“…32 The CCT values, calculated using the empiric formula given by McCamy 23 were 7077 K, 7111 K, and 6721 K for the 0.5, 1.0 and 2% Dy doped samples, respectively. This temperature is some 1000 K higher than the highest CCT reported in the literature for Dy 3+ -based phosphors, 33,34,35 which makes this phosphor very useful for inside illumination of offices, classrooms, etc., where a cold lighting (higher CCT) is used to enhance concentration. In order to synthesize a single-phase phosphor, which emits white light with broad spectral dispersion, we have codoped the δ- and Eu 3+ at 273 nm, as well as to the low concentration of Tb, which allows observation of the blue emission, as explained above.…”