Phosphor Handbook (Laser & Optical Science & Technology)

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.

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