Abstract
A detailed discussion of characteristics of rare earth element doped phosphors is presented via a discussion of the f-f, d-f, and charge-transfer electronic transitions associated with rare earth ions. This chapter explains how the Dieke diagram is used to characterize these transitions, and uses the phosphors Y2O3:Eu3+ and YAG:Ce3+ as specific examples of important phosphors.
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Abbreviations
- PL:
-
Photoluminescence
- REE:
-
Rare Earth Element
- YAG:
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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
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Withnall, R., Silver, J. (2012). Physics of Light Emission from Rare-Earth Doped Phosphors. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79567-4_68
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