7. Luminescent Materials
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7. Luminescent Materials
7. Luminescent Materials Content Cd(S,Se) Quantum dots 7.1 History 7.2 Definition and Working Principle 7.3 Luminescence Mechanisms 7.4 Chemical Composition 7.5 Composition and Function 7.6 Application Areas 7.7 Broadband Phosphors 7.8 Line Phosphors 7.9 UV-A Phosphors 7.10 UV-B Phosphors 7.11 UV-C Phosphors 7.12 IR-A Phosphors Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 1 7.1 History Some milestones • • • • • • • • • • • • • Stone of Bologna: Barit (Galilei 1600) Discovery of phosphors (phosphorescence) (Brand 1669) First phosphor by reaction of shells with sulfur (Canton 1768) Application of a phosphor in combination with a Hg-discharge (Becquerel 1859) Patent on the use of CaWO4 in fluorescent lamps (Edison 1896) Fluorescent lamps with MgWO4 + (Zn,Be)2SiO4:Mn (GE 1938) Development of Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl):Sb,Mn (McKeag 1942) ZnS:Ag, (Zn,Be)2SiO4:Mn and Zn3(PO4)2:Mn for first color CRT (1958) Fluorescent lamps with Eu- and Tb- phosphors (Verstegen 1974) First oxidic afterglow pigment SrAl2O4:Eu,Dy (Nemoto 1993) Nitride phosphors (Schnick 1995) Transparent ceramics converter for LEDs (Philips 2007) Narrow band red nitride phosphor Sr[LiAl3N4]:Eu (Schnick 2014) Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 2 7.2 Definition and Working Principle Definition A phosphor is a micro-or nanoscale pigment, that after excitation by radiation (NIR-,VIS-, UV-, X-ray-, gamma-), high-energy particles or matter vibrations (phonons), emits electromagnetic radiation beyond thermal equilibrium. In daylight When excited by electrons or UV radiation Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 3 7.2 Definition and Working Principle Working principle 1. Excitation: 2. Energy transfer: 3. Relaxation : Excitation Source Absorption of energy from an external source To activator ions (luminescence) or defects (storage) Radiative: Emission (luminescence) Luminescent pigm. Non-radiative: Heat (phonons) Pigment Emission S Heat Heat Heat SEM image of (Y,Gd)BO3:Eu D A ET ET A ET Emission A Heat Heat Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel ET Typical particle size 1 - 10 µm Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 4 7.3 Luminescence Mechanisms Typ Fluorescence Phosphorescence Afterglow (pers. luminescence) Physical process (time scale) Spin-allowed transition (ns - µs) Spin-forbidden transition (ms) Thermal activation of charge carriers (s) Typ Photoluminescence X-rays luminescence Cathodoluminescence Electroluminescence Thermoluminescence Chemiluminescence Bioluminescence Sonoluminescence Mechanoluminescence Excitation source UV photons X-rays Electrons Electric field Heat Chemical reaction Biochemical reaction Ultrasound Mechanical energy Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Applications Fluorescent lamps X-rays intensifier TVs, monitors LEDs, EL displays Age determination Emergency signals Fireflies, jellyfish Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 5 7.4 Chemical Composition Organic phosphors • Usually aromatic compounds with extended -electron systems • Examples: Perylenes, coumarines • Low phonon frequency O O O O N N O O O O Inorganic phosphors • Host material + Dopants • Dopants = Activators + Sensitizers + Impurities • Defects = 0-Dim., 1-Dim., 2-Dim., 3-Dim. • Example: (La,Ce,Tb)PO4 = LaPO4:Ce,Tb Ce,Tb:LaPO4 = La1-x-yCexTby(PO4) Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 6 7.4 Chemical Composition Composition Host material + Dopants + Defects + Impurities Dopants = Activator/ Sensitizers = RE-, TM- and s2-ions 1 1 2 Zn H 3 4 Li Be 11 12 4 5 19 20 21 22 23 K Ca Sc 37 38 39 Rb Sr Y Ti 40 Zr V 41 6 24 7 25 8 14 15 16 17 He Zn 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 Co Ni Cu Zn Ga 42 45 46 47 49 43 44 29 30 48 Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd 76 78 79 72 73 74 75 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os 87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 77 Ir Pt 109 110 80 Au Hg 111 112 Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn 58 60 62 64 65 Ce 90 Al Cr Mn Fe 57 59 Pr 91 Th Pa Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel 11 28 56 Ra Ac Rf 10 13 27 26 55 Fr 9 61 63 31 In 81 Tl 93 U 94 95 96 97 C N 14 15 Si 32 33 Ge 50 P As 51 O 16 S 34 Se 52 Sn Sb Te 82 83 84 Pb Bi F 17 Cl 35 Ne 18 Ar 36 Br Kr 53 I 85 Po At 54 Xe 86 Rn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 66 Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy 92 2 13 B 3 Na Mg 18 98 Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf 67 68 Ho Er 69 70 71 Tm Yb Lu 101 102 103 Es Fm Md No Lr 99 100 Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 7 6 7 7.5 Composition and Function Composition: Preparation listed by the activator (trans. metal and s2-ions) Activator Mn2+ Mn2+/Sb3+ Host material Zn2SiO4 (Willemit) BaMgAl10O17 (ß-Alumina) Ca5(PO4)3(Cl,F) (Halophosphat) Emission at [nm] Color Applications 525 515 Green Green PDPs, CRTs PDPs, FLs 480, 580 White FLs Mn4+ Mg4GeO5.5F 655 Red Hg high-pressure lamps Fe3+ LiAlO2 735 Red FLs Cu+ ZnS 530 Green CRTs Ag+ ZnS 450 Blue CRTs Sn2+ (Sr,Mg)3(PO4)2 630 Red Hg high-pressure lamps Sb3+ (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(Cl,F) 480 Blue-Green FLs NaI CsI 415 560 Blue Yellow x/-ray detectors x/-ray detectors Pb2+ BaSi2O5 (Sanbornit) Sr2MgSi2O7 (Akermanit) 350 365 UV-A UV-A FLs for tanning Bi3+ Bi4Ge3O12 480 Blue-Green x/-ray detectors Tl+ Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 8 7.5 Composition and Function Composition: Preparation listed by the activator (trans. metal and s2-ions) Activator Host material Emission at (nm) Color Applications LaPO4 YPO4 Y3Al5O12 320 335, 355 560 UV-B UV-A Yellow FLs for tanning FLs for tanning FLs, LEDs Pr3+ Gd2O2S CaTiO3 510 610 Green Red CT Scanner FEDs Sm3+ Y3Al5O12 (Granat) 620 Red LASER Eu2+ SrB4O7 BaMgAl10O17 Sr4Al14O25 368 453 490 UV-A Blue Blue-green FLs for tanning FLs, PDPs FLs Eu3+ Y2O3 YVO4 611 615 Red Red FLs Hg high-pressure lamps Gd3+ (La,Bi)B3O6 311 UV-B FLs for medical skin treat. LaPO4 CeMgAl11O19 (Gd,Ce)MgB5O10 544 544 544 Green Green Green FLs FLs FLs SrSi2N2O2 620 Red - Ce3+ Tb3+ Yb2+ Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 9 7.6 Application Areas Excitation energy Activator Excitation source Electrons X-rays 147, 172 nm 172 nm 200 – 350 nm 185, 254 nm 370 – 400 nm 370 – 480 nm Host lattice Application in Cathode ray tubes X-rays intensifier Plasma screens Xe-discharge lamps Hg-high pressure discharge lamps Hg-low pressure discharge lamps Emissive LCDs pcLEDs Main application areas: lighting, imaging, detection Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 10 7.6 Application Areas TV Fluorescent lamps Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel LEDs Tomography Plasma TVs Electroluminescent screens Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 11 7.6 Application Areas Function Application field Optical brighteners Paint, paper, clothing, detergent Copy protection Banknotes, stamps, credit cards, certificate, tickets Product protection Pharmaceuticals, plastics Security labeling Emergency exit lighting, emergency exits Advertising / visualization Discharge lamps, logos Conversion of high-energy radiation or X-ray films, CTs, positron emission particles tomography, EUV-amplifier Cosmetics Dental ceramics, tanning lamps Marker for the analysis Detection of nucleic acids + proteins Lithographie Photocopier Photochemistry and biology Water purification, disinfection, breeding boxes and cabinets, air pollution control Medicine Diagnostics, photodynamic therapy Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 12 7.7 Broadband Phosphors Examples • (Zn,Be)2SiO4:Mn • CaWO4 • MgWO4 • Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl):Sb,Mn Emission intensity [a.u.] Suitable activators • VO43-, WO42• Sn2+, Sb3+, Bi3+, Pb2+ • Ce3+, Eu2+ • Mn2+ Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel MgWO4 CaWO4 1,0 FWHM Optical transitions • Charge-Transfer • 5s-5p, 6s-6p • 4f-5d • 3d-3d 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength [nm] Willemite Scheelite Wolframite Apatite Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 13 800 7.8 Line Phosphors Optical transitions • 4f-4f (Sm3+, Eu3+, Tb3+, Er3+, Dy3+, Tm3+) • Very low electron-phonon coupling • Lines or line multiplets 0,6 0,4 0,2 1,0 0,8 Emission intensity [a.u.] Emission intensity [a.u.] Emission intensity [a.u.] 1,0 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 400 450 500 550 600 650 Wavelength [nm] LaPO4:Tm YBO3:Tm Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel 700 750 800 0,0 400 500 600 700 Wavelength [nm] LaPO4:Ce,Tb LaMgB5O10;Ce,Tb LaMgAl11O19:Ce,Tb 800 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 400 500 600 700 Wavelength [nm] Y2O3:Eu (Y,Gd)BO3:Eu YVO4:Eu Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 14 800 7.9 UV-A Phosphors Optical transitions • 4f-5d • 6s-6p Emission intensity [a.u.] Suitable activators • Eu2+ (>365 nm) • Ce3+ • Pb2+ Commercial materials • LaMgAl11O19:Ce • YPO4:Ce • BaSi2O5:Pb • Sr2MgSi2O7:Pb • SrB4O7:Eu Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel BaSi2O5:Pb 1,0 SrB4O7:Eu LaMgAl11O19:Ce 0,8 YPO4:Ce 0,6 Sr2MgSi2O7:Pb 0,4 0,2 0,0 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 420 440 Wavelength [nm] 345 nm 335, 355 nm 350 nm 365 nm 368 nm Magnetoplumbite Xenotime Sanbornit Akermanite Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 15 460 7.10 UV-B Phosphors Optical transitions • 4f-5d • 4f-4f • 6s-6p Emission intensity [a.u.] 1,0 Suitable activators • Ce3+ • Bi3+ • Gd3+ (311 nm) Commercial materials • SrAl12O19:Ce • LaB3O6:Bi,Gd • LaPO4:Ce Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel 0,8 LaB3O6:Bi,Gd SrAl12O19:Ce LaPO4:Ce 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 420 Wavelength [nm] 300 nm 311 nm 320 nm Magnetoplumbite (Bi3+ Gd3+ energy transfer) Monazite Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 16 440 7.11 UV-C Phosphors Optical transitions • 4f-5d • 6s-6p 1,0 CaSO4:Pb YPO4:Bi Emission intensity [a.u.] YBO3:Pr Suitable activators • Pr3+ • Bi3+ • Pb2+ 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 200 250 300 Wavelength [nm] Examples • YBO3:Pr • YAlO3:Pr • YPO4:Bi • CaSO4:Pb Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel 265 nm 245 nm 240 nm 230 nm Vaterite Perovskite Xenotime Anhydrite Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 17 350 7.12 IR-A Phosphors Optical transitions • 3d-3d • 4f-4f 1,0 Y3Al5O12:Nd Suitable activators • Cr3+ 680 – 750 nm • Fe3+ 700 – 800 nm • Nd3+ ~ 1060 nm • Yb3+ ~ 950 - 1050 nm Examples • Al2O3:Cr • LiAlO2:Fe • Y3Al5O12:Nd • Y3Al5O12:Yb Incoherent Light Sources Prof. Dr. T. Jüstel 694 nm 735 nm 1064 nm 1028 nm Relative intensity 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 200 400 600 800 1000 Wavelength [nm] Corundum Garnet Garnet 1200 1400 1600 Sample: Y3Al5O12:Nd → Ruby laser → Fluorescent lamps → YAG:Nd-laser → YAG:Yb-laser Chapter Luminescent Materials Slide 18