Table Of ContentPhosphor Handbook
Phosphor Handbook
Fundamentals of Luminescence
Edited by
Ru-Shi Liu
Xiao-Jun Wang
Third Edition
Third edition published 2022
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In Memoriam the Early Editors of the Handbook.
Shigeo Shionoya Hajime Yamamoto William M. Yen
Formerly of The Formerly of Tokyo Formerly of The University
University of Tokyo University of Technology of Georgia
Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan Athens, GA, USA
Contents
Foreword to the Third Edition of the Phosphor Handbook .............................................................ix
Preface to the Third Edition .............................................................................................................xi
Preface to the Second Edition ........................................................................................................xiii
Preface to the First Edition ..............................................................................................................xv
About the Author ...........................................................................................................................xvii
List of Contributors .........................................................................................................................xix
Chapter 1 General Introduction and Physics Background ............................................................1
Feng Liu and Xiao-Jun Wang
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Luminescence .................................................................................17
Eiichiro Nakazawa, Shigetoshi Nara, Sumiaki Ibuki,
Hajime Yamamoto, and Pieter Dorenbos
Chapter 3 Principal Phosphor Materials and Their Optical Properties ......................................89
Youming Lu, Weizhen Liu, Cen Zhang, Haiyang Xu, Yichun Liu,
Dan Lu, Song Liang, Ming Li, Lingjuan Zhao, Yugang Zeng,
Yongqiang Ning, Lijun Wang, Zhijue Quan, Jianli Zhang,
Fengyi Jiang, Hao Long, Baoping Zhang, Xinqiang Wang,
Yan Peng, Xiangang Xu, Wenna Du, and Xinfeng Liu
Chapter 4 Energy Transfer Processes in Phosphors .................................................................299
Jiahua Zhang and Hao Wu
Chapter 5 Upconversion Luminescence of Nanophosphors: Mechanisms
and Properties ...........................................................................................................319
Langping Tu and Hong Zhang
Chapter 6 Organic/Polymer Luminescent Materials and Devices ...........................................337
Junbiao Peng
Index ..............................................................................................................................................355
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Foreword to the Third Edition
of the Phosphor Handbook
The field of luminescence and phosphors has a long history, starting from early observations of light
in the dark from afterglow materials. Centuries of extensive research followed aimed at providing
insight into optical phenomena, now resulting in an increasing role of phosphors in our daily lives.
Applications of luminescence grow more diverse and include, for example, phosphors in the color
displays that our eyes seem to be glued to, energy-efficient LED lighting, data communication,
luminescent probes in medical imaging and sensing, gadgets relying on afterglow phosphors and
even luminescent lanthanides in our banknotes. It is interesting to note the central role that Asia has
played in the discovery and development of new luminescent materials. Early applications involved
afterglow paints in China, creating alternative images in the dark. While fundamental lumines-
cence research was carried out in the 20th century at all continents, there has been a remarkably
strong role of Japan and China in research, development and discovery of new luminescence pro-
cesses and phosphors. It is, therefore, not surprising that the first edition of the Phosphor Handbook
(Keikotai Handobukku) was initiated by the Phosphor Research Society in Japan in the 1980s.
The first Phosphor Handbook was a great book but with an impact limited to those speaking
Japanese. Fortunately, about ten years later, the book was translated into English and edited by
two giants in the field of luminescence: Shigeo Shionoya and William Yen. It is this version of the
book that I acquired soon after it was released, and it has been a source of information ever since.
All aspects of luminescent materials were covered: phosphor synthesis, optical measuring tech-
niques, fundamentals of luminescence processes, operation principles of light emitting devices,
light and color perception and of course an almost complete overview of all luminescent materials
known, indexed by host material and activator ion. I cannot count how often I consulted this book,
to quickly look up the optical properties of an ion-host combination, find a suitable material with
specific luminescence characteristics, understand the operation principles of phosphors in vari-
ous applications and learn about careful measurements and analysis of phosphor properties. The
authors, except for one, were Japanese, underpinning the central role of Japan in phosphor research.
As the field of luminescence continued to evolve and expand, it became clear that a second edi-
tion of the Phosphor Handbook was needed. Sadly Shigeo Shionoya has passed away, and in 2006,
William Yen together with Hajime Yamamoto edited the second edition of the Phosphor Handbook.
The new edition was updated mostly by asking the original authors to adapt the various chapters
to include recent developments. The Phosphor Handbook continued to play a prominent role in
the luminescence community as a source of information on any topic related to phosphors. Almost
15 years later, it was again time to adapt the Handbook to cover important new developments in the
rapidly changing phosphor field where new applications and new materials emerge, and also mea-
suring techniques have changed with the introduction of, for example, cheap (pulsed) diode lasers,
fiber optics and compact CCD-based spectrometers. Our great colleagues William Yen and Hajime
Yamamoto are unfortunately no longer with us and also many of the authors of the various chapters
of the first and second edition of the Phosphor Handbook have passed away. This made it far from
trivial to realize a third edition. We can be extremely grateful that Ru-Shi Liu and Xiao-Jun Wang
have taken the initiative to edit and write this third edition of the Phosphor Handbook. It is very
appropriate that the book is dedicated to the three founders, Shigeo Shionoya, William Yen and
Hajime Yamamoto. At the same time, it is appropriate to sincerely thank Ru-Shi Liu and Xiao-Jun
Wang for their strong commitment and time invested to organize, write and edit this third edition.
The third edition of the Phosphor Handbook is in some aspects different from the two previous
editions. The authors are not the same, and it is wonderful to see that so many highly respected
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