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Optical properties of yellow-emitting Sr3LaNb3O12:Dy3+ phosphors with an abnormal thermal quenching for white light-emitting diode applications

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In this study, a series of Sr3LaNb3O12 phosphors doped with Dy3+ ions was prepared by a high-temperature solid-state reaction. The crystal structure, phase purity, particle morphology, photoluminescence (PL) properties, and thermal stability of the phosphors were described. And the Sr3LaNb3O12 crystal symmetry is hexagonal. Under the optimal excitation wavelength of 352 nm, the three prominent emission peaks of the Sr3LaNb3O12:Dy3+ focused on 483 nm (4F9/2-6H15/2), 575 nm (4F9/2-6H13/2), and 668 nm (4F9/2-6H11/2). The optimal Dy3+-doped concentration in the Sr3LaNb3O12 phosphor was 0.05 mol. The phosphor had an abnormal thermal quenching phenomenon and activation energy (Ea = 0.29 eV). The prepared white light-emitting diode (w-LED) had a low correlation color temperature of 4162 K, chromaticity coordinates (0.365, 0.368), and the color rendering index 91. The feasibility of the Sr3LaNb3O12:Dy3+ luminescent material for w-LED was verified by its performance.

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This work was supported by the Undergraduate Innovation Fund of Northwest A&F University, China (202210712058, 202210712050, S202210712394, 202110712190, 202110712188, S202110712707, S202010712314, S202010712006), the Scientific and Technological Plan of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2019B090905005), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11804265), and Home for researchers (www.home-for-researchers.com), China.

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Yuchen Zhang, Zhikai Liang, Weixian Wang, Yifang Lin, Rong Tang, Jingfei Wang, Daomiao He, Jinhui Liu, Zhong Zhang, Lingzhi Zhao, Bin Deng, Dan Zhang, Ruijin Yu. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Yuchen Zhang and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhang, Y., Liang, Z., Wang, W. et al. Optical properties of yellow-emitting Sr3LaNb3O12:Dy3+ phosphors with an abnormal thermal quenching for white light-emitting diode applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 26619–26632 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09374-4

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