Photoluminescence tuning in Ba3ScB3O9:Eu2+ phosphor by crystal-site engineering

Abstract

Abstract Controlled photoluminescence tuning is essential for optimizing and accelerating the application of phosphor materials. Here, we adopt the crystal-site engineering method to tailor the photoluminescence properties in Ba3ScB3O9:Eu2+. Ba3ScB3O9 host contains multiple cationic sites which help to finely regulate Eu2+ site occupancies and thus the emission color. The relationship between Eu2+ emission and the local environments has been analyzed, and we demonstrate that the emission colors of the phosphors can be widely tuned from NIR to yellow by chemically driving the Eu2+ from octahedrally-coordinated Sc3+ sites to nine-fold coordinated Ba2+ sites. Our study will initiate and guide more explorations on discovering new phosphors through crystal-site engineering.