“…A broad band in the 230–285 nm spectral region with a maximum at 265 nm and a series of sharp peaks in the 300–500 nm wavelength range were simultaneously observed in the excitation spectrum. The former broad band was ascribed to the Eu 3+ –O 2– charge transfer band, while the later sharp peaks at 320, 364, 380, 394, 417, and 465 nm were attributed to the 7 F 0 → 5 H 3 , 7 F 0 → 5 D 4 , 7 F 0 → 5 L 7 , 7 F 0 → 5 L 6 , 7 F 0 → 5 D 3 , and 7 F 0 → 5 D 2 transitions of Eu 3+ ions, respectively. , When Ca 2 LaHf 2 Al 3 O 12 :50%Eu 3+ was excited by 394 nm light, it produced four intense red emission peaks at 592, 614, 659, and 711 nm with the highest intensity at 614 nm, and these red emissions originated from the 5 D 0 → 7 F 1 , 5 D 0 → 7 F 2 , 5 D 0 → 7 F 3 , and 5 D 0 → 7 F 4 transitions of Eu 3+ ions, respectively. − Under daylight, the Ca 2 LaHf 2 Al 3 O 12 :50%Eu 3+ phosphor showed white body color, but it exhibited dazzling red luminescence upon exposure to 365 nm light (Figure b). The CIE chromaticity coordinates (0.6419, 0.3575) for Ca 2 LaHf 2 Al 3 O 12 :50%Eu 3+ were plotted in the CIE chromaticity diagram shown in Figure b.…”