Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Tb3+-Doped Zinc Phthalate Phosphor

WANG Qing-Ye; WANG Dong-Li; REN Min; SUN Ju--Tang   

  1. Department of Chemistry; Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
  • Received:1997-03-31 Revised:1997-05-08 Published:1998-04-20 Online:1998-04-20

Abstract: The Tb3+-doped zinc phthalate (ZnPht:Tb) phosphor was prepared by the solid phase reaction of zinc oxide and phthalic anhydride in the saturated water vapor
at 80~100℃. The crystal structure, emission and excitation spectra were determined. The dependence of the fluorescent spectrum properties on the Tb3+
ion concentration was investigated. The energy transfer mechanism from π,π* and n,π* excited states of Pht2- radical to 5D4 energy level of Tb3+
ion was revealed: (1) S1(π,π*, n,π*)→(5Hj,5Lj)→5D3T1(π,π*, n,π*)→5H4; (2) S1(π,π*, n,π*)→ T1(π,π*, n,π*)→5H4.

Key words: phthalic acid, zinc salt, terbium, phosphor

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