Phosphor Handbook

Dr. Vijay B. Pawade is an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the Laximarayan Institute of Technology, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. His research focuses on rare earth-doped oxide materials and their applications in LEDs, solar cell devices and photocatalysis processes. He has published 36 research papers in refereed international peer reviewed journals and acts as a reviewer for journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, RSC, and ACS. He has contributed 12 book chapters on different themes like nonmaterial synthesis, characterization and their applications in energy conversion and storage devices, QDs, Spectroscopy of Lanthanide etc.Dr. Ritesh L. Kohale is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Physics, SGM College, Nagpur, India. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of pyrophosphate-based phosphors for solid-state lighting, and on nanostructured materials for display technologies. He has published more than 40 research papers in international and national reviewed journals and also he has edited book in Nova Science Publisher. He is an editorial board member of American Journal of Optics and Photonics.Prof. Sanjay J. Dhoble is presently working as a professor in the Department of Physics at R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. During his research career, he has worked on the synthesis and characterization of solid-state lighting materials, as well as the development of radiation dosimetry phosphors using thermoluminescence techniques and utilization of fly ash. Dr. Dhoble has more than 780 research publications in international and national peer-reviewed journals, more than 582 research papers are published in Scopus-indexed journals. Dr. Dhoble is an Editor of the journal Luminescence.

Section I - Fundamentals of Phosphors 1. Brief History of Phosphors 2. Mechanism, Properties & Applications of phosphors 3. Lanthanide Doped Phosphors: An Overview 4. Conversion Phosphors: An Overview 5. Recent Progress In Phosphor TechnologySection II - Inorganic LED phosphors 6. Garnet phosphors 7. Silicates Phosphors 8. Borates Phosphors 9. Nitrates Phosphors 10. Oxides Based PhosphorsSection III - Organic LEDs phosphors 11. RE3+ ß-diketonate complexes 12. RExY (1-x)(TTA)3 Phen organic complexes 13. RE -activated aluminium-tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) complexes 14. P-Hydroxy DPQ phosphors for OLEDs 15. Li+ activated Alq3 complexesSection IV - TLD phosphors 16. Fluoride Phosphors 17. Sulphate Phosphors 18. Phosphate Phosphors 19. Vanadate Phosphors 20. Borate Phosphors