Dr. A. DUKE JOHN DAVID
@voorheescollege.edu.in
Assistant Professor in Physics
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EDUCATION
M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D., in Physics
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
General Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics, Instrumentation
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K. Indumathi, S. Tamilselvan, A. Duke John David, G. Shakil Muhammed, and G. Annadurai
Asian Journal of Chemistry
A series of NaBaBi(2-x)(PO4)3:xDy3+ eulytite type phosphors with varying doping concentrations were synthesized using a conventional solid-state reaction. The crystalline nature and phase formation of the phosphor were confirmed by the PXRD technique. FESEM was used to examine the surface morphology. UV-DRS measurements were used to quantify the band gap of the host and Dy3+ ion doped phosphors. The phosphors’ photoluminescence properties were thoroughly investigated. According to the excitation spectra, these phosphors show a strong absorption band in the near-ultraviolet (NUV) region, extending from 250 to 450 nm. Under the excitation of 352 nm, the peaks of the emission spectra of Dy3+ ions are located at 485 nm (blue), 575 nm (yellow) and 666 nm (red), corresponding to the magnetic dipole 4F9/2→6H15/2 transition, the electric dipole 4F9/2→6H13/2 transition and the 4F9/2→6H11/2 transition. The optimal concentration of Dy3+ doped phosphor is x = 0.075 and the major concentration quenching mechanism is accomplished by energy transfer between the nearest-neighbour ions. The critical transfer distance (Rc) is estimated to be about 19.01. The Commission International deI’Eclairage (CIE) of NaBaBi1.925(PO4)3:0.075Dy3+ phosphor was calculated to be (x = 0.341 and y = 0.374), which was very close to the “ideal white” (x = 0.33, y = 0.33). Present findings suggest that the phosphor might be a viable option for producing a white-light-emitting phosphor under NUV activation.
A. Duke John David, G. Shakil Muhammad, and V. Sivakumar
Elsevier BV