ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 47, Number 6
JKCSEZ 47(6)
December 20, 2003 

The Gd_1.9-xLi_0.1Eu_xO₃ (x=0.02, 0.05, 0.08, and 0.12) powders (~1μm) synthesized by sol-gel method, whose surfaces are modified in a colloidal silica suspension (size of SiO₂ particles: ~30 nm), have been fabricated to highly stable and effective luminescent films on the glass substrates. Thanks to the fused SiO₂ nano particles in the vicinity of the glass softening temperature (at around 700 ℃), Gd_1.9-xLi_0.1Eu_xO₃ powders are strongly attached onto the surface of glass substrate (>9H, pencil hardness tester). This simple and low-cost method to get Gd_1.9-xLi_0.1Eu_xO₃ phosphor films without any loss of luminescence brightness would promise for applications to display devices.