%0 Journal Article
%T Synthesis of a Novel Bluish-Green Emitting Oxynitride Ca<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>8</sub>Si<sub>4</sub>O<sub>17</sub>N<sub>4</sub>:Eu<sup>2+</sup> Phosphor in a CaAl<sub>4-x</sub>Si<sub>x</sub>O<sub>7-x</sub>N<sub>x</sub> Solid Solution System
%A Jihae Kim
%A Hideki Kato
%A Makoto Kobayashi
%A Yasushi Sato
%A Masato Kakihana
%J Optics and Photonics Journal
%P 29-33
%@ 2160-889X
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/opj.2013.36A006
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Synthesis of oxynitride solid solutions CaAl</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4-</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">x</span></i></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Si</span><i><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">x</span></sub></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">O</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">7-</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">x</span></i></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">N</span><i><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">x</span></sub></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:Eu</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2+</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">x</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> = 0</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> - </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4) was
attempted by the solid state reaction (SSR) methods using Si</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">N</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and AlN as nitrogen sources. The Ca</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Al</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">8</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Si</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">O</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">17</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">N</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">x</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> = 4/3) sample with the high phase purity was obtained when AlN was
used as a nitrogen source whereas the sample synthesized using Si</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">N</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> as another nitrogen source contained a Ca</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Al</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">SiO</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">7</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> impurity. Thus,
%K Oxynitride Phosphor
%K Eu&lt
%K sup&gt
%K 2+&lt
%K /sup&gt
%K Activator
%K Ca&lt
%K sub&gt
%K 3&lt
%K /sub&gt
%K Al&lt
%K sub&gt
%K 8&lt
%K /sub&gt
%K Si&lt
%K sub&gt
%K 4&lt
%K /sub&gt
%K O&lt
%K sub&gt
%K 17&lt
%K /sub&gt
%K N&lt
%K sub&gt
%K 4&lt
%K /sub&gt
%K :Eu&lt
%K sup&gt
%K 2+&lt
%K /sup&gt
%K Solid Solution
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=38551