Measurement of the luminescence decay times of PbS quantum dots in the near-IR spectral range

Methods for recording luminescence decay times of semiconductor PbS quantum dots (QDs) with optical transitions in the near-IR spectral range have been analyzed. A measuring complex for spectral and kinetic analysis in the near-IR range (0.8?C2.0 ??m) in the time interval from several tens of nanoseconds to several tens of microseconds is described. In this complex, a semiconductor picosecond laser is used as an excitation source; luminescence decay times are recorded by a fast InGaAs photodiode, a high-speed amplifier, and a high-frequency oscilloscope; and the measurement results are multiply averaged (up to a million times) by a program. The technical features of this method are discussed and compared with the characteristics of techniques based on photon counting or application of more powerful radiation sources, and the limitations on sensitivity are analyzed. The results of measuring the luminescence decay kinetics of PbS QDs 2.7?C7.6 nm in size prepared in the form of solutions and incorporated into matrices are reported.     

A method for determining the purity of coronene and pentacene from their quasilinear luminescence spectra

A method of spectral analysis based on quasilinear luminescence spectra was used successfully for determining the degree of purity of coronene and pentacene. Despite its experimental simplicity, the method is very reliable and sensitive to various impurities exhibiting structured luminescence. The luminescence line spectrum of pentacene in the visible range, which can be useful in analysis, is also presented. Naphthalene was used as a solvent in addition to the usual normal paraffins.     

Calibration of the spectral sensitivity of instruments for the near infrared region

We present an analysis of methods for calibration of the spectral sensitivity of instruments in the near IR region of the spectrum (0.90–2.05 μm), using as an example recording of the luminescence spectra of PbS semiconductor quantum dots using a diffraction monochromator and an InGaAs photodiode as the detector. We show that when high-sensitivity detectors are employed for calibration using the emission spectrum of an ideal black body, the problem of attenuation of the radiation flux is still important. Instead of neutral density glass and mesh light filters for attenuation of the radiation, we propose using UFS ultraviolet optical glasses (together with PS purple glasses), the maximum optical density of which is within the region of maximum spectral sensitivity of InGaAs photodiodes. We give examples of spectral calibration, taking into account instrumental characteristics and the effect of absorption by water vapor in the air, and also corrections of the luminescence spectra of quantum dots.     

Infrared Luminescence of ZnS-crystals

The IR luminescence spectra of differently activated ZnS crystals have been measured under excitation with visible light. The IR emission of all samples shows an equal behaviour in the spectral region between 1.5 and 2.5 μm. More than three emission bands have been found and the energetic peak positions are within the measuring accuracy independent of the activators and of the temperature. The experimental results are discussed within a unified model for the visible luminescence.     

Oxygen-induced modification of dislocation luminescence centers in silicon

Prospects for using the long-wavelength dislocation luminescence line D1 in silicon-based light-emitting diodes are considered. The standard spectral position of this line at 807 meV, rather than being canonic, depends on the morphology of the dislocation structure and the impurity environment of an individual dislocation. Data on the spectral distribution of luminescence intensity in the region of the D1 line have been analyzed in terms of the concentration of interstitial oxygen in a sample, plastic deformation parameters, and thermal treatment. The results obtained suggest that oxygen exerts a dominant effect on the spectral position of line D1 and luminescence intensity in its vicinity. It is shown that the probable structure of recombination centers can be described in terms of the donor-acceptor pair model, in which oxygen complexes serve as donors and the acceptors are structural defects in the dislocation core.     

Interference effects in negative luminescence and thermal radiation of planar semiconductor structures

We investigated the spectral and angular characteristics of negative luminescence of planar structures with an optically thin semiconductor layer. Sharp spectral peaks and lobe-like directivity diagrams at fixed wavelengths due to the resonator effect were observed. For such structures, it is shown that negative luminescence efficiency in the spectral peaks may be close to unity.     

Spectral manifestations of hybrid association of CdS colloidal quantum dots with methylene blue molecules

We have studied the spectral properties of mixtures formed by CdS colloidal quantum dots with an average diameter of 2.5 nm and methylene blue molecules and that are dispersed into gelatin. We have revealed that, in the presence of CdS quantum dots, the luminescence intensity of methylene blue increases. We suggest a model of this effect, which is based on electronic excitation energy transfer from luminescence centers of CdS quantum dots to methylene blue molecules.     

Kinetics of resonance luminescence of a single quantum dot at room temperature

We have developed a theory of transient resonance luminescence of a single quantum dot from the lowest energy states of electron-hole pairs. We consider a process in which laser pulses directly excite photonemitting states of electron-hole pairs of the quantum dot at room temperature. For definiteness, the model under the development takes into account two states of electron-hole pairs that contribute to luminescence. We have analyzed the dependence of the secondary emission process on the energy gap between these states, the value of which is determined by the quantum dot size. In terms of the Pauli master kinetic equation, an analytical expression for the time-dependent signal of the resonance luminescence has been obtained. We show that, as the spectral width of the exciting laser pulse tends to zero, this expression yields the signal of stationary luminescence.     

Optimal spectral phase control of femtosecond laser-induced up-conversion luminescence in Sm3+:NaYF4 glass

The spectral phase of the femtosecond laser field is an important parameter that affects the up-conversion(UC)luminescence efficiency of dopant lanthanide ions.In this work,we report an experi-mental study on controlling the UC lmiiinescence efficiency in Sm^3+:NaYF4 glass by 800-nm femtosec-ond laser pulse shaping using spectral phase modulation.The optimal phase control strategy efficiently enhances or suppresses the UC luminescence intensity.Based on the laser-power dependence of the UC luminescence intensity and its comparison with the luminescence spectrum under direct 266-nm fem-tosecond lciser irradiation,we propose herein an excitation model combining non-resonant two-photon absorption with resonance-media ted three-photon absorption to explain the experimental observations.     

掺钕BGO单晶的光谱研究

本文详细分析研究了掺钕BGO单晶的光谱特性.测量了Nd(3+)离子在BGO单晶中的吸收谱、荧光谱(4F3/2→4I9/2、11/2、13/2)及荧光寿命,并研究了荧光谱的温度效应.计算了跃迁几率、发射截面、分支比和Ω2、4、6等光谱参数,和YAG:Nd3+作了比较.     

Indole photodissociation in the gas phase

Kinetic characteristics of the growth in delayed luminescence intensity of indole in the gas phase have been measured with excitation of the molecules in the spectral region 250–287 nm. The luminescence build-up kinetics show two components with characteristic lifetimes of about 1 and 10 μs that are associated with the formation of free radicals due to N–H bond dissociation. Two basic mechanisms for photodissociation of indole in the gas phase have been identified based on an analysis of the dependence of the kinetic characteristics for these components on the excitation radiation wavelength/intensity and the vapor pressures of indole and foreign gases. The fast component results from the dissociation of an N–H bond of vibrationally excited molecules in the ground state that is populated through internal conversion. The slow component is associated with the generation of free radicals because of annihilation of two triplet indole molecules. A dependence of the quantum yield of intersystem crossing on the excitation wavelength in the spectral region 260–287 nm has been found. It is shown that the fluorescence quantum yield drop with a decrease of the excitation radiation wavelength is caused by an increase in the internal conversion quantum yield to the electronic ground state.     

伽马辐照对掺铒光纤性能影响的研究

为了推进掺铒光纤抗辐射性能的研究,全面掌握掺铒光纤性能在辐照条件下的变化规律。基于色心模型对掺铒光纤的辐照作用机理进行了分析,并据此对掺铒光纤在辐照中的性能变化趋势进行了预测推断。然后根据掺铒光纤的工作原理和应用特性,在伽马辐照条件下对两种不同型号(EDF-L-980和MP980)掺铒光纤的980 nm波段损耗谱、1 530 nm波段损耗谱以及发射光谱的特性进行了在线实时监测,并在辐照停止后进行了恢复测量。研究表明,在辐照中两种掺铒光纤的性能变化趋势一致。在损耗谱方面,980 nm波段和1 530 nm波段的损耗随辐照单调增加,980 nm吸收峰与1 530 nm吸收峰处的损耗与辐照剂量呈近似线性关系;在发射光谱方面,发射光谱强度随辐照单调降低,光谱能量向长波方向转移,平均波长和光谱带宽大幅增加,1 530 nm发射峰处的发光强度与辐照剂量也呈近似线性关系。辐照停止后,掺铒光纤体现出了一定的恢复能力,但是各项参数的恢复均不到40%。各项实验结果与理论模型和分析预测匹配良好,证明了辐照对掺铒光纤性能影响理论解释的合理性。     

Time dependence of the luminescence from a polymer membrane swollen in water: Concentration and isotopic effects

The effect of UV irradiation of the surface of a Nafion polymer electrolyte membrane swollen in water in the pump grazing incidence geometry has been experimentally investigated. The photoluminescence from the Nafion surface has been measured in the spectral range characteristic of this polymer. The photoluminescence signal from a polymer with a variable isotopic composition is found to be sensitive to swelling in water. The spectral absorption lines of dry and water-swollen Nafion samples are characterized. It is shown that the luminescence centers in the polymer are sulfonic acid groups located on the ends of perfluorovinyl ether groups, which form the teflon base. Measurements of the temporal dynamics of the luminescence of these groups have revealed an informationally important and significant dependence of the luminescence parameters on the degree of Nafion swelling. A pronounced and nontrivial dependence of these parameters on the content of heavy isotope D₂O in water is also found.     

Nature of delayed luminescence of N-methylindole and indole in the gas phase

We have studied the spectral characteristics and the kinetics of delayed (long-lived) luminescence of N-methylindole and indole in the gas phase. For N-methylindole, we observed delayed annihilation fluorescence, spectrally matching fast fluorescence. There is no delayed annihilation fluorescence for indole, but we observed a delayed luminescence band with wavelength at the maximum 535 nm, which we interpreted as luminescence of free radicals formed as a result of dissociation of the N-H bond. We hypothesize that the excited states of the free radicals arise as a result of nonradiative energy transfer from indole in the triplet state to indole free radicals in the doublet state. The lifetimes of the triplet states of N-methylindole and indole in the gas phase at T = 373 K, obtained from analysis of the delayed luminescence kinetics, are 2.5 msec and 1.0 msec. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 3, pp. 341–345, May–June, 2007.     

Generation of singlet oxygen by indotricarbocyanine dyes in low-polarity media

We present the results of a study of the spectral luminescence properties of three groups of indotricarbocyanine dyes, each of which is formed from compounds with the same cation and different anions. In high-polarity solvents, in the absorption and emission spectra of the dyes we see one type of center; in low-polarity solvents, due to the presence of different ionic forms of the dyes (free ions, contact ion pairs), we observe either one type or two types of centers. By analysis of the luminescence of molecular oxygen in the 1.27 μm spectral region, we determined the efficiency of photosensitization of ¹O₂ formation by dyes in deuterated solvents. We have shown that in low-polarity solvents, the yield for singlet oxygen generation is higher for indotricarbocyanine dyes which are found in the contact ion pair state and which also contain a heavy atom (I) in the anion. We have observed that an increase in the fraction of contact ion pairs in solution as the dye concentration increases or when an additional salt is introduced leads to an increase in the quantum yield for generation of singlet oxygen. In polar deuterated acetonitrile, the counterion has no effect on the efficiency of photosensitization of oxygen by the dyes. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 684–693, September–October, 2008.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Y</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis> luminescence of polycrystalline cadmium telluride

The properties of polycrystalline CdTe with a grain size of 5–30 μm have been investigated using the microphotoluminescence methods of spectral analysis and topography. This material has been prepared by direct synthesis in a vapor flow of components at a low temperature. The dominance of the Y and Z bands in the spectra reflects a nonequilibrium character of the crystallization processes. The superlinear dependences of the luminescence intensity on the level of the band-to-band excitation indicate the exciton nature of the corresponding transitions. The activation energies for temperature quenching of luminescence in the temperature range T = 100–150 K are found to be 120 meV for the Y luminescence and 180 meV for the Z luminescence, which correspond to the dissociation of excitons bound to defects with the transition of charge carriers to the conduction and valence bands. The monochromatic topography data indicate that Y and Z defects have different material bases.     

On the nature of the spectral shift caused by photoluminescence fatigue in porous silicon

Luminescence spectra of porous silicon with a regular columnar-layered structure have been studied. A substantial narrowing of the luminescence band in samples of this type and a considerable shift of the band induced by fatigue have been established. An explanation for the spectral shift of the luminescence band resulting from fatigue relaxation is proposed for the first time. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 2137–2140 (December 1997)     

Pulsed cathodoluminescence of irradiated LiF-O and LiF(U)-O crystals

The spectral kinetic characteristics of the luminescence excited in previously irradiated (≤10⁶ Gy) LiF-O and LiF(U)-O crystals have been investigated in the spectral range 4–1.8 eV by pulsed spectrometry with nanosecond time resolution. The luminescence of the crystals was excited by nanosecond nitrogen-laser or electron-beam pulses at 300 K. The inertial character of uranium luminescence enhancement and the dependence of the number of enhancement stages on the excitation technique are revealed. A difference in the character of the dependences of the intensities of the pulse photo-and cathodoluminescence of uranium on the irradiation dose is found.     

Spectral information from minerals relevant for luminescence dating

The paper reviews basic spectral features of luminescence from minerals used in dating and allied research. Luminescence production is a result of multiple interactions within the imperfect crystal lattice and spectral information is not limited to the emission of light. Results of spectral investigations of luminescence emission during thermal stimulation (TL) or optical stimulation (OSL) form the main part of the paper. However, information on luminescence excitation and light absorption spectroscopy is also presented and possible links between luminescence production in minerals and particular lattice defects are considered. Quartz and feldspars, the most commonly used minerals, receive special attention, but the review includes other materials such as polymineral fine-grained fractions from sediments, zircon, calcite and other salts (halite, sulfate), meteorites, flint, volcanic materials (obsidian, tephra), ceramics and metallurgical slags. Although a wide range of different luminescence emission wavebands occur, it can be shown that certain emissions dominate in particular materials. Basic dosimetric properties are often known just for single emission wavebands of a particular mineral, and are listed in this case. The paper also aims to provide a starting point and inspiration for the study of other TL and OSL emissions, with particular regard to their potential and suitability for dating and related dosimetry tasks. These investigations, involving palaeodose determination based on an emission waveband with known characteristics, need careful separation of the particular emission peak, which may be influenced by its behaviour during the dating procedure (sample preparation, irradiation, preheat treatments, luminescence measurements, etc.). Spectral information available in this context and some technical remarks on the experimental conditions will be given to pave the way for conventional TL or OSL measurements in luminescence dating and dosimetry using natural or semi-natural materials.     

Synthesis and luminescence of a folic acid-europium chelate conjugate

We have synthesized a folic acid–europium complex conjugate which shows promise for biomedical applications. We have studied the absorption spectra, the luminescence spectra, and the luminescence excitation spectra of folic acid–spacer–amino-substituted phenanthroline and folic acid–spacer–europium chelate conjugates, and also of the individual components of the synthesized triads. All the spectral luminescence data obtained confirm that a folic acid–europium complex conjugate is fogrmed. Binding of the synthesized conjugate to a folate receptor on HeLa tumor cells is demonstrated.