A sequence of deep red-emitting phosphors, Sr0.9Na0.2Zr1-xO3:Mn4+, was synthesized using a modified sol-gel method.The Rietveld anal. indicates that the optical properties are influenced by the coordination environment of the host material.The Zr atom′s 4a site symmetry is occupied by Mn2+ and Mn4+ ions in an octahedral coordination, leading to a reduction in V°°o.When excited at 325 nm, photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature (303.15 K) and higher temperatures exhibited strong blue emission at 423 nm and a zero-phonon deep-red emission band at 698 nm.These emissions stem from the 4T1→6A1 and 2Eg → 4A2g transition in the 3d orbit of manganese ions.At higher concentrations, PL intensity was quenched due to energy transfer and exchange interactions between adjacent ions.Temperature-dependent PL measurements showed a quenching in emission intensity with increasing temperature, attributed to the dominance of nonradiative transitions.The Sr0.9Na0.2Zr1-xO3:0.01Mn4+ nanophosphors demonstrated high stability, retaining 50 % of their emission intensity at 422 K, with a thermal relative sensitivity of 2.49 %K-1.The red phosphor achieved CIE color coordinates of (0.707, 0.293), comparable to com. NTSC-standard red-emitting phosphors, with 93 % color purity.These properties make it suitable for applications in thermal optical sensors and high-power LEDs.