Haoxuan Zeng, Qiao Liang, Lu He, Ziyuan Li, Taihui Chen and Xiaoli Wu
{"title":"Facile hydrothermal synthesis of rare earth hydroxycarbonate phosphors for high-performance warm white LEDs","authors":"Haoxuan Zeng, Qiao Liang, Lu He, Ziyuan Li, Taihui Chen and Xiaoli Wu","doi":"10.1039/D5SU00406C","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p >The traditional synthesis of inorganic phosphors often requires complex procedures, including precursor preparation and high-temperature treatment. In contrast, this study introduces a simplified hydrothermal precipitation approach for fabricating europium/terbium hydroxycarbonates (Eu<small><sub>2</sub></small>(OH)<small><sub><em>x</em></sub></small>(CO<small><sub>3</sub></small>)<small><sub><em>y</em></sub></small>(NO<small><sub>3</sub></small>)<small><sub>(6−<em>x</em>−2<em>y</em>)</sub></small>·<em>n</em>H<small><sub>2</sub></small>O and analogous Tb compound). The synthesized materials demonstrate high thermal stability, with high quenching activation energies (<em>E</em><small><sub>a(Eu)</sub></small> = 0.283 eV, <em>E</em><small><sub>a(Tb)</sub></small> = 0.221 eV). When applied in white LED devices, these phosphors demonstrate warm white light emission with a color rendering index (CRI) reaching <em>R</em><small><sub>a</sub></small> = 84.0 and correlated color temperature (CCT) of 3865 K, making them promising for lighting applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":74745,"journal":{"name":"RSC sustainability","volume":" 8","pages":" 3392-3395"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/su/d5su00406c?page=search","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"RSC sustainability","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/su/d5su00406c","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
The traditional synthesis of inorganic phosphors often requires complex procedures, including precursor preparation and high-temperature treatment. In contrast, this study introduces a simplified hydrothermal precipitation approach for fabricating europium/terbium hydroxycarbonates (Eu2(OH)x(CO3)y(NO3)(6−x−2y)·nH2O and analogous Tb compound). The synthesized materials demonstrate high thermal stability, with high quenching activation energies (Ea(Eu) = 0.283 eV, Ea(Tb) = 0.221 eV). When applied in white LED devices, these phosphors demonstrate warm white light emission with a color rendering index (CRI) reaching Ra = 84.0 and correlated color temperature (CCT) of 3865 K, making them promising for lighting applications.