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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 505, Issue 2, Pages 818-823Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.06.147
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Nanostructured materials; Phosphors; Zn(2)SiO(4):Mn; Sol-gel; Luminescence
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- National Science Council of Taiwan [NSC98-2221-E-150-029]
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Homogeneous and nanocrystalline manganese-doped zinc orthosilicate (Zn(2)SiO(4):Mn) phosphor powders were prepared using a sol-gel process by controlling the hydrolysis of silicon alkoxide and zinc chloride precursors. The Mn dopant content influenced the gelation rate, homogeneity, degree of agglomeration, and luminescence of powders. Mn-doped xerogel powders were amorphous and crystallized into pure willemite (alpha-Zn(2)SiO(4)) structure when heated to 600 degrees C. After heating at 800-1000 degrees C, the crystallite sizes of Zn(2-x)Mn(x)SiO(4) phosphor powders were around 15-32 nm at an Mn doping level of x = 0.2-20 mol%. The resulting powder phosphors exhibited prominent photoluminescence emission peaks centered at 520-529 nm, depending on the doping content. The intensity of the green emission was strongly related to the dopant content and improved crystallinity. Furthermore, reducing the specific surface area and pore volume further enhanced the luminous efficiency of willemite powders. The sol-gel transition, crystallinity, microstructure, and luminescent property of phosphor powders were investigated. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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