Synthesis and luminescent properties of europium-activated Ca2SnO4 phosphors by sol–gel method

In this paper, the Ca2SnO4:Eu3+ phosphor was prepared by low-temperature sol–gel method. The influence of calcined temperature and time on structure of Ca2SnO4:Eu3+ was investigated by using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The experimental results show that the dried gel was crystallized to the pure orthorhombic phase after calcination at 900 °C in air for 6 h. These phosphors have displayed bright red color under a UV source. The richness of the red color has been verified by determining their color coordination from the CIE standard charts, and this red emission has been assigned to 5D0→7F2 electric dipole transition at 616 and 620 nm. The excellent luminescence properties make it possible as a good candidate for plasma display panel (PDP) application.