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Physics of Light Emission from Rare Earth-Doped Phosphors

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A detailed discussion of characteristics of rare earth element-doped phosphors is presented via a discussion of the f-f, d-f, and charge-transfer electronic transitions associated with rare earth ions. This chapter explains how the Dieke diagram is used to characterize these transitions and uses the phosphors Y2O3:Eu3+ and YAG:Ce3+ as specific examples of important phosphors.

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Abbreviations

PL:

Photoluminescence

REE:

Rare earth element

YAG:

Yttrium aluminum garnet

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  1. Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing, Brunel University London, UB8 3PH, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK

    Robert Withnall & Jack Silver

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  1. Industrial Technology Research Institute Display Technology Center, Hsin Chu, Taiwan

    Janglin Chen

  2. Nottingham Trent University School of Computing & Informatics, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Wayne Cranton

  3. Veritas et Visus, Temple, TX, USA

    Mark Fihn

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Withnall, R., Silver, J. (2015). Physics of Light Emission from Rare Earth-Doped Phosphors. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35947-7_68-2

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