Abstract
Pure and a series of BaSi2O5:RE3+ (RE = Dy, Sm) phosphors varying with the substitution of Ba2+ were prepared using a gel-combustion method. X-ray diffraction results confirmed that all samples exhibited an orthorhombic structure. FT-IR spectra showed that the samples consist of BaCO3, SiO2 network and the presence of OH groups. The photoluminescence spectrum of non-doped BaSi2O5 showed a broad-band emission peak at 520 nm. The analysis of photoluminescence emission and comparison of the chromaticity diagrams of BaSi2O5:Dy3+ and BaSi2O5:Sm3+ phosphors were presented, and their implications are also discussed. The optimum quenching concentrations and critical distances of Dy3+ and Sm3+ ions in the BaSi2O5 were 2mol%, 22.57 Å and 1 mol%, 28.44 Å, respectively. The investigation of concentration quenching behaviour, fluorescence decay curves, and decay time indicates that the dominant mechanism type leading to concentration quenching was governed by electric dipole-dipole interactions. The concentration dependence of intensity ratio of yellow-blue emission indicated that the emission of BaSi2O5:Dy3+ phosphors fell in the white light region tuning the blue and yellow components. BaSi2O5:Sm3+ phosphors may allow one to consider as potential orange-red-emitting phosphors.
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•Sm3+ and Dy3+ activated BaSi2O5 phosphors are synthesized by gel combustion method.•The crystalline sizes of synthesized phosphors are calculated.•First ever report on concentration quenching mechanism in a Sm3+ and Dy3+ doped BaSi2O5.•Photoluminescence and decay curve properties of pure and Sm3+ and Dy3+ activated BaSi2O5 phosphors are discussed.