The methods for synthesis and properties of luminophores based on aluminum yttrium garnets activated by rare-earth elements for LED sources of light are reviewed. The composition dependences of the spectral characteristics of the luminophores are presented.
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Translated from Steklo i Keramika, No. 2, pp. 27 – 30, February, 2014.
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Kim, V.K., Zakharov, A.I. & Chashchin, V.A. Luminophores Based on Aluminum Yttrium Garnet (Review). Glass Ceram 71, 64–67 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10717-014-9618-x
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