Upconversion properties of Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped TeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O glasses

The Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped TeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O glass is prepared by conventional melting method, and its upconversion spectra are measured. The intense green upconversion luminescence upon excitation with a 976 nm laser diode is observed with the naked eyes. The dependence of luminescence intensity on the ratio of Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ is discussed in detail, and the relationship between the ratio of green luminescence intensity to red luminescence intensity and the ratio of Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ is also studied, The luminescence intensity increases with the ratio of Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ increasing. The ratio of Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ plays a more important role than the concentration of Er^3＋ in determining the upconversion luminescence intensity. The ratio of green luminescence intensity to red luminescence intensity reaches a maximum when ratio of Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ is 3. Thus the glass could be one of the potential candidates for LD pumping solid-state lasers.     

Tm3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的近红外发光及能量传递机理

采用高温熔融法制备了组分为TeO₂-ZnO-Na₂O的Tm³⁺离子单掺和Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃,应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算分析了玻璃样品的强度参量Ω_t(t=2, 4, 6),自发辐射跃迁几率A,荧光分支比β和荧光辐射寿命τ_rad等光谱参量,测量得到了不同Yb³⁺离子掺杂浓度下玻璃样品的Tm³⁺离子上转换发光谱.结果显示,在980 nm泵浦光激励下玻璃样品发射出强烈的近红外上转换荧光.对Tm³⁺离子上转换发光分析表明,强烈的Tm³⁺离子近红外上转换发光主要来自于Yb³⁺/Yb³⁺离子间的共振能量传递以及基于单声子和双声子辅助的Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺离子间的非共振能量传递过程,并进一步计算得到了声子贡献比和能量传递系数.最后,计算分析了Tm³⁺:³F₄→³H₆能级间跃迁的1.8 μm波段吸收截面、受激发射截面和增益系数.研究表明,Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺共掺TeO₂-ZnO-Na₂O玻璃可以作为近红外波段固体激光器的潜在增益基质.     

Enhancement of upconversion luminescence in Tm/Er/Yb-codoped glass ceramic containing LiYF4 nanocrystals

A transparent Er³⁺–Tm³⁺–Yb³⁺ tri-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing LiYF₄ nanocrystals were prepared. Under 980 nm laser diode (LD) pumping, intensive red, green and blue upconversion (UC) was obtained. The blue, green, and red UC radiations correspond to the transitions ¹G₄→³H₆ of Tm³⁺, ²H_11/2/⁴S_3/2→⁴I_15/2, and ⁴F_9/2→⁴I_15/2 of Er³⁺ ions, respectively. This is similar to that in Tm³⁺–Yb³⁺ and/or Er³⁺–Yb³⁺ co-doped glass ceramics. However, the blue UC radiations of the Er³⁺–Yb³⁺ co-doped glass ceramics is two-photon process due to cooperative energy transfer. The UC mechanisms were proposed based on spectral, kinetic, and pump power dependence analyses.     

White up-conversion emission in Ho/Tm/Yb tri-doped glass ceramics embedding BaF2 nanocrystals

Ho³⁺/Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺ tri-doped glass ceramics with white light emitting have been developed and demonstrated. Pumped by 980 nm laser diode (LD), intensive red, green and blue up-conversions (UC) were obtained. The green emission is assigned to Ho³⁺ ion and the blue emission is assigned to Tm³⁺ ion, whereas the red emission is the combination contribution of the Ho³⁺ and Tm³⁺ ions. The RGB intensities could be adjusted by tuning the rare-earth ion concentration and pump power intensity. Thus, multicolor of the luminescence, including perfect white light with CIE-X=0.329 and CIE-Y=0.342 in the 1931 CIE chromaticity diagram can be obtained in 0.15 Ho³⁺/0.2Tm³⁺/3Yb³⁺ tri-doped glass ceramics embedding BaF₂ nanocrystals pumped by a single infrared laser diode source of 980 nm at 500 mW. The up-conversion luminescence mechanism of Yb³⁺ sensitize Ho³⁺ and Tm³⁺ ions and the energy transfer from Ho³⁺ to Tm³⁺ in oxy-fluoride silicate glass ceramics were analyzed.     

Infrared-to-visible upconversion in Er and Er/Yb activated Sb2O4 nanopowders prepared by sol-gel route

We prepared Er³⁺ doped and Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ codoped Sb₂O₄ nanocrystals by the sol-gel method. The Raman, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and photoluminescence spectra of the samples were studied. The phonon energy of the Sb₂O₄ nanocrystals is very low (the maximum value being 461 cm⁻¹). The upconversion (UC) red emission of the Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ codoped sample is very strong at 975 nm laser diode excitation. The Sb₂O₄ nanocrystals will be a promising luminous material.     

Yb3+/Er3+共掺锗碲酸盐玻璃上转换发光增强机理的研究

玻璃的最大声子能量决定稀土离子的上转换发光强度，但本研究发现：Yb³⁺/Er ³⁺共掺锗碲酸盐玻璃在980nm LD抽运下，上转换荧光强度随着Bi₂O ₃对PbO的取代和碱 金属离子半径的增大而明显增强.而Raman光谱显示基质玻璃的最大声子能量并不随Bi ₂O₃对PbO的取代和碱金属离子半径的增大而变化，但玻璃的最大声子密 度随着Bi₂O₃对PbO 取代和碱金属离子半径的增大而降低.从玻璃无辐射跃迁概率的角度，通过分析表明，最大 声子密度的降低是玻璃上转换发光强度增强的主要原因.     

Spectroscopic properties and mechanism of Tm^3＋/Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals

Transparent Tm^3＋/Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals are prepared. Under excitation of a 980-nm laser diode （LD）, compared with the glass before heat treatment, the Tm^3＋/Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics can emit intense blue, green and red up-conversion luminescence and Stark- split peaks; X-ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electron microscope （TEM） results show that BaF2 nanocrystals with an average diameter of 20 nm are precipitated from the glass matrix. Stark splitting of the up-conversion luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics indicates that Tm^3＋, Er^3＋ and （or） Yb^3＋ ions are incorporated into the BaF2 nanocrystals. The up-conversion luminescence intensities of Tm^3＋, Er^3＋ and the splitting degree of luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics increase significantly with the increase of heat treat temperature and heat treat time extension. In addition, the possible energy transfer process between rare earth ions and the up-conversion luminescence mechanism are also proposed.     

Optical spectroscopy of Nd ions in a nanostructured glass matrix

This paper presents the optical characterization of Nd³⁺ ions in nanostructured SiO₂-Na₂CO₃-Al₂O₃-B₂O₃ (SNAB) CdS glass, synthesized by fusion. Radiative properties of the glass were determined by absorption, luminescence spectroscopy and lifetime measurements. Nd³⁺ emission enhancement and quenching were investigated in the presence of CdS nanocrystals. Nd³⁺-emission quenching was attributed to upconversion mechanisms and nonradiative processes such as multiphonon decay and energy transfer, while the Nd³⁺-emission enhancement was due to energy transfer from the CdS nanocrystals. Changes in the chemical environment around CdS nanocrystals were also confirmed by Judd-Ofelt calculations.     

应用于白光显示的Tm3+/Ho3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃上转换发光特性研究

用高温熔融法制备了Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃(TeO₂-ZnO-La₂O₃)样品,测试了玻璃样品的吸收光谱和上转换发光光谱,分析了上转换发光机理.结果发现:在975 nm波长激光二极管(LD)激励下,制备的碲酸盐玻璃样品可以观察到强烈的红光(662 nm)、绿光(546 nm)和蓝光(480 nm)三基色上转换发光,红光对应于Tm³⁺离子 关键词： 碲酸盐玻璃 上转换发光 白光 3+/Ho³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺')" href="#">Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺     

Judd–Ofelt analysis and upconversion emission of Er3+–Yb3+ co-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing LaF3 nanocrystals

Er³⁺–Yb³⁺ co-doped glasses and glass ceramics containing LaF₃ nanocrystals were prepared and their absorption spectra obtained. The Judd–Ofelt parameters Ω _t (t?=?2,?4,?6) for f–f transition of Er³⁺, as well as spontaneous emission probabilities, branching ratios and radiative lifetimes for stimulated emission of each band were determined. Addition of Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺ ions into low-phonon energy LaF₃ nanocrystals makes the upconversion emission of Er³⁺–Yb³⁺ co-doped glass ceramic much stronger than that of Er³⁺–Yb³⁺ co-doped glass.     

Yb3+敏化的Er3+/Ho3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的上转换发光研究

用高温熔融法制备了系列Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺，Ho³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺，和Er³⁺/Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺三掺碲酸盐玻璃，在975nm激光抽运下三种掺杂玻璃中都出现了较强的绿光和红光上转换.研究了Yb³⁺离子对Er³⁺和Ho³⁺离子上转换发光强度的影响以及Yb³⁺→Er关键词： 3+/Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺共掺')" href="#">Er³⁺/Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺共掺 碲酸盐玻璃 光谱性质 上转换     

Fabrication and luminescence behavior of phosphate glass ceramics co-doped with Er3+ and Yb3+

Transparent phosphate glass ceramics co-doped with Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺ in the system P₂O₅Li₂OCaF₂TiO₂ were successfully synthesized by melt-quenching and subsequent heating. Formation of the nanocrystals was confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction. Judd–Ofelt analyses of Er³⁺ ions in the precursor glasses and glass ceramics were performed to evaluate the intensity parameters Ω_2,4,6. Under 975 nm excitation, intense upconversion (UC) and infrared emission (1545 nm) were observed in the glass ceramics by efficient energy transfer from Yb³⁺ to Er³⁺. The luminescence processes were explained and the emission cross section was calculated by Fuchtbauer–Ladenburg (F–L) formula. The results confirm the potential applications of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped glass ceramics as laser and fiber amplifier media.     

Er3+/Yb3+掺杂氟硅铅酸盐微晶玻璃的上转换发光

制备了微晶体尺寸大约在10—12 nm范围内的Er³⁺,Yb³⁺共掺杂透明氟硅铅酸盐微晶玻璃.相同功率激发下,纳米微晶玻璃中Er³⁺离子的²H_11/2,⁴S_3/2→⁴I_15/2的绿色上转换荧光和⁴F_9/2→关键词： 3+')" href="#">Er³⁺ 3+')" href="#">Yb³⁺ 能量传递 纳米微晶玻璃     

Preparation and upconversion properties of Ba2ErF7 and Ba2ErF7:Yb powders

Novel Ba₂ErF₇ and Yb³⁺-doped Ba₂ErF₇ powders were synthesized by a coprecipitation method. In Ba₂ErF₇ sample, abundant upconverted emission bands from violet to infrared region are observed under 980 nm excitation, whereas only green and red emissions are observed under 812 nm excitation. Under the two excitations, the luminescence decay curves of the green and red emissions are measured and the quenching behaviors of Yb³⁺ doping are also explored. It is found that a suitable Yb³⁺ concentration can efficiently enhance the intensity ratio of the blue and violet emissions to the green and red ones, which may be due to the competition between the energy transfer process from Er³⁺ to Yb³⁺ and the sensitizing process from Yb³⁺ to Er³⁺ in Ba₂ErF₇:Yb³⁺. This indicates that the Yb³⁺-doped Ba₂ErF₇ might be a good candidate for blue and violet upconversion phosphor.     

Tm3+/Yb3+共掺氟氧硅铝酸盐玻璃陶瓷蓝色上转换发光研究

按摩尔百分比制备了组分为30SiO₂-(20-x-y)Al₂O₃-40PbF₂-10CdF₂-xTm₂O₃-yYb₂O₃的两组Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺杂氟氧硅铝酸盐上转换蓝色发光玻璃陶瓷材料,测量了其在980nm激 关键词： 玻璃陶瓷 上转换发光 3+/Yb³⁺掺杂')" href="#">Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺掺杂 掺杂浓度     

Facile synthesis of well-dispersed SrF2:Yb/Er upconversion nanocrystals in oleate complex systems

Well oil-dispersible SrF₂:Yb³⁺/Er³⁺ upconversion (UC) nanocrystals (NCs) were easily synthesized in the water-ethanol-oleic acid-sodium oleate complex systems. The as-prepared NCs all show size-uniformity, and their sizes, morphologies can be controlled by varying the solvent and reaction time, and rectangular SrF₂:Yb³⁺/Er³⁺ nanosheets with the sizes of 5-25 nm can be obtained. The possible mechanism on the nucleation and growth of nanocrystals occurred at the oleic acid/sodium oleate interface was also discussed. The size and morphology dependent UC luminescence behaviors have been observed in SrF₂:Yb³⁺/Er³⁺ NCs, and their UC luminescence transitions were proposed. The as-prepared UC nanocrystals are expected to fulfill the demand for biological applications.     

Ultraviolet and visible upconversion luminescence of Tm(0.1)Yb(5):FOV oxyfluoride nanophase vitroceramics

The ultraviolet upconversion luminescence of Tm³⁺ ions sensitized by Yb³⁺ ions in oxyfluoride nanophase vitroceramics when excited by a 975 nm diode laser was studied. An ultraviolet upconversion luminescence line positioned at 363.6 nm was found. It was attributed to the fluorescence transition of ¹D₂→³H₆ of Tm³⁺ ion. Several visible upconversion luminescence lines at 450.7 nm, (477.0 nm, 462.5 nm), 648.5 nm, (680.5 nm, 699.5 nm) and (777.2 nm, 800.7 nm) were also found, which result respectively from the fluorescence transitions of ¹D₂→³F₄, ¹G₄→³H₆, ¹G₄→³F₄, ³F₃→³H₆ and ³H₄→³H₆ of Tm³⁺ ion. The careful measurement and analysis of the variation of upconversion luminescence intensity F as a function of the 975 nm pumping laser power P prove that the upconversion luminescence of ¹D₂ state is partly a five-photon upconversion luminescence, and the upconversion luminescence of ¹G₄ state and ³H₄ state are respectively the three-photon and two-photon upconversion luminescence. The theoretical analysis suggested that the upconversion mechanism of the 363.6 nm ¹D₂→³H₆ upconversion luminescence is partly the cross energy transfer of {³H₄(Tm³⁺), ³F₄(Tm³⁺), ¹G₄(Tm³⁺)→¹D₂(Tm³⁺)} and {¹G₄(Tm³⁺)→³F₄(Tm³⁺), ³H₄(Tm³⁺)→¹D₂(Tm³⁺)} between Tm³⁺ ions. In addition, the upconversion luminescence of ¹G₄ and ³H₄ state results respectively from the sequential energy transfer {²F_5/2(Yb³⁺)→²F_7/2(Yb³⁺), ³H₄(Tm³⁺)→¹G₄(Tm³⁺)} and {²F_5/2(Yb³⁺) →²F_7/2(Yb³⁺), ³F₄(Tm³⁺)→³F₂(Tm³⁺)} from Yb³⁺ ions to Tm³⁺ ions. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10674019)     

Ce3+对Er3+/Yb3+共掺氟磷酸盐玻璃光谱性质的影响

研究了能量接受离子Ce³⁺对Er³⁺上转换发光强度以及Er³⁺在1.5μm附近波段发光性能参数的影响，并从能量匹配及能级结构角度出发对Er³⁺/Ce³⁺间的能量转移机制进行了分析.分析认为，⁴I_11/2能级的Er³⁺通过无辐射能量转移把能量传递给²F_5/2能级的Ce³⁺关键词： 氟磷酸盐玻璃 光谱性质 光纤放大器 3+和Ce³⁺')" href="#">Er³⁺和Ce³⁺     

LD抽运Er3+，Yb3+共掺磷酸盐玻璃被动调Q激光器的理论分析和数值计算

研究了以Co²⁺:MgAl₂O₄晶体为饱和吸收体的LD抽运Er³⁺,Yb³⁺共掺磷酸盐玻璃激光器.针对双掺离子之间的能量传递和Er³⁺的多种跃迁过程，结合Co²⁺:MgAl₂O₄晶体中Co²⁺离子的饱和吸收特性，给出了详尽的速率方程，在其基础上进行了数值分析，分析了输出镜透过率、激光介质长度、谐振腔长度、腔内往返损耗、饱和吸收体长度对激光阈值、峰值功率、单脉冲能量以及脉冲宽度的影响.     

共沉淀法制备Y2SiO5∶Er3+ ,Yb3+ ,Tm3+及其上转换发光性能研究

采用化学共沉淀法制备了系列Y_1.98-2xYb_2x Er_0.02SiO₅(0.00≤x≤0.15)以及Y_1.736Yb_0.24Er_0.02Tm_0.004SiO₅上转换发光材料,比较了室温下Y_1.98-2xYb_2x Er_0.02 SiO₅ (x=0.00,0.08)样品在400—1600 nm范围内的吸收光谱,测量了所有样品在976 nm OPO激光器激发下的上转换发射光谱,以及Er³⁺离子⁴S_3/2(⁴F_9/2)→⁴I_15/2,Tm³⁺离子¹G₄→³H₆荧光衰减曲线和不同激发功率下的上转换蓝光发射强度,从而分析讨论了Er³⁺,Tm³⁺在Y₂SiO₅中的上转换发光机理.研究结果表明:在1250 ℃相对较低的温度下合成了X2型单斜晶系Y₂SiO₅ ∶Ln³⁺(Ln³⁺=Er³⁺,Yb³⁺,Tm³⁺),Yb³⁺的敏化显著增强了样品在976 nm附近的吸收能力,并大幅度加宽了该处的吸收带.分析上转换发射光谱发现:上转换绿光和红光强度都随着Yb³⁺浓度的增加先增强后减弱,但红光的猝灭浓度较高,归因于Er³⁺→Yb³⁺反向能量传递ETU4和Yb³⁺→Er³⁺正向能量传递ETU3过程的发生;上转换蓝光发射是三光子吸收过程,是通过Yb³⁺,Tm³⁺之间三次声子辅助的能量转移方式实现的. 关键词： 上转换 共沉淀 2SiO₅∶Er³⁺')" href="#">Y₂SiO₅∶Er³⁺ 3+')" href="#">Yb³⁺ 3+')" href="#">Tm³⁺