BaAl2S4:Eu thin films sputtered by complex target with spark plasma sintering BaS:Eu pellets

Dongpu Zhang*, Wei Xue, Zhinong Yu

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Abstract

Europium doping barium thioaluminates thin films are sputtered by Al complex target embedded with BaS:Eu pellets sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS). Thin films are deposited by RF-sputtering with complex target. BaAl 2S4: is found in each thin film sample while BaAl 4S7 appears in the samples only if the amount of BaS:Eu pellets is more than 3. Oxidizing products are BaAl2O4, BaSO4 and Al2O3. The amounts of barium thioaluminates including BaAl2S4: and BaAl 4S7 will increase while the one of Al2O 3 and BaS decrease if more BaS:Eu pellets are embedded in the target during sputtering. Elements analysis is carried out by EDS. The Al/Ba ratio in thin films will approach 2.0 with more pellets existing in target. PL spectra of thin films are measured and analyzed. The most obvious emission peak in each spectrum is located at about 470nm which corresponds to the 4f 65d1→4f7 transition of Eu2+ in BaAl2S4: lattice. The emission peak will approach 470nm as more pellets are embedded in complex target. As a result, it can be concluded that increasing the amounts of BaS:Eu pellets in complex target is an efficient way to achieve better Eu doping barium thioaluminates thin film.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLED and Display Technologies II
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventLED and Display Technologies II - Beijing, China
Duration: 5 Nov 20126 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8560
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceLED and Display Technologies II
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period5/11/126/11/12

Keywords

  • BaAlS:Eu thin film
  • BaS:Eu pellet
  • Complex target
  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Sputtering

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