Temperature Dependent Emission of Strontium-Barium Orthosilicate (Sr2−xBax)SiO4:Eu2+ Phosphors for High-Power White Light-Emitting Diodes

Samples of (Sr 1.9−x Ba x )SiO 4 :Eu 0.1 were synthesized by a solid-state reaction. The maximum emission intensity under 460 nm excitation was obtained at a Ba content, x, of 1.6. All Sr 1.9−x Ba x SiO 4 :Eu 0.1 samples except for Ba 1.9 SiO 4 :Eu 0.1 exhibited a temperature-driven blue-shift of the emission band. The thermostability of emission in (Sr 1.9−x Ba x )SiO 4 :Eu 0.1 depended strongly on the Ba/Sr ratio. The thermal quenching temperature reached its maximum at a Ba concentration x of 1.2–1.6 and was much lower for Ba 1.9 SiO 4 :Eu 2+ 0.1 .