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Re: Halo blue- phosphors physics
In a message dated 96-04-13 10:14:38 EDT, you write:
>Dear Jeff,
>physics of fluorescents is VERY complicated.
>For a short overview, I could recommend any book on solid state physics
>(p.ex. Kittel, Introduction to solid state physics). For advanced
>literature, you should look on electronic structure of solid semiconductors.
>But without knowldge of quantum mechanics, crystral structure and electronic
>band structure is is wasted time.
>Emitted color depends on very little changes in energy gaps of donators or
>acceptors, and if phonons (quantized lattice movements) take part or not.
>
>
By a coincidence, am reviewing my old Kittel on that subject at the moment.
QM no problem, they gave me enough in grad school at MIT to understand it. I
just was interested in the more practical aspects of the subject, perhaps
just for my amusement and understanding. You comments are helpful. Once, I
made some of my own powder metallurgy electrodes with the emitter in them for
flashtubes, it was interesting and amazingly worked out well. This is why
this seems so interesting.
Best Regards,
Jeff Golin