Substitution priority of Eu~(2+) in multi-cation compound Sr_(0.8)Ca_(0.2)Al_2Si_2O_8 and energy transfer

A blue phosphor was obtained by doping Eu~(2+)into a multi-cation host Sr_(0.8)Ca_(0.2)Al_2Si_2O_8 through high temperature solid state reaction.The emission spectra show a continuous red-shift behavior from 413 nm to 435 nm with Eu~(2+)concentration increasing.The substitution priority of Eu~(2+)in Sr_(0.8)Ca_(0.2)Al_2Si_2O_8 was investigated via x-ray diffraction(XRD)and temperature properties in detail:the Ca~(2+)ions are preferentially substituted by Eu~(2+)at lower doping,and with the Eu~(2+)concentration increasing,the probability of substitution for Sr~(2+)is greater than that of replacing Ca~(2+).Accordingly,we propose the underlying method of thermal property to determine the substitution of Eu~(2+)in the multi-cation hosts.Moreover,the abnormal increase of emission intensity with increasing temperature was studied by the thermoluminescence spectra.The energy transfer mechanism between the Eu~(2+)ions occupying different cation sites was studied by the lifetime decay curves.A series of warm white light emitting diodes were successfully fabricated using the blue phosphors Sr~+_(0.8)Ca_(0.2)Al_2Si_2O_8:Eu~2 with commercial red phosphor (CaSr)SiAlN_3:Eu~(2+)and green phosphor(Y Lu)_3Al_5O_(12):Ce~(3+),and the luminescent efficiency can reach 45 lm/W.