Abstract
Recently, rare-earth activated phosphors have gained new and exciting applications in
various fields, like display and illumination, phototherapy, plant growth, etc. The phosphorconverted
white light emitting diode is prime in the art of solid-state lighting owing to its numerous
merits, including desired spectral distribution, excellent chemical and thermal stability, high
operational lifetime, reliability, and color quality of w-LEDs for lighting. The enhancement of
the color gamut of backlight w-LEDs still needs to be addressed, which requires the design of
high-efficient downshifting converter phosphors featuring thermally stable luminescence. The
class of materials under suitable activation exhibit applications in a particular field. The emission
in the UV region (312-315nm) is widely used for phototherapy lamps. Phototherapy has proven
to be an excellent therapeutic option for the treatment of various types of skin diseases. Moreover,
the emission corresponds to 600-750nm for plant cultivation. The present review article describes
various rare-earth activated phosphors and their impact on human and plant physiology.
Keywords:
Phosphor-converted w-LEDs, phototherapy, plant physiology, photoluminescence, solidstate lighting, PUVA, UVB.
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