Photoluminescence properties of ZnGa2O4:Mn phosphor powders

Tuyen K. Tran; W. G. Park; Jens Wolfgang Tomm; Brent K. Wagner; Stuart M. Jacobsen; Christopher J. Summers; P. N. Yocom; S. K. McClelland

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1 September 1995 Photoluminescence properties of ZnGa₂O₄:Mn phosphor powders

Tuyen K. Tran, W. G. Park, Jens Wolfgang Tomm, Brent K. Wagner, Stuart M. Jacobsen, Christopher J. Summers, P. N. Yocom, S. K. McClelland

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Proceedings Volume 2554, Growth and Characterization of Materials for Infrared Detectors II; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218195
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

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We present the results of a systematic photoluminescence study of ZnGa₂O₄:Mn phosphor powder. This phosphor exhibits bright green luminescence with a spectral peak at 2.46 eV and CIE chromaticity coordinates of x equals 0.073 and y equals 0.696 at room temperature. At low temperatures the luminescence consisted of three components assigned to the ⁴T_1-⁶A₁ inner transition of the 3D electrons of Mn²⁺ ions located on different sites of the host crystal. Selective excitations were used to validate the assignment of these features based on a strong-field scheme. The photoluminescence lifetime showed a single exponential decay of about 4 ms and at T equals 1.6 K an optical phonon related fine structure [E_phonon equals (8.2 plus or minus 0.2) meV] of the main photoluminescence line was observed. These results indicate that Mn-doped ZnGa₂O₄ has the potential to serve as a green phosphor for field emission display (FED) devices. The CIE coordinates of the green emission measured for this phosphor powder are also sufficient to produce a wide color gamut and a true white color when combined with other red and blue phosphors in FED display devices.

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Tuyen K. Tran, W. G. Park, Jens Wolfgang Tomm, Brent K. Wagner, Stuart M. Jacobsen, Christopher J. Summers, P. N. Yocom, and S. K. McClelland "Photoluminescence properties of ZnGa₂O₄:Mn phosphor powders", Proc. SPIE 2554, Growth and Characterization of Materials for Infrared Detectors II, (1 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218195

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