JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, cilt.110, sa.3, ss.1179-1183, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
Mn4+ doped and Eu3+, Yb3+ co-doped MgAl2Si2O8-based phosphors were prepared by conventional solid state reaction at 1,300 A degrees C. They were characterized by thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, photoluminescence, and scanning electron microscopy. The luminescence mechanism of the phosphors, which showed broad red emission bands in the range of 600-715 nm and had a different maximum intensity when activated by UV illumination, was discussed. Such a red emission can be attributed to the intrinsic (2) E -> (4) A (2) transitions of Mn4+.