%0 Journal Article
%T Exploration of New Phosphors Using a Mineral-Inspired Approach in Combination with Solution Parallel Synthesis
%A Masato Kakihana
%A Jihae Kim
%A Tetsufumi Komukai
%A Hideki Kato
%A Yasushi Sato
%A Makoto Kobayashi
%A Yuji Takatsuka
%J Optics and Photonics Journal
%P 5-12
%@ 2160-889X
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/opj.2013.36A002
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The concept</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> as well as the methodology of using a
mineral-inspired approach in combination with solution parallel synthesis (SPS)
for exploration of new phosphors among Na/Sr(Ba)/Al-silicate and Zr(Ti)-silicate
minerals</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> is reported. By employing the proposed approach, we have discovered
new phosphors of NaAlSiO</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:Eu</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2+ </span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and BaZrSi</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">O</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">9</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:Eu</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><sup>2+</sup></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,
that emit green-yellow (553 nm) and blue-green (480 nm) light, respectively,
when excited by radiation of 290 to 420 nm.</span></span> 
</p>
%K Mineral
%K Solution Parallel Synthesis
%K Exploration of New Phosphors
%K Silicate
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=38496