Phosphor Handbook

From basic principles of luminescence to innovative technical applications, Phosphor Handbook will serve as the definitive resource on phosphors. Considering all the major changes in the field of phosphors, the editors have produced the most current and comprehensive reference available today. Contributed by noted worldwide scientists and engineers, the handbook serves a ready audience among researchers in the field of luminescence. This book completely describes: powder phosphors, including information on solid state laser materials and organic EL properties and technical applications of phosphors, including the principal classes of phosphors, procedures to synthesize and manufacture these phosphors, manner of deployment, and materials that emit light under various kinds of excitation current developments of phosphor materials required in advanced display technologies, such as UV Plasma Display and Field Emission Display (FED) experimental techniques characterizing materials in their initial and final forms Other provisos include: tutorials of fundamental physical and chemical properties of phosphor materials descriptions of optical properties of phosphor materials profiles on methods of synthesis and manufacture of all practical phosphors analysis of experimental procedures for the optical characterization of raw phosphors and the creation of display devices or lamps specification of physical and optical requirements for all applications of phosphors in lighting and display technologies Japanese industry has and will continue to play a key role in developing these applications, and many contributors to this volume acted as principals in the progress discussed. Display technologies will increase in importance, and no cohesive or comprehensive treatise exists - from basic to applied - on the nature, properties, synthesis, characterization, manufacture, and handling of phosphor materials in lighting and display technologies and applications. This exceptional handbook rectifies this deficiency, serving as the defining resource for all those engaged in research or in the application of phosphor materials - regardless of whether they are newcomers or veterans in this endeavor.

Table of Contents:
Introduction, Shigeo Shionaya History and Present Status of Luminescence and Phosphor Research Fundamentals of Phosphors Fundamentals of Luminescence, Eiichiro Nakazawa, Shigetoshi Nara, Sumiaki Ibuki, Hajime Yamamoto, Tetsuo Tsutsui, Yasuaki Masumoto, Shosaku Tanaka, and Hiroshi Sasakura Absorption and Emission of Light Electronic States and Optical Transitions of Solid Crystals Luminescence of Localized Centers Impurities and Luminescence in Semiconductors Luminescence of Organic Compounds Luminescence of Low Dimensional Systems Transient Characteristics of Luminescence Excitation Energy Transfer and Cooperative Optical Phenomena Excitation Mechanism of Luminescence by Cathode-Ray and Ionization Radiation Inorganic Electroluminescence Principal Phosphor Materials and Their Optical Properties, Shinkichi Tanimizu, Masaaki Tamatani, Tsuyoshi Kano, Makoto Morita, Shigeo Shionaya, Hajime Yamamoto, Toshiya Yokogawa, Horishi Kukimoto, Gen-ichi Hatakoshi, Kenichi Iga, Shuji Nakamura, and Hiroyuki Matsunami Luminescence Centers of the ns2 Type Ions Luminescence Centers of Transition Metal Ions Luminescence of Rare Earth Ions Luminescence Centers of Complex Ions Ia-VIIb Compounds IIa-VIb Compounds IIb-VIb Compounds IIIb-Vb Compounds SiC as Luminescence Material Practical Phosphors Methods of Phosphor Synthesis and Related Technology, Kazuo Narita, Shuji Inaho, Takashi Hase, Yoshifumi Tomita, Shigeharu Nakajima, Yuji Itsuki, and Masaaki Tamatani General Technology of Synthesis Surface Treatment Coating Methods Dispersive Properties and Adhesive Strength Phosphors for Lamps, Kohtaro Kohmoto, Shigeru Kamiya, Kazuo Narita, Hideo Mizuno, and Katsuo Murakami Construction and Energy Conversion Principle of Various Lamps Characteristics Required for Lamp Phosphors Practical Lamp Phosphors Phosphors for Cathode-Ray Tubes, Taisuke Yoshioka, Masataka Ogawa, Shuji Inaho, Takashi Hase, Katsutoshi Ohno, Kenzo Awazu, and Noritsuna Hashimoto Structure of Cathode-Ray Tubes Practical Phosphors List of Practical Phosphors for Cathode-Ray Tubes Phosphors for X-Ray and Ionizing Radiation, Norio Miura, Masaaki Kobayashi, Mituru Ishii, Takeshi Takahara, and Kenji Takahashi Phosphor for X-Ray Intensifying Screens and Fluorescent Screens Phosphors for Thermoluminescent Dosimetry Scintillators Phosphors for X-Ray Image Intensifiers Photostimulable Phosphors for Radiographic Imaging Phosphors for Vacuum Fluorescent Displays and Field Emission Displays, Kiyoshi Morimoto Vacuum Fluorescent Displays Field Emission Displays Electroluminescence Materials, Masaru Yoshida, Akiyoshi Mikami, Toshio Inoguchi, Shosaku Tanaka, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sasakura, and Tetsuo Tsutsui Inorganic Electroluminescence Organic Electroluminescence Phosphors for Plasma Displays, Takehiro Kojima Plasma Display Panels Discharge Gases Vacuum Ultraviolet Phosphors and Their Characteristics Characteristics of Full-Color Plasma Display Panel Organic Fluorescent Pigments, Sadayasu Miyahara Daylight Fluorescence and Fluorescent Pigments Manufacturing Method of Fluorescent Pigments Use of Fluorescent Pigments Other Phosphors, Yoh Mita, Yoshihiko Murayama, and Atsushi Suzuki Infrared Upconversion Phosphors Luminous Paint Phosphors for Marking Solid State Laser Materials, William M. Yen Measurements of Phosphor Properties Luminescence Properties, Taisuke Yoshioka, Masataka Ogawa, and Shinkichi Tanimizu Luminescence and Excitation Spectra Reflection and Absorption Spectra Transient Characteristics of Luminescence Luminescence Efficiency Data Processing Measurements in Vacuum Ultraviolet Region Powder Characteristics, Sohachiro Hayakawa Particle Size and Its Measurements Methods for Measuring Particle Size Measurements of Packing and Flow Related Important Items Optical Properties of Powder Layers, Kazuo Narita, Akira Tomonaga, Yoshiharu Komine, and Koichi Urabe Kubelka-Munk's Theory Johnson's Theory Monte-Carlo Method Color Vision, Kohei Narisada and Sueko Kanaya Color Vision and the Eye Light and Color Models of the Color Vision Specification of Colors and the Color Systems The Color of the Light and Color Temperature Color Rendering Other Chromatic Phenomena History of Phosphor Technology and Industry, Shigeharu Nakajima and Masaaki Tamatani Subject Index Chemical Formula Index