Photoluminescence Properties of CaAlBO4:M (M: Pb2+, Dy3+, and Sm3+)

Abstract

Pb2+, Dy3+, and Sm3+ doped CaAlBO4 materials were synthesized by the conventional solid state reaction. The synthesized phosphors were characterized by X-Ray powder diffraction. The emission and excitation spectra of these phosphors were measured at room temperature. The emission band of CaAlBO4:Pb2+ appeared as a broad band at 339 nm upon excitation with 272 nm. The second phosphor, CaAlBO4: Dy3+, emits at 477, 570, and 670 nm upon 347 nm excitation. The third phosphor, CaAlBO4:Sm3+, emits at 563, 594, 643, and 705 nm upon 236 nm excitation.