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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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  • Electronic Transition
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  • Crystal Field Splitting
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Abbreviations

PL:

Photoluminescence

REE:

Rare Earth Element

YAG:

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

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  1. School of Engineering and Design, Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK

    Robert Withnall & Jack Silver

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  1. Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Janglin Chen

  2. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

    Wayne Cranton

  3. Veritas et Visus, Texas, USA

    Mark Fihn

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Withnall, R., Silver, J. (2012). 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/10.1007/978-3-540-79567-4_68

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