Fundamentals of Phosphors

by Yen; William M.

• ISBN13: 9781420043679
• ISBN10: 1420043676
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-19
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Drawing from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Phosphors, Fundamentals of Phosphors covers the principles and mechanisms of luminescence in detail and surveys the primary phosphor materials as well as their optical properties. The book addresses cutting-edge developments in phosphor science and technology including oxynitride phosphors and the impact of lanthanide level location on phosphor performance.Beginning with an explanation of the physics underlying luminescence mechanisms in solids, the book goes on to interpret various luminescence phenomena in inorganic and organic materials. This includes the interpretation of the luminescence of recently developed low-dimensional systems, such as quantum wells and dots. The book also discusses the excitation mechanisms by cathode-ray and ionizing radiation and by electric fields to produce electroluminescence.The book classifies phosphor materials according to the type of luminescence centers employed or the class of host materials used and interprets the optical properties of these materials, including their luminescence characteristics and mechanisms. Placing a strong emphasis on those materials that are important from a practical point of view, the coverage also includes those possessing no possibility for practical use but are important from a theoretical standpoint.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of luminescence	p. 1
Absorption and emission of light	p. 1
Electronic states and optical transition of solid crystals	p. 11
Luminescence of a localized center	p. 25
Impurities and luminescence in semiconductors	p. 39
Luminescence of organic compounds	p. 51
Luminescence of low-dimensional systems	p. 61
Transient characteristics of luminescence	p. 73
Excitation energy transfer and cooperative optical phenomena	p. 89
Excitation mechanism of luminescence by cathode-ray and ionizing radiation	p. 101
Inorganic electroluminescence	p. 111
Lanthanide level locations and its impact on phosphor performance	p. 129
Principal phosphor materials and their optical properties	p. 145
Luminescence centers of ns[superscript 2]-type ions	p. 145
Luminescence centers of transition metal ions	p. 157
Luminescence centers of rare-earth ions	p. 181
Luminescence centers of complex ions	p. 205
Ia-VIIb compounds	p. 217
IIa-VIb compounds	p. 221
IIb-VIb compounds	p. 237
ZnSe and related luminescent materials	p. 265
IIIb-Vb compounds	p. 273
(Al,Ga,In)(P,As) alloys emitting visible luminescence	p. 283
(Al,Ga,In)(P,As) alloys emitting infrared luminescence	p. 291
GaN and related luminescence materials	p. 299
Silicon carbide (SiC) as a luminescence material	p. 313
Oxynitride phosphors	p. 321
Index	p. 329
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