Improved performance of strontium aluminate luminous coating on the ceramic surface

Phosphor of strontium aluminate co-actived by Eu2+ and Dy3+ is one kind of important afterglow luminescent materials. In this paper, the phosphors were used with transparent glaze for an inorganic luminous coating on the ceramic surface, which was stable even at high temperature. The chemical structure and microstructure of the luminous coating were identified with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The photoluminescence of the coating was measured by a HITACHI F-4500 fluorescence spectrophotometer. The afterglow property was recorded by a ST-86LA-3 brightness meter. The samples behaved good performances such as high lighting brightness and long after-glowing time.