Issue 33, 2018

Tunable dual emission of Ca3Al4ZnO10:Bi3+,Mn4+via energy transfer for indoor plant growth lighting

Abstract

We synthesized a series of Bi3+ doped and Bi3+ and Mn4+ co-doped Ca3Al4ZnO10 (CAZO) phosphors via a conventional high-temperature solid-state reaction (SSR). Upon excitation at 330 nm, CAZO:Bi3+ shows blue-violet emission with a peak located at 405 nm. Under the same excitation source, Bi3+ and Mn4+ co-doped CAZO phosphors show dual emission, where the blue-violet emission is mainly from the 3P11S0 transition of Bi3+ and the far red emission is attributed to the 2E → 4A2 transition of Mn4+. The intrinsic great overlap between the emission band of Bi3+ and the excitation band of Mn4+ indicates the occurrence of energy transfers from Bi3+ to Mn4+. Fluorescence decays and photoluminescence spectra were measured to investigate the energy transfer process. The energy transfer efficiencies were also calculated. The relative emission intensities of Bi3+ and Mn4+ can be easily controlled by adjusting the concentrations of raw materials. It is demonstrated that the emission of CAZO:Bi3+,Mn4+ matches well with the absorption of four dominating pigments in plants, implying that the as-prepared phosphors are suitable to be applied in agricultural fields.

Graphical abstract: Tunable dual emission of Ca3Al4ZnO10:Bi3+,Mn4+via energy transfer for indoor plant growth lighting

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Jun 2018
Accepted
07 Jul 2018
First published
11 Jul 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 8914-8922

Tunable dual emission of Ca3Al4ZnO10:Bi3+,Mn4+via energy transfer for indoor plant growth lighting

Z. Zhou, Y. Zhong, M. Xia, N. Zhou, B. Lei, J. Wang and F. Wu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 8914 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC02792G

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