High Luminance $Zn_2SiO_4:Mn$ Phosphors Prepared by Homogeneous Precipitation Method

$Zn_2SiO_4:Mn$ phosphors have been recently spotlighted as a green component for plasma TV application. Commercial phosphors such as P1 and P39 have been known to be a very efficient green light emitter for lamp and CRT application. Unfortunately, such commercial phosphors are not suitable for the plasma TV application as both the emission intensity and the decay time do not meet the requirement for plasma TV. The present investigation aims at improving the existing $Zn_2SiO_4:Mn$ phosphors for the purpose of adapting them to PDP application.