New insight into the crystal structure of Sr4Ca(PO4)2SiO4 and the photoluminescence tuning of Sr4Ca(PO4)2SiO4:Ce3+,Na+,Eu2+ phosphors†
Abstract
A new single phase based on the substitution of a Sr cation by a Ca cation in the apatite-type Sr5(PO4)2(SiO4) has been fabricated with the nominal chemical composition of Sr4Ca(PO4)2(SiO4), which appears as a definite compound rather than a solid solution between (Sr,Ca)3(PO4)2 and (Sr,Ca)2SiO4. The crystal structure of Sr4Ca(PO4)2(SiO4) has been firstly analysed by the difference electron map, and further resolved by the Rietveld refinement, and the final composition has been determined as Sr4Ca(PO4)(2+x)(SiO4)(1−x)(OH)x (x = 0.64) with a hexagonal cell (P63/m). The Ce3+/Eu2+ codoped Sr4Ca(PO4)2SiO4 phosphors have been designed and prepared by the solid state method, and the photoluminescence tuning from blue to green upon 365 nm ultraviolet (UV) radiation can be realized, which is ascribed to the energy transfer from Ce3+ to Eu2+ ions. The luminescence properties and the energy transfer mechanism in Ce3+/Eu2+ codoped Sr4Ca(PO4)2SiO4 phosphors have been discussed, which might act as potential candidates for blue-green components in UV-pumped white light emitting diodes (WLEDs).
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