Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Tb^3＋-Activated Silicate Oxyapatite Phosphor

A green-emitting phosphor Ca（Tb1-xLax）4（SiO4）3O （CTLS） was synthesized by a solid state reaction. X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence （PL） spectroscopy, reflectance spectra and chromaticity coordinates were carried out in this study. The CaTb4（SiO4）3O host has been known to crystallize in a hexagonal structure with disordering found in the Ca2＋ and Tb3＋ cation sites. The phosphors exhibited highly green-emitting band centered at 541 nm under ultraviolet excitation, which corresponds to the 5D4→7F5 transition. The optimal doping concentration of Tb3＋ was observed to be at 20 mol%, and the PL intensity was found to decline dramatically when the content of Tb3＋ exceeds 20m01% due to concentration quenching. Based on the results, we are currently evaluating the potential application of Ca（Tb,La）4（SiO4）30 as a new green-emitting near-UV LED convertible phosphor.