High quality Tb^3+/Eu^3+ co-doped cubic NaYF 4 single crystal in the size of Φ1.0 cm×6.6 cm was grown by a modified Bridgman method using KF as assistant flux for NaF-YF 3 system under the condition of complet...High quality Tb^3+/Eu^3+ co-doped cubic NaYF 4 single crystal in the size of Φ1.0 cm×6.6 cm was grown by a modified Bridgman method using KF as assistant flux for NaF-YF 3 system under the condition of completely closed Pt crucible.A white light emission from the combination of the violet-blue,blue,green,orange,and red lights with chromaticity coordinates of x = 0.3107,y = 0.3274,correlated color temperature of T c = 6637 K,color rendering index of R a = 83,and color quality scale of Q a = 82 could be obtained from 1.51 mol%Tb^3+ and 1.42 mol%Eu^3+ co-doped cubic NaYF 4 single crystal when being excited by a 369 nm light.This indicates that Tb^3+/Eu^3+)co-doped cubic NaYF 4 single crystal has a potential application in white light emitting diode excited by ultraviolet light.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.51472125 and 51272109)K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University
文摘High quality Tb^3+/Eu^3+ co-doped cubic NaYF 4 single crystal in the size of Φ1.0 cm×6.6 cm was grown by a modified Bridgman method using KF as assistant flux for NaF-YF 3 system under the condition of completely closed Pt crucible.A white light emission from the combination of the violet-blue,blue,green,orange,and red lights with chromaticity coordinates of x = 0.3107,y = 0.3274,correlated color temperature of T c = 6637 K,color rendering index of R a = 83,and color quality scale of Q a = 82 could be obtained from 1.51 mol%Tb^3+ and 1.42 mol%Eu^3+ co-doped cubic NaYF 4 single crystal when being excited by a 369 nm light.This indicates that Tb^3+/Eu^3+)co-doped cubic NaYF 4 single crystal has a potential application in white light emitting diode excited by ultraviolet light.