Journal of Materials Science, Vol.43, No.7, 2213-2216, 2008
Synthesis of Ca3Sc2Si3O12 : Ce3+ phosphor by hydrothermal Si alkoxide gelation
Single-phase Ca3Sc2Si3O12:Ce3+ green emission phosphor was synthesized by the hydrothermal silicon alkoxide gelation method. Such specimens demonstrated higher emission intensity than the Ca3Sc2Si3O12:Ce3+ samples that are prepared by conventional solid-state reaction method. It was also demonstrated that annealing in the presence of graphite as an oxygen scavenger significantly improves the fluorescence properties of this material.