A development of new red phosphor based on europium doped as well as substituted Barium Lanthanum Aluminate (BaLaAlO4: Eu3+)

Abstract

New red emitting Eu3+ doped and substituted BaLaAlO4 phosphor powders were synthesized by simple modified solid state reaction method. BaLaAlO4 crystal phase formation studied through powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Fourier Transform - Infra Red (FT-IR) analysis was performed to study the formation of the host with respect to temperature increment and metal-oxygen bond vibrations of BaLaAlO4 host lattice. Morphology of the phosphor was appeared as irregular in shapes with agglomeration. Photoluminescence (PL) analysis was performed to study the PL excitation and emission characteristics of the phosphor. It dictates that synthesized phosphors exhibited a strong red emission at 626 nm. Substitution effect of Eu3+ in BaLaAlO4 with various compositions such as Ba(1-x)LaAlO4: Eux3+, BaLa(1-y)AlO4: Euy3+ and BaLaAl(1-z)O4: Euz3+ were studied for PL enhancement. Luminescence decay time of the phosphors was also determined. PL thermal quenching and Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity analysis were carried out to find thermal stability and colour purity of the phosphor sample respectively. The Judd- Ofelt parameters (Ω2 & Ω4) obtained from the emission spectra of Eu3+ ions in BaLaAlO4 host lattice were evaluated and discussed.