Cerium-, terbium- and europium-activated CaScAlSiO6 as a full-color emitting phosphor

We reported a single-phased CaScAlSiO6:Ce3+, Tb3+, Eu3+ as a potential full-color emitting phosphor for the application in fluorescent lamps. The CaScAlSiO6:Ce3+, Tb3+, Eu3+ phosphor exhibits three bands under 254 nm excitation: one band situated at 380 nm is attributed to the 5d→4f transitions of Ce3+ ions, the second band with sharp lines peaked at 542 nm is assigned to the 5D4→7FJ transitions of Tb3+ ions, the third band in the orange–red region (580–700 nm) is originated from 5D0→7FJ transitions of Eu3+ ions. The Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinates (0.30, 0.30) and high color rendering index (CRI=88) can be achieved upon excitation of 254 nm light. It is suggested that CaScAlSiO6:Ce3+, Tb3+, Eu3+ can serve as a potential single-phased full-color emitting phosphor for phosphor-converted fluorescent lamps. -- Highlights: • A novel full-color emitting phosphor CaScAlSiO6:Ce3+, Tb3+, Eu3+ are synthesized and investigated. • The obtained phosphor exhibits three emission bands. • The CIE chromaticity coordinates (0.30, 0.30) and high color rendering index CRI=88 can be achieved. • These results indicated that CSAS:Ce3+, Tb3+, Eu3+ is a promising single-composition full-color emitting phosphor