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Tran MT, Quang Trung D, Tri Tuan N, Tuan NT, Tu N, Van Du N, Duy Hung N, Van Quang N, Thi Hao Tam T, Trung Kien ND, Hieu NM, Huy PT. Highly efficient green-emitting ZnO:Cu 2+ phosphors for NUV-pumped white-emitting diodes. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:12704-12716. [PMID: 37609935 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01663c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
Abstract
Phosphor-converted white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) have received significant attention; however, the leaked light from their blue InGaN chips has an undesirable effect on human health. Hence, it is necessary to develop red, green, and blue-emitting phosphors, which can be excited by an NUV chip instead of a blue chip. Herein, green-emitting ZnO:Cu2+ phosphors have been successfully synthesized by a simple and facile thermal diffusion method. The obtained powder shows a broad emission band peaking at 525 nm and a strong absorption peak at 377 nm. The ZnO:5%Cu2+ phosphor annealed at 800 °C in 2 hours revealed a lifetime of 0.57 ms, an activation energy of 0.212 eV, and the highest emission intensity with (x, y) CIE colour coordinates (0.3130, 0.5253). A WLED prototype has been fabricated by coating the ZnO:5%Cu2+ phosphor on an NUV 375 nm LED chip, where this coated phosphor shows a high quantum efficiency (QE) of 56.6%. This is, so far, the highest reported QE value for ZnO-based phosphors. These results suggest that the ZnO:Cu2+ phosphor could be an excellent candidate for NUV-pumped phosphor-converted WLED applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manh Trung Tran
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
- Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
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- College of Natural Science, Can Tho University, Ninh-Kieu District, Can Tho 94000, Vietnam
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- College of Natural Science, Can Tho University, Ninh-Kieu District, Can Tho 94000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
- Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
- Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
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- International Training Institute for Materials Science (ITIMS), Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 01 Dai Co Viet Street, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, Phuc Yen, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
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- School of Information Technology and Digital Economics, National Economic University, 207 Giai Phong Street, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam.
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Tran MT, Van Quang N, Huyen NT, Tu N, Van Du N, Trung DQ, Tuan NT, Hung ND, Viet DX, Tung DT, Trung Kien ND, Hao Tam TT, Huy PT. High quantum efficiency and excellent color purity of red-emitting Eu 3+-heavily doped Gd(BO 2) 3-Y 3BO 6-GdBO 3 phosphors for NUV-pumped WLED applications. RSC Adv 2023; 13:25069-25080. [PMID: 37614782 PMCID: PMC10443187 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03955b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Eu3+-doped phosphors have been much attractive owing to their narrow-band red emission peak at 610-630 nm with high color purity; however, the weak and narrow absorption band in the NUV region limits their applications. Doping a higher amount of Eu3+ ions into a non-concentration quenching host could be key to enhancing the efficiency of the absorption value and emission intensity. Hence, the design of Eu3+-heavily doped phosphors with a suitable host lattice is key for applications. In this study, red-emitting Eu3+-doped Gd(BO2)3-Y3BO6-GdBO3 (GdYGd:Eu3+) phosphor with a high quantum efficiency of 58.4% and excellent color purity of 99.5% is reported for the first time. The phosphor is efficiently excited by NUV light at 394 nm and emits a strong red emission band in the 590-710 nm range, peaking at 612 nm. The optimal annealing temperature and Eu3+ doping content to obtain the strongest PL intensity are 1100 °C and 20 mol%, respectively. The optimized GdYGd:Eu3+ phosphor possesses a high activation energy of 0.319 eV and a lifetime of 1.14 ms. An illustration of phosphor-coated NUV LED with chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.5636,y = 0.2961) was successfully synthesized, demonstrating the great potential of GdYGd:Eu3+ phosphor for NUV-pumped WLED applications.
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- Manh Trung Tran
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong district Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- Department of Chemistry Hanoi Pedagogical University 2 Phuc Yen Vinh Phuc Vietnam
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- Department of Chemistry Hanoi Pedagogical University 2 Phuc Yen Vinh Phuc Vietnam
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- Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Phenikaa University Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong district Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Phenikaa University Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong district Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, Phenikaa University Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong district Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- College of Science, Cantho University 3/2 Ninh Kieu Cantho 94000 Vietnam
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- International Training Institute for Materials Science (ITIMS), Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) 01 Dai Co Viet Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- International Training Institute for Materials Science (ITIMS), Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) 01 Dai Co Viet Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- International Training Institute for Materials Science (ITIMS), Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) 01 Dai Co Viet Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Phenikaa University Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong district Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- School of Information Technology and Digital Economics (SITDE), National Economics University (NEU) 207 Giai Phong Street Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University Yen Nghia, Ha-Dong district Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
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Enhanced Photoluminescence and Electrical Properties of n-Al-Doped ZnO Nanorods/p-B-Doped Diamond Heterojunction. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073831. [PMID: 35409191 PMCID: PMC8998226 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The hydrothermal approach has been used to fabricate a heterojunction of n-aluminum-doped ZnO nanorods/p-B-doped diamond (n-Al:ZnO NRs/p-BDD). It exhibits a significant increase in photoluminescence (PL) intensity and a blue shift of the UV emission peak when compared to the n-ZnO NRs/p-BDD heterojunction. The current voltage (I-V) characteristics exhibit excellent rectifying behavior with a high rectification ratio of 838 at 5 V. The n-Al:ZnO NRs/p-BDD heterojunction shows a minimum turn-on voltage (0.27 V) and reverse leakage current (0.077 μA). The forward current of the n-Al:ZnO NRs/p-BDD heterojunction is more than 1300 times than that of the n-ZnO NRs/p-BDD heterojunction at 5 V. The ideality factor and the barrier height of the Al-doped device were found to decrease. The electrical transport behavior and carrier injection process of the n-Al:ZnO NRs/p-BDD heterojunction were analyzed through the equilibrium energy band diagrams and semiconductor theoretical models.
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