Eu3+activatedSr1–xEuxZrO3(x=0.01–0.04)phosphorwithperovskitestructurewassuccessfullysynthesizedbyusingcombustionmethod.Thestructure,morphologyandopticalpropertiesofthematerialwerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction,scanningelectronmicroscopyandfluorescencespectrometry.TheXRDresultsindicatedthatcrystalsofSrZrO3:Eu3+belongstotetragonalperovskitesystem.ThephosphorcouldbeeffectivelyexcitedbyUVlightandtheemissionspectraresultsindicatedthatreddish-orangeluminescenceofSrZrO3:Eu3+duetomagneticdipoletransition5D0→7F1at593nmwasdominant.Thus,thepreparedphosphorshowedremarkableluminescentpropertieswhichfindapplicationsinfieldemissiondisplay(FED)andplasmadisplaypanel(PDP)devices.
