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High-temperature solid-phase synthesis of eulyite-type Ba3Yb(PO4)3 as a single host for narrow-band Tb3+ green emission

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In this work, a series of iso-structural eulyite-type Ba3Yb(PO4)3:Tb3+ solid solution phosphors were synthesized via high-temperature solid-phase method. The corresponding unit cell structure, luminescence properties, thermal stability, and chromaticity coordinates of the as-obtained phosphors were systematically investigated. The crystal structure of Ba3Yb(PO4)3:Tb3+ was refined by GSAS program, which indicates the oxygen ions in Ba3Yb(PO4)3 are disordered at one C3 site, and the oxygen atoms are distributed at two sites. Under 378 nm ultraviolet excitation, the emission peak of Ba3Yb(PO4)3:Tb3+ appears in the range of 450–650 nm, and a characteristic green emission peak appears at 542 nm. Moreover, the luminous intensity of the Ba3Yb(PO4)3:14 at.% Tb3+ sample at 160 °C is 87.7% at room temperature, and the quantum yield is 55.8%, which reveals good thermal stability. Our results suggest that the Ba3Yb(PO4)3:Tb3+ phosphors are promising high-efficiency green light conversion materials for UV-LED applications.

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Financial support from the Qingdao Postdoctoral Application Research Project (from Chen Hu, No. 20191215). A Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program (J18KA231), Construction project of teaching case-based library for professional degree postgraduates in Shandong Province (SDYAL20081), High quality course construction project of graduate education in Shandong Province (SDYKC21086).

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Qingdao Postdoctoral Application Research Project, 20191215, Chen Hu, Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program, J18KA231, Bing Teng, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, SDYAL20081, Bing Teng, High quality course construction project of graduate education in Shandong Province, SDYKC21086, Bing Teng

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    Jiaqi Zhao, Chen Hu, Ruyi Sun, Jingyao Lu, Shikun Su, Zonghao Lei, Zhong Degao & Bing Teng

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Zhao, J., Hu, C., Fang, J. et al. High-temperature solid-phase synthesis of eulyite-type Ba3Yb(PO4)3 as a single host for narrow-band Tb3+ green emission. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 918 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10353-6

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