Phosphor
Standard phosphor types

Phosphor

Section Title: Standard phosphor types
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Phosphor	Composition	Color	Wavelength	Peak width	Persistence	Usage	Notes

P1, GJ	Zn2SiO4:Mn (Willemite)	Green	528 nm	40 nm	1-100ms	CRT, Lamp	Oscilloscopes and monochrome monitors

P2	ZnS:Cu(Ag)(B*)	Blue-Green	543 nm	–	Long	CRT	Oscilloscopes

P3	Zn8:BeSi5O19:Mn	Yellow	602 nm	–	Medium/13 ms	CRT	Amber monochrome monitors

P4	ZnS:Ag+(Zn,Cd)S:Ag	White	565,540 nm	–	Short	CRT	Black and white TV CRTs and display tubes.

P4 (Cd-free)	ZnS:Ag+ZnS:Cu+Y2O2S:Eu	White	–	–	Short	CRT	Black and white TV CRTs and display tubes, Cd free.

P5	Blue	430 nm	–	Very Short	CRT	Film

P6	White	565,460 nm	–	Short	CRT

P7	(Zn,Cd)S:Cu	Blue with Yellow persistence	558,440 nm	–	Long	CRT	Radar PPI, old EKG monitors

P10	KCl	green-absorbing scotophor	–	–	Long	Dark-trace CRTs	Radar screens; turns from translucent white to dark magenta, stays changed until erased by heating or infrared light

P11, BE	ZnS:Ag,Cl or ZnS:Zn	Blue	460 nm	–	0.01-1 ms	CRT, VFD	Display tubes and VFDs

P12	Zn(Mg)F2:Mn	Orange	590 nm	–	Medium/long	CRT	Radar

P13	MgSi2O6:Mn	Reddish Orange-Reddish Orange	640 nm	–	Medium	CRT	Flying spot scanning systems and photographic applications

P14	Blue with Orange persistence	–	–	Medium/long	CRT	Radar PPI, old EKG monitors

P15	ZnO:Zn	Blue-Green	504,391 nm	–	Extremely Short	CRT	Television pickup by flying-spot scanning

P16	CaMgSi2O6:Ce	Bluish Purple-Bluish Purple	380 nm	–	Very Short	CRT	Flying spot scanning systems and photographic applications

P17	ZnO,ZnCdS:Cu	Blue-Yellow	504,391 nm	–	Blue-Short, Yellow-Long	CRT

P18	CaMgSi2O6:Ti, BeSi2O6:Mn	white-white	545,405 nm	–	Medium to Short	CRT

P19, LF	(KF,MgF2):Mn	Orange-Yellow	590 nm	–	Long	CRT	Radar screens

P20, KA	(Zn,Cd)S:Ag or (Zn,Cd)S:Cu	Yellow-green	555 nm	–	1–100 ms	CRT	Display tubes

P21	–	–	605 nm	–	–	CRT	Registered by Allen B DuMont Laboratories

P22R	Y2O2S:Eu+Fe2O3	Red	611 nm	–	Short	CRT	Red phosphor for TV screens

P22G	ZnS:Cu,Al	Green	530 nm	–	Short	CRT	Green phosphor for TV screens

P22B	ZnS:Ag+Co-on-Al2O3	Blue	–	–	Short	CRT	Blue phosphor for TV screens

P23	–	White	575,460 nm	–	Short	CRT	Registered by United States Radium Corporation.

P24, GE	ZnO:Zn	Green	505 nm	–	1–10 µs	VFD	most common phosphor in vacuum fluorescent displays.

P25	CaSi2O6:Pb:Mn	Orange-Orange	610 nm	–	Medium	CRT	Military Displays - 7UP25 CRT

P26, LC	(KF,MgF2):Mn	Orange	595 nm	–	Long	CRT	Radar screens

P27	ZnPO4:Mn	Reddish Orange-Reddish Orange	635 nm	–	Medium	CRT	Color TV monitor service

P28, KE	(Zn,Cd)S:Cu,Cl	Yellow	–	–	Medium	CRT	Display tubes

P31, GH	ZnS:Cu or ZnS:Cu,Ag	Yellowish-green	–	–	0.01-1 ms	CRT	Oscilloscopes

P33, LD	MgF2:Mn	Orange	590 nm	–	> 1sec	CRT	Radar screens

P34	–	Bluish Green-Yellow Green	–	–	Very Long	CRT	–

P35	ZnS,ZnSe:Ag	Blue White-Blue White	455 nm	–	Medium Short	CRT	Photographic registration on orthochromatic film materials

P38, LK	(Zn,Mg)F2:Mn	Orange-Yellow	590 nm	–	Long	CRT	Radar screens

P39, GR	Zn2SiO4:Mn,As	Green	525 nm	–	Long	CRT	Display tubes

P40, GA	ZnS:Ag+(Zn,Cd)S:Cu	White	–	–	Long	CRT	Display tubes

P43, GY	Gd2O2S:Tb	Yellow-green	545 nm	–	Medium	CRT	Display tubes, Electronic Portal Imaging Devices (EPIDs) used in radiation therapy linear accelerators for cancer treatment

P45, WB	Y2O2S:Tb	White	545 nm	–	Short	CRT	Viewfinders

P46, KG	Y3Al5O12:Ce	Green	530 nm	–	Very short	CRT	Beam-index tube

P47, BH	Y2SiO5:Ce	Blue	400 nm	–	Very short	CRT	Beam-index tube

P53, KJ	Y3Al5O12:Tb	Yellow-green	544 nm	–	Short	CRT	Projection tubes

P55, BM	ZnS:Ag,Al	Blue	450 nm	–	Short	CRT	Projection tubes

ZnS:Ag	Blue	450 nm	–	–	CRT	–

ZnS:Cu,Al or ZnS:Cu,Au,Al	Green	530 nm	–	–	CRT	–

(Zn,Cd)S:Cu,Cl+(Zn,Cd)S:Ag,Cl	White	–	–	–	CRT	–

Y2SiO5:Tb	Green	545 nm	–	–	CRT	Projection tubes

Y2OS:Tb	Green	545 nm	–	–	CRT	Display tubes

Y3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce	Green	520 nm	–	Short	CRT	Beam-index tube

Y3(Al,Ga)5O12:Tb	Yellow-green	544 nm	–	Short	CRT	Projection tubes

InBO3:Tb	Yellow-green	550 nm	–	–	CRT	–

InBO3:Eu	Yellow	588 nm	–	–	CRT	–

InBO3:Tb+InBO3:Eu	amber	–	–	–	CRT	Computer displays

InBO3:Tb+InBO3:Eu+ZnS:Ag	White	–	–	–	CRT	–

(Ba,Eu)Mg2Al16O27	Blue	–	–	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

(Ce,Tb)MgAl11O19	Green	546 nm	9 nm	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

BAM	BaMgAl10O17:Eu,Mn	Blue	450 nm	–	–	Lamp, displays	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

BaMg2Al16O27:Eu(II)	Blue	450 nm	52 nm	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

BAM	BaMgAl10O17:Eu,Mn	Blue-Green	456 nm,514 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

BaMg2Al16O27:Eu(II),Mn(II)	Blue-Green	456 nm, 514 nm	50 nm 50%	–	Lamp

Ce0.67Tb0.33MgAl11O19:Ce,Tb	Green	543 nm	–	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

Zn2SiO4:Mn,Sb2O3	Green	528 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

CaSiO3:Pb,Mn	Orange-Pink	615 nm	83 nm	–	Lamp

CaWO4 (Scheelite)	Blue	417 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

CaWO4:Pb	Blue	433 nm/466 nm	111 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth

MgWO4	Blue pale	473 nm	118 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth, deluxe blend component

(Sr,Eu,Ba,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl	Blue	–	–	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

Sr5Cl(PO4)3:Eu(II)	Blue	447 nm	32 nm	–	Lamp	–

(Ca,Sr,Ba)3(PO4)2Cl2:Eu	Blue	452 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

(Sr,Ca,Ba)10(PO4)6Cl2:Eu	Blue	453 nm	–	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

Sr2P2O7:Sn(II)	Blue	460 nm	98 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth, deluxe blend component

Sr6P5BO20:Eu	Blue-Green	480 nm	82 nm	–	Lamp	–

Ca5F(PO4)3:Sb	Blue	482 nm	117 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth

(Ba,Ti)2P2O7:Ti	Blue-Green	494 nm	143 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth, deluxe blend component

3Sr3(PO4)2.SrF2:Sb,Mn	Blue	502 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

Sr5F(PO4)3:Sb,Mn	Blue-Green	509 nm	127 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth

Sr5F(PO4)3:Sb,Mn	Blue-Green	509 nm	127 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth

LaPO4:Ce,Tb	Green	544 nm	–	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

(La,Ce,Tb)PO4	Green	–	–	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

(La,Ce,Tb)PO4:Ce,Tb	Green	546 nm	6 nm	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

Ca3(PO4)2.CaF2:Ce,Mn	Yellow	568 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

(Ca,Zn,Mg)3(PO4)2:Sn	Orange-pink	610 nm	146 nm	–	Lamp	Wide bandwidth, blend component

(Zn,Sr)3(PO4)2:Mn	Orange-Red	625 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

(Sr,Mg)3(PO4)2:Sn	Orange-pinkish white	626 nm	120 nm	–	Fluorescent lamps	Wide bandwidth, deluxe blend component

(Sr,Mg)3(PO4)2:Sn(II)	Orange-red	630 nm	–	–	Fluorescent lamps	–

Ca5F(PO4)3:Sb,Mn	3800K	–	–	–	Fluorescent lamps	Lite-white blend

Ca5(F,Cl)(PO4)3:Sb,Mn	White-Cold/Warm	–	–	–	Fluorescent lamps	2600 to 9900 K, for very high output lamps

(Y,Eu)2O3	Red	–	–	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

Y2O3:Eu(III)	Red	611 nm	4 nm	–	Lamp	Trichromatic fluorescent lamps

Mg4(F)GeO6:Mn	Red	658 nm	17 nm	–	High-pressure mercury lamps

Mg4(F)(Ge,Sn)O6:Mn	Red	658 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

Y(P,V)O4:Eu	Orange-Red	619 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

YVO4:Eu	Orange-Red	619 nm	–	–	High Pressure Mercury and Metal Halide Lamps	–

Y2O2S:Eu	Red	626 nm	–	–	Lamp	–

3.5 MgO · 0.5 MgF2 · GeO2 :Mn	Red	655 nm	–	–	Lamp	3.5 MgO · 0.5 MgF2 · GeO2 :Mn

Mg5As2O11:Mn	Red	660 nm	–	–	High-pressure mercury lamps, 1960s	–

SrAl2O7:Pb	Ultraviolet	313 nm	–	–	Special fluorescent lamps for medical use	Ultraviolet

CAM	LaMgAl11O19:Ce	Ultraviolet	340 nm	52 nm	–	Black-light fluorescent lamps	Ultraviolet

LAP	LaPO4:Ce	Ultraviolet	320 nm	38 nm	–	Medical and scientific UV lamps	Ultraviolet

SAC	SrAl12O19:Ce	Ultraviolet	295 nm	34 nm	–	Lamp	Ultraviolet

SrAl11Si0.75O19:Ce0.15Mn0.15	Green	515 nm	22 nm	–	Lamp	Monochromatic lamps for copiers

BSP	BaSi2O5:Pb	Ultraviolet	350 nm	40 nm	–	Lamp	Ultraviolet

SrFB2O3:Eu(II)	Ultraviolet	366 nm	–	–	Lamp	Ultraviolet

SBE	SrB4O7:Eu	Ultraviolet	368 nm	15 nm	–	Lamp	Ultraviolet

SMS	Sr2MgSi2O7:Pb	Ultraviolet	365 nm	68 nm	–	Lamp	Ultraviolet

MgGa2O4:Mn(II)	Blue-Green	–	–	–	Lamp	Black light displays

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Combination of zinc sulfide with silver, the ZnS:Ag, provides blue at 450 nm.

final_sentence: Combination of zinc sulfide with silver, the ZnS:Ag, provides blue at 450 nm.