was found that the CaLa4Si3O13:0.09 Sm3+ phosphor possesses potentiality for YAG:Ce3+ phosphor color rendering index (CRI) improvement in WLEDs, excited by the blue LED chips.