Issue 16, 2018

Structural construction and photoluminescence tuning via energy transfer in apatite-type solid-state phosphors

Abstract

Apatite-type solid-state phosphors have received considerable attention for their versatile chemical compositions in flexible crystal structures as well as the different crystallographic sites for the single doped or codoped activators. For these reasons, these phosphor materials have demonstrated potential applications in different fields, including the solid-state lighting and display industry. Herein, the recent developments in the structural design and photoluminescence tuning of the apatite-type phosphors have been reviewed. First, we summarized the design principles of the crystal chemistry and the discovery of typical apatite-type phosphors, which can also form a variety of multi-component apatite phase compounds from such a mineral model. Second, we described the development of multi-color apatite-type phosphors originating from different doping ion couples and their corresponding energy transfer (ET) process, which in turn can tune the emission colors of phosphors and even realize the single-component white light-emitting emission. Accordingly, this review will promote research on the discovery of new apatite-type phosphors and the photoluminescence tuning strategy via the codoped activators and the related ET behaviour.

Graphical abstract: Structural construction and photoluminescence tuning via energy transfer in apatite-type solid-state phosphors

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
02 Mar 2018
Accepted
23 Mar 2018
First published
23 Mar 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 4371-4383

Structural construction and photoluminescence tuning via energy transfer in apatite-type solid-state phosphors

J. Zhou, Q. Liu and Z. Xia, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 4371 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC01043A

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements