Near-white light-emitting Dy3+-doped transparent glass ceramics containing Ba2LaF7 nanocrystals

Glass ceramics Ba2LaF7:xDy3+ are obtained through the conventional melt-quenching technique, and their luminescent properties are investigated. Under 350 nm excitation, the emission spectra consists of a strong blue-yellow band as well as a weak red emission centered at 660 nm, which are attributed to the F9/24→H15/26, F9/24→H13/26 and F9/24→H11/26 transitions of the Dy3+ ion, respectively. The corresponding Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinate for a sample of 2 mol.% Dy2O3 after being heat-treated at 690°C is (0.313, 0.328). It is concluded that the formed materials may have the possibility of applications for white light-emitting diodes (LEDs).