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Preparation of (Lu,Y)3(Al,Sc,Cr)2Al3O12 phosphor ceramics with high thermal stability for near-infrared LED/LD

Show Author's Information Yuelong Ma1,  Xingcan Li1,†,  Lan Wu1( ),  Chenyang Shao1,†,  Boqiang Zhang1( ),  Tao Pang2,  Lili Lu5,  Hui Qiu1,  Ye Tian1,  Guilu Wang6,  Yanbo Hui1,  Qianwen Guo4,  Daqin Chen3( )
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Huzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, College of Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, China
College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
SongShan Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450046, China
College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450046, China
School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou 450064, China

† Xingcan Li and Chenyang Shao contributed equally to this work.

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thermal stability, electron phonon coupling effect, photoelectric efficiency, near-infrared phosphor ceramics (NIR-PCs), NIR light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD) prototype
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Ma Y, Li X, Wu L, et al. Preparation of (Lu,Y)3(Al,Sc,Cr)2Al3O12 phosphor ceramics with high thermal stability for near-infrared LED/LD. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2024, 13(3): 354-363. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2024.9220860
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Near-infrared (NIR) phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes/laser diodes (LEDs/LDs) are prospective lighting sources for NIR spectroscopy. However, developing NIR phosphor materials with desired thermal robustness and high photoelectric efficiency is a crucial challenge for their applications. In this work, based on the cationic radius matching effect, a series of (Lu,Y)3(Al,Sc,Cr)2Al3O12 NIR phosphor ceramics (LuYScCr NIR-PCs) were fabricated by vacuum sintering. Excellent thermal stability (95%@150 ℃) was obtained in the prepared NIR-PCs, owing to their weak electron–phonon coupling effect (small Huang–Rhys factor). Being excited at 460 nm, NIR-PCs realized a broadband emission (650–850 nm) with internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of 60.68%. Combining NIR-PCs with LED/LD chips, the maximum output power of the encapsulated LED prototype was 447 mW@300 mA with photoelectric efficiency of as high as 18.6 %@180 mA, and the maximum output power of the LD prototype was 814 mW@2.5 A. The working temperatures of NIR-PCs were 70.8 ℃@300 mA (LED) and 102.8 ℃@3 A (LD). Finally, the prepared NIR-PCs applied in food detection were verified in this study, demonstrating their anticipated application prospects in the future.


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Preparation of (Lu,Y)3(Al,Sc,Cr)2Al3O12 phosphor ceramics with high thermal stability for near-infrared LED/LD

Show Author's information Yuelong Ma1, Xingcan Li1,†, Lan Wu1( ), Chenyang Shao1,†, Boqiang Zhang1( ), Tao Pang2, Lili Lu5, Hui Qiu1, Ye Tian1, Guilu Wang6, Yanbo Hui1, Qianwen Guo4, Daqin Chen3( )
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Huzhou Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, College of Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, China
College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
SongShan Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450046, China
College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450046, China
School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou 450064, China

† Xingcan Li and Chenyang Shao contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Near-infrared (NIR) phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes/laser diodes (LEDs/LDs) are prospective lighting sources for NIR spectroscopy. However, developing NIR phosphor materials with desired thermal robustness and high photoelectric efficiency is a crucial challenge for their applications. In this work, based on the cationic radius matching effect, a series of (Lu,Y)3(Al,Sc,Cr)2Al3O12 NIR phosphor ceramics (LuYScCr NIR-PCs) were fabricated by vacuum sintering. Excellent thermal stability (95%@150 ℃) was obtained in the prepared NIR-PCs, owing to their weak electron–phonon coupling effect (small Huang–Rhys factor). Being excited at 460 nm, NIR-PCs realized a broadband emission (650–850 nm) with internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of 60.68%. Combining NIR-PCs with LED/LD chips, the maximum output power of the encapsulated LED prototype was 447 mW@300 mA with photoelectric efficiency of as high as 18.6 %@180 mA, and the maximum output power of the LD prototype was 814 mW@2.5 A. The working temperatures of NIR-PCs were 70.8 ℃@300 mA (LED) and 102.8 ℃@3 A (LD). Finally, the prepared NIR-PCs applied in food detection were verified in this study, demonstrating their anticipated application prospects in the future.

Keywords: thermal stability, electron phonon coupling effect, photoelectric efficiency, near-infrared phosphor ceramics (NIR-PCs), NIR light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD) prototype

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Received: 17 December 2023
Revised: 23 January 2024
Accepted: 28 January 2024
Published: 14 March 2024
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The authors acknowledge the generous financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52302139, 61973103, 52272141, and 51972060), Doctoral Foundation Project of Henan University of Technology (No. 2021BS069), Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province Youth Fund (No. 222300420039), the Key Science and Technology Program of Henan Province (Nos. 222102210023 and 232102211074), Project of Songshan Laboratory (No. YYJC072022020), and Key Specialized Research of Zhengzhou Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation (No. 21ZZXTCX01).

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