Lamine Mebarki, Badis Kahouadji, Abdelhalim Zoukel, Lyes Benharrat, Jai Prakash, Salim Ouhenia, Abdelhafid Souici, Maxime Delaey, Lakhdar Guerbous, Dirk Poelman, Hendrik C. Swart
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Abstract
A polymer based nanocomposite (NC) material embedded with highly luminescent nanopowders could be promising for replacing traditional luminescent materials from a technological point of view. In this study, we have successfully obtained YPO4: Sm3+ /Polymer nanocomposite phosphor films by embedding YPO4: Sm3+ luminescent nanoparticles (NPs) for orange-light emitting diode (LED) applications. These luminescent NPs were synthesized using the sol gel method in different polymer matrices i.e. polystyrene (PS) and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) by using direct solution mixing. The structural, morphological, and photoluminescence characteristics of the nano-phosphors and resulting NC films were examined and discussed. The emission spectra of YPO4: Sm3+ (x at.%) nano-phosphors under near-UV excitation at 404 nm were dominated by orange emission attributed to 6H5/2\(\rightarrow\)4F7/2 (601 nm) luminescence of Sm3+ ions. The optimum doping concentration of activator Sm3+ in YPO4 matrix was found to be 5 at.%. When the doping concentration of Sm3+ was higher than 5 at.%, concentration quenching occurred. The incorporation of YPO4: Sm3+ NPs into polymer matrices indicated that the NCs retained the original luminescence properties of the luminescent NPs, although a decrease in their emission intensity was observed for the NC films, attributable to a polymer matrix effect, which dominated in PS matrix. The fluorescence decay times of NPs in the NC films were measured and compared to those of proper YPO4: Sm3+ nano-phosphors. A decrease in decay time in NC film was observed due the effective refractive index effect. Temperature-dependent photoluminescence (TDPL) of PMMA NC film was studied in 100–400 K range, investigating the thermal stability of the film. Additionally, CIE coordinates confirmed the red–orange light emission of the prepared phosphors and NC films. The obtained results indicate that the synthesized polymer-nanophosphor NC films are promising candidates for orange-LED applications.
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Journal of Fluorescence is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original articles that advance the practice of this established spectroscopic technique. Topics covered include advances in theory/and or data analysis, studies of the photophysics of aromatic molecules, solvent, and environmental effects, development of stationary or time-resolved measurements, advances in fluorescence microscopy, imaging, photobleaching/recovery measurements, and/or phosphorescence for studies of cell biology, chemical biology and the advanced uses of fluorescence in flow cytometry/analysis, immunology, high throughput screening/drug discovery, DNA sequencing/arrays, genomics and proteomics. Typical applications might include studies of macromolecular dynamics and conformation, intracellular chemistry, and gene expression. The journal also publishes papers that describe the synthesis and characterization of new fluorophores, particularly those displaying unique sensitivities and/or optical properties. In addition to original articles, the Journal also publishes reviews, rapid communications, short communications, letters to the editor, topical news articles, and technical and design notes.