Advances in solid state white lighting technologies witness the explosive development of
phosphor materials (down-conversion luminescent materials). A large amount of evidence …

(Oxy) nitride materials, consisting mainly of transition metal and ionic‐covalent (oxy) nitrides,
show a vast number of interesting physical and chemical properties due to their substantial …

Tuning and optimizing luminescent properties of oxonitridosilicates phosphors are important
for white light-emitting diode (WLED) applications. To improve the color rendering index …

The isotypic compounds M [Mg3SiN4](M= Ca, Sr, Eu) have been synthesized by solid-state
reactions in sealed tantalum ampules or in a radio-frequency furnace. The …

Silicates are one of the most important classes of compounds on this planet, and more than
1000 silicates have been identified in the mineral kingdom. Additionally, several hundreds of …

The history of inorganic luminescent materials (phosphors) dates back to the time when the
first phosphor, barium sulfide, was produced in the nineteenth century. Since then …

In this review, modern insights into the synthesis and fundamental optical properties as well
as applications of divalent lanthanides as spectral energy converters are discussed, which …

The new nitridoalumosilicate phosphor SrAlSi4N7: Eu2+ has been synthesized under
nitrogen atmosphere at temperatures up to 1630° C in a radio-frequency furnace starting …

Green-emitting phosphor Eu2+ doped NaBaScSi2O7 was synthesized by a solid-state
reaction, and the photoluminescence properties were investigated in conjunction with a …

Si, Al containing nitride and oxynitride phosphors have been applied to white LEDs.
Phosphors play important roles to produce high color rendering in lighting and wide color …