As potential color converter towards white/red light-emitting diodes, novel Ca 2 GdSbO 6 :Mn 4+ phosphors with excellent optical performances were prepared by a conventional solid-state reaction route. The as-prepared phosphors with monoclinic crystal system had abundant [SbO 6 ] octahedrons for Mn 4+ ions to occupy and stably exist. With an excitation of 356 nm, an intense red emission peaking at 676 nm attributed to 2 E g → 4 A 2g transition of Mn 4+ ions can be observed in the emission spectrum. The critical concentration of Mn 4+ ions was found to be 0.6 mol% and the concentration quenching mechanism was also discussed in detail. Importantly, the Ca 2 GdSbO 6 :0.6%Mn 4+ phosphors exhibited a high internal quantum efficiency of 38.9%.
K E Y W O R D SLight-emitting diodes, luminescence properties, Mn 4+ ions, Red-emitting phosphors