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Phosphors are defined classically as materials that exhibit emission of visible radiation for significant periods of time following the removal of the excitation means (radiation, electron beam, electric field, etc.); such delayed emission of light is called phosphorescence. One of the first recorded observations of natural phosphorescence was that by Cellini in diamond in 1568, while the Bolognan cobbler, Vincenzo Cascariolo, who was an exponent of alchemy, synthesized in 1604 the first artificial phosphor by calcining sulfur-rich barium sulfate to give it a golden appearance in daylight.
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Ray, B. (1991). Phosphors and Luminescence. In: Miller, L.S., Mullin, J.B. (eds) Electronic Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3818-9_15
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