White-light long-lasting phosphor Sr2SiO4:Pr3+

A white-emitting phosphor Sr2SiO4:Pr3+ was synthesized through a solid-state reaction, and characterized by XRD, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence spectrophotometer and thermo luminescence (TL) meter. Its emission spectra is composed of bluish purple (peaking at 390 nm), green (peaking at 535 nm) and red (peaking at 604 nm) light emission. They originate from the transitions of 4f-->5d, (3)p(0)-->H-3(5) and D-1(2)-->H-3(4) of Pr3+. The afterglow emission spectrum is similar to the emission spectra. And the afterglow can last over 40 min in darkness. The TL curve shows that there is only one thermo luminescence band peak at about 376.480 K, which is responsible for the long-lasting emission. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.