Great progress has been made in inorganic persistent phosphors, especially in the recent
two decades, motivated by the discoveries of the SrAl 2 O 4: Eu 2+-Dy 3+ in the green and …

Ce3+/Eu2+ activated luminescent materials offer a versatile platform for precise emission
light manipulation through structure control on the basis of the composition–structure …

Transparent ceramics have various potential applications such as infrared (IR)
windows/domes, lamp envelopes, opto-electric components/devices, composite armors, and …

Garnets have the general formula of A3B2C3O12 and form a wide range of inorganic
compounds, occurring both naturally (gemstones) and synthetically. Their physical and …

Alternating current light-emitting diodes (AC-LEDs) have received significant attention from
both academia and industry due to their remarkable benefits of more compact volume …

The development of probes for biomolecular imaging and diagnostics is a very active
research area. Among the different imaging modalities, optics emerged since it is a …

Y3Al5O12 (YAG): Ce3+ is the most widely applied phosphor in white LEDs (w-LEDs)
because of strong blue absorption and efficient yellow luminescence combined with a high …

This chapter addresses the development of inorganic phosphor materials capable of
converting the near UV or blue radiation emitted by a light emitting diode to visible radiation …

The absorption and luminescence properties (centroid shift and crystal field splitting of 5d
orbitals) of Ce 3+-doped garnets are summarized from the viewpoints of chemical …

The environmental and economic benefits of phosphor-converted white-light-emitting diodes
(pc-WLEDs) have been increasingly appreciated in recent years. However, a significant …