Ce[sup 3+]→Eu[sup 2+] Energy Transfer Studies on BaMgSiO[sub 4]

luminescence is studied for the first time in . Intense and broad blue emission is observed with maximum at when excited with . Studies on show that the emission intensity is maximum for and a decrease in emission intensity is observed for higher values. The concentration of and are varied in , , and , systems, respectively, in order to find the critical concentration of and to achieve high emission intensity of . and compositions show maximum emission, and the emission intensity is found to be comparable with that of commercial (green phosphor, SONY) under near-UV excitation . Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinates indicate that the and substituted compositions are potential green phosphors for solid-state lighting, light-emitting diode technology.