Optimization method for blue Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+, Dy3+ phosphors produced by microwave synthesis route

Abstract We report a kind of dopant (Eu 2+ ) and co-dopant (Dy 3+ ) co-doped strontium magnesium silicate phosphor synthesized via microwave irradiation in a weak reductive atmosphere of active carbon. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns illustrated that the samples were nearly pure Sr 2 MgSi 2 O 7 phase, in which the Sr 2 MgSi 2 O 7 host phase has the maximum fraction of tetragonal crystallography Sr 2 MgSi 2 O 7 phase. A series of long afterglow luminescent materials were synthesized to investigate the best synthetic conditions. The results showed that the optimal concentration of H 3 BO 3 and the best sintering time were 5 wt% and 30 min, respectively. The phosphors made from the microwave irradiation method demonstrated excellent luminescence performance and the microwave irradiation method provide a strategy for the synthesis of other alkali earth aluminate and silicate, or other luminescent materials.