Preparation and photoluminescence of novel LaCa(SiPON)O oxynitride phosphors containing Eu/Ce/Tb ions.

A series of novel Eu2+/Ce3+/Tb3+ ion doped La8Ca2(Si4P2O22N2)O2-based apatite structure oxynitride phosphors have been synthesized by a solid-state method. The phase purity has been checked by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the Rietveld method. The photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectra indicate that the obtained phosphors have broad excitation bands in the n-UV range, which is a favourable property for application as n-UV-WLED phosphors. The concentration quenching has been investigated in detail. The temperature-dependent luminescence and efficiency study shows that the as-prepared phosphors have a good thermal stability and high quantum efficiency. Moreover, a warm white LED device with a low color temperature of 4288 K and a high color rendering index (Ra) of 80.8 has been obtained by coating a La8Ca1.99(Si4P2O22N2)O2:0.01Eu2+ phosphor with a (Sr,Ca)AlSiN3:Eu2+ red phosphor on a n-UV chip. Our results reveal that the La8Ca2(Si4P2O22N2)O2:Eu2+ phosphor is a promising bluish-green phosphor for WLEDs.