Luminescence enhancement of BaMgSiO4:Eu2+ by adding borate as flux

The luminescence of Eu2+ in BaMgSiO4 with BaB2O4 as flux was studied. The emission spectrum of the phosphor consisted of two bands, peaking at about 398 nm and 515 nm, which were attributed to the emissions from different Eu2+ sites in the lattice. When the BaB2O4 flux was applied, the intensity of the 398 nm emission was not clearly affected, but the intensity of the 515 nm emission was en- hanced by about ten times. Gaussian fitting showed that the emission band at around 515 nm could actually be resolved into two bands with peak wavelengths of 499 nm and 521 nm, respectively. The assignments of the emission bands to the cation sites were carried out according to the values of bond valence. The overlapping of the 398 nm emission band on the excitation band of 515 nm emission implied that energy transfer could occur from the luminescent center related to the 398 nm emission to the center related to the 515 nm emission, and the energy transfer process remarkably enhanced the intensity of the 515 nm emission band. The phosphor had strong excitation at around 350-400 nm and emitted a bright green luminescence. Thus it could have applications as a green component in solid-state lighting devices assembled by near-UV Light Emitting Diodes (LED) combined with tricolor phosphors.