Photoluminescence properties of Sm3+-doped CaAl4O7-based phosphor-in-glass for high-power orange light applications
摘要
A phosphor-in-glass (P-i-G) exhibiting orange-red emission, composed of Sm3+ ion-doped CaAl4O7, was synthesized utilizing a multicomponent tellurite glass system via melting quenching technique. Absence of sharp Bragg peaks indicates the amorphous nature of the fabricated P-i-G. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman studies, confirmed the existence of characteristic vibrational modes corresponding to the B-O and Te–O bonds. Through the optical microscopy and scanning electron microscope (SEM), the presence of phosphor material was observed inside the glass matrix. Strong emission bands of Sm3+ ions were identified from the P-i-G sample using the photoluminescence (PL) measurement. The P-i-G demonstrates significant thermal and power stabilities, maintaining 65.5% of its initial intensity at 150 °C, displaying consistent emission across a broad UV LED input power range of 0.25–10 W.