Preparing green phosphor based on zinc orthosilicate

Abstract

This invention relates to a process for preparing a spherical green-emitting phosphor based on zinc orthosilicate and more particularly, to the process for a zinc orthosilicate-based green-emitting phosphor demonstrating an emission spectrum at visible regions, when excited by electron beam, via a new application of 'the homogeneous precipitation method' comprising the following steps such as i) a solution of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) diluted in ethanol is hydrolyzed to obtain a hydrated silica, ii) said hydrated silica is dispersed together with the solution containing zinc and manganese components, iii) a precipitant selected from oxalic acid and oxalates is added to said dispersed solution together with a basic solution, while precipitating zinc and manganese components, iv) said admixture precipitate, so filtered off and dried, is calcined in the air and reheated under the reducing atmosphere to generate a phosphor powder; hence, the above-described phosphor particle is quite effective in a variety of display fields of industry including PDP, since it has a spherical shape with less agglomeration and homogeneous distribution of manganese, an activator, thus proving superior to the conventional phosphor prepared by the solid state reaction method in terms of brightness.