White light generation of glass ceramics containing Ba_2LaF_7：Eu~（2＋）,Tb~（3＋） and Sm~（3＋） nanocrystals

The Eu 2＋ /Tb 3＋ /Sm 3＋ co-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing Ba2LaF7 nanocrystals are prepared in the reducing atmosphere.The X-ray difiraction results show that Eu 2＋ ,Tb 3＋ and Sm 3＋ ions are enriched into the precipitated Ba2LaF7 nanophase after the annealing process.It deduces efficient energy transfers from Eu 2＋ to Tb 3＋ and Sm 3＋ and intenses warm white luminescence of the glass ceramics. Comparing with the glass,the luminescence quantum yield of the glass ceramics is also enlarged by about 3 times.This demonstrates the potential white light-emitting diode application of the glass ceramics produced in this letter.     

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.     

Cooperative Quantum Cutting of Nano-Crystalline BaF2：Tb^3＋, Yb^3＋ in Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics

We report on cooperative quantum cutting in Tb^3＋- Yb^3＋ codoped glass ceramics. Precipitation of BaF2 nanocrystals is confirmed by XRD and HRTEM analysis. Near-infrared emission due to transition of Yb^3＋ ions under 485 nm excitation indicates cooperative energy transfer from Tb^3＋ to Yb^3＋. The quantum efficiency of this process reaches 145%. The realization of quantum cutting in glass ceramics may have promising applications in solar cells.     

Efficient up-conversion Yb~(3+), Er~(3+) co-doped Na_5Lu_9F_(32) single crystal for photovoltaic application under solar cell spectrum excitation

Yb~(3+)/Er~(3+)co-doped Na_5Lu_9F_(32) single crystals used as a spectral up-converter to improve the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells are prepared via an improved Bridgman approach. Green and red up-conversion(UC) emissions under the excitation of near-infrared(NIR) bands of 900–1000 nm and1400–1600 nm can be observed. The effectiveness of the prepared materials as a spectral converter is verified by the enhancement of power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells. The sample with a UC layer is 15.5%more efficient in converting sunlight to electricity compared to the UC layer-free sample due to the absorption of sunlight in the NIR range. The results suggest the synthesized Yb~(3+)/Er~(3+)co-doped Na_5Lu_9F_(32) single crystals are suitable for enhancing the performance of perovskite solar cells.     

Laser Characteristics of Cladding-Pumped Short Er^3＋/yb^3＋ Codoped Single Mode Phosphate Glass Fibre

We experimentally investigate the laser characteristics of a series of short pieces of newly-developed Er^3＋/ Yb^3＋ codoped single mode phosphate glass fibres via the cladding pump of a 976nm multimode laser diode. A stable continuous-wave single transverse mode laser with over 85 m W at 1553nm is generated from a 5.5-em-long active fibre. Single mode laser output power per unit length is up to 15 mW/cm. Moreover, the slope efficiency is 11.8% when the pump power is below 940mW and the 3dB linewidth is 0.06nm at the maximum pump power. The numerical simulation results show that the laser emission slope efficiency can exceed 20% by means of increasing the coupling efficiency of the pump to the fibre core further.     

Spectroscopic properties in Er3＋/yb3＋ Co-doped fluorophosphate glass

Using the technique of high-temperature melting, a new Er3＋/Yb3＋ co-doped fluorophosphate glass was prepared. The absorption and fluorescence spectra were investigated in depth. The effect of Er3＋ and Yb3＋ concentration on the spectroscopic properties of the glass sample was also discussed. According to the Judd Ofelt theory, the oscillator strength was computed. The lifetime of 4113/2 level （t-m） of Er3＋ ions was 8.23 ms, and the full width at half maximum of the dominating emission peak was 68 nm at 1.53 μm. The large stimulated emission cross section of the Er3＋ was calculated by the McCumher theory. The spectroscopic properties of Er3＋ ion were compared with those in different glasses. The full width at half maximum and σe are larger than those of other glass hosts, indicating this studied glass may be a potentially useful candidate for high-gain erbium-doped fiber amplifier.     

Properties of steady-state in Er~(3 )-Yb~(3 )co-doped phosphate glass for optical waveguide laser

Transitions of laser diode(LD)pumped Er~(3 )-yb~(3 )co-doped glass laser are rather complicated.Consider- ing energy transfer between Er~(3 )and Yb(3 )ions,cross-relaxation,upconversion luminescence,and other transition processes,rate equations of quasi-three energy-level-system of the Er~(3 )-yb~(3 )co-doped laser are presented.The output characteristics are also calculated and analyzed in detail.The results show that Er~(3 )-yb~(3 )co-doped phosphate waveguide lasers with high slope efficiency and low threshold can be achieved.     

Er^3＋/Tm^3＋/Yb^3＋ tridoped oxyfluoride glass ceramics with efficient upconversion white-light emission

A novel Tm^3＋/Yb^3＋ triply-doped glass ceramics containing BaF2 nano-crystals are successfully prepared. Fluoride nanocrystals BaF2 are successfully precipitated in glass matrix, which is affirmed by the X-ray diffraction results. The intense blue （476 nm）, green （543 nm）, and red （656 nm） emissions of the glass ceramics are simultaneously observed at room temperature under 980-am excitation, and the emission luminescence intensity increases significantly compared with the precursor glass, which is attributed to the low phonon energy of fluoride nanocrystals when rare-earth ions are incorporated into the precipitated BaF2 nanocrystals. Under 980-nm excitation at 400 mW, the international commission on illumination （CIE） chromaticity coordinate （X = 0.278, Y = 0.358） of the tridoped oxyfluoride glass ceramics＇ upconversion emissions is close to the standard white-light illumination （X = 0.333, Y= 0.333）. The results indicate that Tm^3＋/Yb^3＋ triply doped glass ceramics can act as suitable materials for potential three-dimensional displays applications.     

Gain Characteristics of Er^3＋-Doped Phosphate Glass Fibres

An erbium-doped phosphate glass fibre has been drawn by the rod-in-tube technique in our laboratory. The gain for the Er^3＋-doped phosphate glass fibre with different pump powers and with different input signal wavelengths is investigated. The 2.2-cm-long fibre, pumped by a single-mode 980-nm fibre-pigtailed laser diode, can provide a net gain per unit length greater than 1.SdB/cm. The pump threshold is about 50mW at the wavelength of 1534nm, and below 70roW at 1550nm. The gain linewidth of the Er^3＋-doped phosphate glass fibre is greater than 34 nm and can cover the C band in optical communication networks.     

Absorption enhancement in thin film a-Si solar cells with double-sided SiO_2 particle layers

Light absorption enhancement is very important for improving the power conversion efficiency of a thin film a-Si solar cell. In this paper, a thin-film a-Si solar cell model with double-sided SiO2 particle layers is designed, and then the underlying mechanism of absorption enhancement is investigated by finite difference time domain(FDTD) simulation;finally the feasible experimental scheme for preparing the SiO2 particle layer is discussed. It is found that the top and bottom SiO2 particle layers play an important role in anti-reflection and light trapping, respectively. The light absorption of the cell with double-sided SiO2 layers greatly increases in a wavelength range of 300 nm–800 nm, and the ultimate efficiency increases more than 22% compared with that of the flat device. The cell model with double-sided SiO2 particle layers reported here can be used in varieties of thin film solar cells to further improve their performances.     

Charge transfer excitation of the Nd3+, Sm3+, Dy3+, Ho3+, Er3+ and Tm3+ emission in CaGa2S4

The excitation spectra of the Nd³⁺, Sm³⁺, Dy³⁺, Ho³⁺, Er³⁺ and Tm³⁺ emission in the sodium-compensated CaGa₂S₄ host lattice, a sulfide with wide band gap, contain an intense band below the absorption edge. Comparison of the energy of its maximum with thermodynamic data and correlations to Jørgensen's refined spin-pairing theory predictions allow one to ascribe this band to a charge transfer transition ending onto 4f orbitals. The irregular variation within the rare earth series contrasts with the monotonic variation of the absorption edge in stoichiometric rare earth sulfides (e.g. NaLnS₂), associated with interband transitions.     

Diffusion-limited energy transfer from Tb3+ → Nd3+ and Tb3+ → Ho3+ in DMSO

The energy transfer phenomenon has been studied from Tb³⁺ → Nd³⁺ and Tb³⁺ → Ho³⁺ in DMSO. A diffusion limited dipole-dipole mechanism of energy transfer is suggested for both systems. At high acceptor concentrations, P_da depends linearly on C² consistent with the Fong and Diestler theory of energy transfer. However, at low acceptor concentrations the observations of time evolutions of Tb³⁺ luminescence decay following flash excitation has enabled us to examine diffusion limited energy transfer from Tb³⁺ to Nd³⁺ and Tb³⁺ to Ho³⁺ in DMSO.     

Tm3+/Yb3+/Er3+共掺氟氧硅酸盐玻璃的上转换发光特性

利用熔融法制备了Tm3+/Yb3+/Er3+共掺氟氧硅酸盐玻璃.在980nm LD激发下,研究了Tm3+离子和Er3+离子之间的能量传递和Tm3+离子的上转换荧光,分析了Tm3+离子的上转换机理,发现蓝色上转换荧光是三光子过程对应于1 G4→3 H6的跃迁,而红色上转换荧光是双光子过程对应于1 G4→3 F4的跃迁.比较不同掺杂摩尔分数的样品的荧光强度,发现Tm3+离子的最佳掺杂摩尔分数为0.2%.     

Extrinsic luminescence of BaF2: R 3+ crystals ( R 3+ = La3+, Y3+, Yb3+)

This paper reports on a study of cross-luminescence in barium fluoride crystals doped by a variety of impurities (K⁺, Cd²⁺, Y³⁺, Yb³⁺, La³⁺). It is shown that doping of the crystal with a trivalent impurity gives rise to the formation of an additional cross-luminescence band peaking at 7.5 eV, the intensity of this band increasing with increasing impurity concentration. Original Russian Text ? A.S. Myasnikova, E.A. Radzhabov, A.V. Egranov, 2008, published in Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2008, Vol. 50, No. 9, pp. 1582–1584.     

Cr3+/Tm3+/Ho3+共掺氟磷酸盐玻璃的制备及性能表征

制备了不同 Al(PO₃)₃含量的掺铥系列氟磷酸盐玻璃,研究了其结构、热稳定性和光谱性质. 研究了不同摩尔百分数 Al(PO₃)₃掺杂下 Cr³⁺/Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺共掺氟磷酸盐玻璃在 2.0μm 处的发光特性. 并且用Judd-Ofelt理论计算了强度参量,并由此计算了激发能级的自发辐射跃迁速率、辐射寿命、荧光分支比等光谱参量. 结果表明,随着 Tm³⁺浓度增加,2.0μm 处发光的强度逐渐增强. 证明了Tm³⁺(³F₄) →Ho³⁺(⁵I₇)能量转移是非常有效的,并与掺杂浓度有关. 关键词： 氟磷酸盐玻璃 能量传递 荧光光谱 吸收光谱     

Emission analysis of RE3+ (Eu3+, Tb3+ & Ho3+): B2O3-BaO-LiF/AIF3 glasses

We report here the luminescence spectra of certain rare earth ions (Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺ & Ho³⁺) doped B₂O₃-BaO-LiF/AiF₃ based on the measurements of emission and decay curves of prominent emission transitions. For both the reference host glasses, FTIR, XRD, DTA-TG profiles have been recorded to understand their structural and thermal properties. Eu³⁺ doped glasses have shown five emission transitions of ⁵D₀ → ⁷F_{01,2,3 & 4} located at 580nm, 593nm, 615nm, 655nm and 704nm respectively with an excitation at λ_exci = 392 nm (⁷F₀ → ⁵L₆). Also under an UV source, these europium glasses have displayed a bright red emission from their surfaces. Tb³⁺ glasses have exhibited four emission bands of ⁵D₄ → ⁷F_6,5,4,3 at 491nm, 547nm, 588nm and 625nm respectively with an excitation at λ_exci = 376 nm (⁷F₆ → ⁵G₆). Intense green emission from the glass surfaces has been noticed upon exposure to the UV source. Prominently bluish-green emission has been noticed from the surfaces of the holmium glasses under an UV source and same emission transition (⁵F₄ → ⁵I₈) at 519 nm with an excitation at λ_exci = 389 nm (⁵I₈ − ⁵G₄) has also been obtained from their measured emission spectra. For all the prominent emissions of the rare earth glasses, decay curves have been measured to compute their lifetimes.     

Ce^3＋离子敏化Eu^3＋：Cr^3＋：Sm^3＋：YAG外延层的荧光现象

对Ce^3 :Eu^3 :Cr^3 :Sm^3 :YAG外延层中的荧光敏经现象进行了报道和分析，在较高浓度的Ce^3 离子掺杂时，外处层在蓝色、绿色波段出现了新的荧光谱线，可解释为在Ce^3 离子每化作用下，Eu^3 离子产生了由高位激发态能级^5Di(i=1,2,3）直接到基态能级^7Fj(j=0,1,2,3）的辐射跃迁过程，并且这种Ce^3 :Eu^3 :Cr^3 :Sm^3 :YAG外延层还是一种新颖的白色单晶荧光材料。     

溶胶-凝胶法制备Bi3+,Yb3+单掺和共掺Gd2O3荧光粉及其荧光性能

利用溶胶-凝胶法制备了Bi³⁺、Yb³⁺单掺和共掺的Gd₂O₃荧光粉。研究了Gd_2-x-yO₃: Bi_x³⁺,Yb_y³⁺的制备条件并表征了Gd_2-x-yO₃: Bi_x³⁺,Yb_y³⁺的荧光性能。 由于Gd₂O₃: Bi³⁺,Yb³⁺中Bi³⁺对Yb³⁺的能量传递,Gd₂O₃: Bi³⁺,Yb³⁺在Bi³⁺的特征激发峰338 nm激发时,可以产生Yb³⁺的900~1 100 nm近红外特征发射和Bi³⁺的400~700 nm特征发射的两个波段光谱。所制备的Gd₂O₃: Bi³⁺,Yb³⁺荧光材料可将太阳光谱中硅太阳能电池吸收较弱的300~400 nm光转换成有较强吸收的500~700 nm 和1 000 nm附近的近红外光子,提高硅太阳能电池的光伏效率。     

Up-conversion photoluminescence characteristics of Yb3+:Er3+:Tm3+ co-doped borosilicate glasses

Yb3+:Er3+:Tm3+ co-doped borosilicate glasses are prepared.Their strong up-conversion photoluminescence spectra in a range from ultra-violet to near-infrared,which are excited by a 978-nm laser diode,are measured,and the mechanisms of energy transfer among Yb3+,Er3+ and Tm3+ ions are discussed.The results show that there is an unexpected wavelength at 900-nm emission from Yb3+ Stark splitting levels to pump Tm3+ ions and there exists an optimum pump power.The concentration of the Tm3+ dopant gives rise to a prominent effect on the intensity of visible and near-infrared emissions for the Yb3+:Er3+:Tm3+ co-doped borosilicate glasses.     

White emission from Tm3+/Tb3+/Eu3+ co-doped fluoride zirconate under ultraviolet excitation

We synthesize Tm3+/Tb3+/Eu3+triply-doped ZrF4–BaF2–LaF3–AlF3–NaF(ZBLAN) transparent glass by using a melt-quenching method. Under excitation of 365 nm, the white emission with Commission internationale deL’Eclairage(CIE) coordinates of(0.33, 0.33) is achieved at the Eu3+concentration of 1.1 mol%. The mechanisms for white emission and the energy transfer process of Tb3+→ Eu3+are discussed in terms of the photoluminescence, photoluminescence excitation spectra, and the light emission decay curves. The nature for the Tb3+→ Eu3+energy transfer is described with the aid of an energy level diagram.