Novel phosphors of ALaLiWO6:Dy3+ (A = Sr2+ And Ba2+) for white light applications

In this paper we report the synthesis and luminescence of Dy 3+ activated tungstates of the type ALaLiWO6 (where A = alkaline earth metals Sr and Ba), prepared by solid state diffusion reaction method. These novel luminescent tungstate materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and photoluminescence (PL) techniques. The Dy 3+ activated ALaLiWO6 (where A = Sr and Ba) phosphors are effectively excited around 350 nm which is mercury free excitation in near UV and give a broad emission band peaking around 470 nm(blue region) along with a sharp characteristic peak at 577 nm (yellow region). Thus, the Dy 3+ activated ALaLiWO6 phosphors may be used in white light applications.