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This book is aimed at providing a sound introduction to the halophosphate phosphor to undergraduate, post graduate students and teachers. The idea of halophosphate phosphors has assumed even more meaningful in the overall scheme of scientific progress. The luminescent material known as phosphor convert energy into electromagnetic radiation, usually in the visible energy range. Facile combustion syntheses of novel halophosphate phosphors using easily available starting materials were investigated. There are large number of mixed anion phosphates known to chemists and geologists. However, no luminescence measurements are available on these halophosphate materials. I presented the exact formulas for calculations and conditions required to make all of the phosphors known at that time. Each formula was the result of many hours of experimentation to optimize the final phosphor composition. Because I believe that one needs to know what the history of any given subject entails, I have retained much of the material presented in the present book. I have enjoyed preparing this book and hope that you find reading it both profitable and enlightening.
About the author
Dr. S.J. Dhoble obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1992 on Solid State Physics from Nagpur University, Nagpur. He is presently working as an Associate Professor in Department of Physics, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. During his research carrier, he has been involved in the synthesis and characterization of solid state lighting nanomaterials as well as development of radiation dosimetry phosphors using thermoluminescence, mechanoluminescence and lyoluminescence techniques. Dr. Dhoble published several research papers in International reviewed journals on solid-state lighting, LEDs, radiation dosimetry and laser materials. He is an executive member of Luminescence Society of India.
