Fine-sized Tb ₃Al ₅O ₁₂:Ce phosphor powders prepared by spray pyrolysis from spray solution with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Fine Tb _2.91Al ₅O ₁₂:Ce _0.09 (TAG:Ce) phosphor powders are prepared by spray pyrolysis from a spray solution with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). EDTA is used as an organic additive to form hollow precursor powders as well as a chelating agent. The powders prepared from the spray solution with EDTA have mean sizes of 350, 400 and 604 nm at post-treatment temperatures of 1400°C, 1450°C and 1500°C, respectively. The phosphor powders prepared from the spray solution with EDTA have similar photoluminescence intensities at post-treatment temperatures of 1450°C and 1500°C. The photoluminescence intensity of the phosphor powders prepared from the spray solution with EDTA is 116% of that of the phosphor powders prepared from the spray solution without EDTA at a post-treatment temperature of 1450°C.