Ternary type BaY2ZnO5: Eu3+ deep-red phosphor for possible latent fingerprint, security ink and WLED applications

Pc-WLEDs are considered to play a spectacular role in future generation light sources in view of their outstanding energy efficiency. In this regard, Eu3+ activated BaY2ZnO5 phosphor was prepared and investigated by XRD, PL and SEM analyses. Rietveld refinement analysis was carried out to confirm the structure of the synthesized phosphor. The prepared phosphor shows an intense red emission around 627 nm under excitation by near UV light. The 5D0-7F2 transition intensity of the prepared phosphor is three times higher compared to the commercial (Y,Gd)BO3:Eu3+ red phosphor. The CIE colour coordinates of BaY2ZnO5:Eu3+ (9mol%) phosphor corresponds to be (0.6169, 0.3742) and it has a high 97.9 % colour purity. The obtained results reveal the utility of BaY2ZnO5:Eu3+ phosphor as an efficient red component in WLEDs, anti-counterfeiting and fingerprint detection applications.