Tunable white-light emission in single-phased K_2Y_1-xEu_xZr(PO_4)_3 phosphor

Abstract

The single-phased K(2)Y(1-x)Eu(x)Zr(PO(4))(3) (x=0~1) phosphors were prepared by solid-state reaction. The greenish-blue Zr(4+)-emission due to the Zr(4+)-O(2-) charge transfer transition is observed in the K(2)YZr(PO(4))(3) (x=0) phosphor under UV excitation. Together with the Zr(4+)-emission, the red emission of Eu(3+) is progressively developed by replacement of Y(3+) to Eu(3+) over the full Eu-content (x=0~1) in K(2)Y(1-x)Eu(x)Zr(PO(4))(3). The emission color varies from greenish-blue to whitish with increasing Eu(3+)-content and the white-light emission is realized in single-phased phosphor of K(2)EuZr(PO(4))(3) (x=1) by combining the Zr(4+)-emission and the Eu(3+)-emission.