The red phosphor NaEu(MoO4)2 prepared by the combustion method

The red phosphor NaEu(MoO4)2 was prepared by the combustion method, and its morphology and structure were measured by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Its photo-luminescent properties were investigated and compared with that prepared by the high temperature solid state reaction method. The sample prepared by the combustion method with the firing temperature at 800 °C is of uniform particles size (about 500 nm), and it shows the intense red light emission under 395 nm excitation with the appropriate CIE chromaticity coordinates (x = 0.66, y = 0.34), therefore it may find application on near UV InGaN chip-based white light-emitting diodes.