Effects of Various Fluxes on Synthesis of Deep Red Emitting CaAl12O19:Mn4+ Phosphors
Deep red emitting CaAl12-xO19:xMn4+ phosphors were synthesized by solid state reaction method. Various fluxes (BaF2, H3BO3, Na2CO3 and NH4Cl) were added in preparation of the phosphors. The influences of the various fluxes on the crystal structure, morphology and luminescent properties of CaAl12O19:Mn4+ phosphors were studied. The results show that the obtained phosphors with fluxes possessed better luminescent intensity than that of the phosphors without fluxes. The maximum luminescent intensities were found with the following order: H3BO3 (2.0 wt%) > Na2CO3 (0.5 wt%) > NH4Cl (0.3 wt%) > BaF2 (0.1 wt%) > no flux. The H3BO3 flux can decrease the single phase forming temperature of CaAl12O19:Mn4+ phosphors by about 150°C.