Luminescent characteristics of LiCaBO3:Eu3+ phosphor for white light emitting diode

LiCaBO3:Eu3+ phosphor was synthesized by high solid-state reaction method, and its luminescent characteristics were investigated. The emission and excitation spectra of LiCaBO3:Eu3+ phosphors exhibited that the phosphors could be effectively excited by near ultraviolet (400 nm) and blue (470 nm) light, and emitted red light. The effect of Eu3+ concentration on the emission spectrum of LiCaBO3:Eu3+ phosphor was studied. The results showed that the emission intensity increased with increasing Eu3+ concentration, and then decreased because of concentration quenching. It reached the maximum at 3mol.% Eu3+, and the concentration self-quenching mechanism was the d-d interaction according to the Dexter theory. Under the conditions of charge compensator Li+, Na+ or K+ incorporated in LiCaBO3, the emission intensities of LiCaBO3:Eu3+ phosphor were enhanced.