Abstract
Undoped and cerium doped Calcium sulfide (CaS) phosphors were synthesized using solid state diffusion method. The X-ray diffraction pattern revealed that both undoped and doped CaS crystallites have cubic structure with average crystallite size varying from 20 to 30nm. Scanning electron micrographs indicated that Ce doped CaS phosphors were composed of whiskers with different dimensions and orientations. The optical properties of undoped and Ce doped particles were characterized using Photoluminescence (PL) and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The PL emission spectrum of cerium doped CaS phosphors for an excitation wavelength 465nm showed a main peak at 500nm and a shoulder peak at 556nm due to 5d → 4f transition in Ce3+ ions. The variation of PL intensity with cerium concentration was investigated and the maximum PL intensity was obtained for a doping concentration of 3wt.%. The optical band gap of the samples was estimated from the diffuse reflectance spectrum and was found to increase with increase in cerium concentration. The enhanced optical properties of these phosphors can be exploited in various optoelectronic devices including displays and bioimaging techniques.
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