Cooperative energy transfer and frequency upconversion in Yb3+-Tb 3+ and Nd 3+-Yb 3+-Tb 3+ codoped GdAl3(BO3)4 phosphors |
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| Authors: | Yang C H Pan Y X Zhang Q Y Jiang Z H |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Key Lab of Specially Functional Materials, Ministry of Education and Institute of Optical Communication, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People’s Republic of China;(2) College of Chemistry, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People’s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Polycrystalline GdAl3(BO3)4 phosphors codoped with Yb3+/Tb3+ and/or Nd3+/Yb3+/Tb3+ have been synthesized by combustion method. Upon excitation with a 980 nm laser diode, an intense green upconversion luminescence has been observed in GdAl3(BO3)4:Yb,Tb phosphor. The quadratic dependence of the luminescence on the pump-laser power indicating a cooperative energy transfer process. Meanwhile, it is noticed that upon excitation with 808 nm laser diode, intense luminescence has clearly been detected in GdAl3(BO3)4:Nd,Yb,Tb phosphor. The luminescence intensity exhibits also a quadratic dependence on incident pump-laser power. However, no green-emission has been observed in GdAl3(BO3)4 phosphors codoped with Yb3+/Tb3+ or Nd3+/Tb3+ respectively upon excited at 808 nm laser diode. A proposed upconversion mechanism involving energy transfer from Nd3+ to Yb3+, and then a cooperative energy transfer process from two excited Yb3+ to Tb3+ has been presented. |
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| Keywords: | Luminescence Phosphor Cooperative energy transfer |
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