Microwave-promoted pure host phase for red emission CaS：Eu2＋ phosphor from single CaSO4 precursor and the photoluminescence property

We report a novel approach to obtaining a classical blue-green excitable CaS：Eu2＋ phosphor with desired red emission by microwave （MW） firing procedure in the absence of adding elemental sulphur. The disturbing effect of MW electro- magnetic field on decomposition of CaSO4 into CaS activated by europium is distinctly observed to give pure host phase without adding any elemental sulphur and carbon. The host phase evolution is observed to be highly dependent on the variation of applied MW power from X-ray diffraction （XRD） patterns and the corresponding photoluminescence （PL）, and a maximum PL intensity at 1100 W of MW power is acquired for the obtained purer host phase. The non-thermal and non-equilibrium effects by MW are revealed to correlate with the interaction between polar structure of the host and applied electromagnetic field. The results demonstrate an optional procedure to prepare this red-emitting phosphor in an effective, environment-friendly and scalable approach for phosphor production in the application of bio-illumination for plant cultivation and artificial photosynthesis.     

聚合物/碳量子点复合EL器件及光谱移动机理

制备了结构为ITO/PEDOT∶PSS/polyvinylcarbazole(PVK)/carbon quantum dots(CDs)/LiF/Al的电致发光器件。器件的发光光谱显示:在电压从7 V增大到13 V的过程中,光谱峰值从380 nm移动到520 nm,色坐标由(0.20,0.20)移动到(0.29,0.35)。经与PL光谱对比认为,EL光谱包含了PVK与碳量子点的双重贡献,随着电压的增大,碳量子点的发射逐渐增强,PVK发光先增强后减弱。结合器件能级结构讨论了器件的发光机制,认为低电场下的PVK兼具发光层和电子阻挡层的功能,EL光谱为PVK层和碳量子点的发光叠加;随着电场强度的增大,碳量子点和PVK界面区的空间电荷阻止了电子向PVK的传输,光谱转变为由碳量子点和激基复合物的共同贡献。     

Temperature-dependent photoluminescence of size-tunable ZnAgInSe quaternary quantum dots

Colloidal ZnAgInSe (ZAISe) quantum dots (QDs) with different particle sizes were obtained by accommodating the reaction time. In the previous research, photoluminescence (PL) of ZAISe QDs only could be tuned by changing the composition. In this work the size-tunable photoluminescence was observed successfully. The red shift in the photoluminescence spectra was caused by the quantum confinement effect. The time-resolved photoluminescence indicated that the luminescence mechanisms of the ZAISe QDs were contributed by three recombination processes. Furthermore, the temperature-dependent PL spectra were investigated. We verified the regular change of temperature-dependent PL intensity, peak energy, and the emission linewidth of broadening for ZAISe QDs. According to these fitting data, the activation energy (ΔE) of ZAISe QDs with different nanocrystal sizes was obtained and the stability of luminescence was discussed.