Concentration effect of Tm on cathodoluminescence properties of SiO2:Tm and SiO2:Ho,Tm systems |
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| Authors: | MS Dhlamini GH Mhlongo HC Swart OM Ntwaeaborwa KT Hillie |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physics, University of South Africa, P.O.Box 392, Unisa, Pretoria ZA0003, South Africa;2. National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, South Africa;3. Department of Physics, University of the Free State, P.O.Box 339, Bloemfontein ZA9300, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Cathodoluminescence (CL) properties of SiO2 powders activated with thulium (Tm3+) and holmium (Ho3+) ions prepared by a sol–gel process were investigated. Different molar concentrations of Tm3+ co-doped with Ho3+ were studied. The 460 nm peak was monitored and the influence of the beam energy and concentration of Tm3+ ions on the emission properties of this peak was also monitored. The peculiar behavior whereby the 460 nm emission peak decreases and the increase in the 705 and 865 nm peaks with the increase in the concentration of Tm3+ ions is reported. The relationship between the accelerating beam voltage and the CL intensity of the blue emission peak (460 nm peak) is established. Morphology, particle size and optical properties were characterized with Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV/VIS Lambda 750 S spectrometer and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) equipped with Ocean Optics S2000, respectively. |
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| Keywords: | SiO2 Cathodoluminescence Tm3+ concentration Beam voltage AES |
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