1.Institute of Information Photonics Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 10083, China
2.College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Education Ministry of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 10083, China
3.State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
Zhiguo Xia (xiazg@scut.edu.cn)
Xinping Zhang (zhangxinping@bjut.edu.cn)
Published:30 November 2024,
Published Online:20 September 2024,
Received:14 April 2024,
Revised:23 August 2024,
Accepted:26 August 2024
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Zhao, M. et al. Suppressed concentration quenching and tunable photoluminescence in Eu2+-activated Rb3Y(PO4)2 phosphors for full-spectrum lighting. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 2688-2698 (2024).
Zhao, M. et al. Suppressed concentration quenching and tunable photoluminescence in Eu2+-activated Rb3Y(PO4)2 phosphors for full-spectrum lighting. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 2688-2698 (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01607-x.
Highly efficient inorganic phosphors are desirable for lighting-emitting diode light sources
and increasing the doping concentration of activators is a common approach for enhancing the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). However
the constraint of concentration quenching poses a great challenge for improving the PLQY. Herein
we propose a fundamental design principle by separating activators and prolonging their distance in Eu
2+
-activated Rb
3
Y(PO
4
)
2
phosphors to inhibit concentration quenching
in which different quenching r
ates are controlled by the Eu distribution at various crystallographic sites. The blue-violet-emitting Rb
3
Y(PO
4
)
2
:
x
Eu (
x
= 0.1%–15%) phosphors
with the occupation of Rb1
Rb2 and Y sites by Eu
2+
exhibit rapid luminescence quenching with optimum external PLQY of 10% due to multi-channel energy migration. Interestingly
as the Eu concentration increases above 20%
Eu
2+
prefer to occupy the Rb1 and Y sites with separated polyhedra and large interionic distances
resulting in green emission with suppressed concentration quenching
achieving an improved external PLQY of 41%. Our study provides a unique design perspective for elevating the efficiency of Eu
2+
-activated phosphors toward high-performance inorganic luminescent materials for full-spectrum lighting.
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