Li+掺杂对TeO2:Tm3+/Er3+/Yb3+纳米材料上转换发光的增强作用

采用水热法制备了发白光的Li+掺杂α-TeO2∶Tm3+/Er3+/Yb3+和β-TeO2∶Tm3+/Er3+/Yb3+纳米上转换发光材料。采用X射线衍射、透射电镜和上转换发光光谱对制备的TeO2∶Tm3+/Er3+/Yb3+/Li+纳米材料进行表征,结果显示:Li+的掺入基本不改变纳米材料的晶型和结构;在980 nm近红外光的激发下,纳米材料发射出中心波长476 nm的蓝光,525 nm及545 nm的绿光和659 nm及675nm的红光,分别对应于Tm3+的1G4→3H6能级跃迁,Er3+的2H11/2→4I15/2和4S3/2→4I15/2能级跃迁,Er3+的4F9/2→4I15/2能级跃迁和Tm3+的3F2→3H6能级跃迁;Li+的掺入能够增大白光体系的发光强度,基本不改变纳米材料的白光颜色。此外,探讨了纳米材料的上转换发光机理。     

一种上转换白光荧光粉的制备与发光性能研究

采用高温固相法制备了上转换白光荧光粉AlF3-YbF3:Er3+/Tm3+。通过XRD物相分析可知:上转换白光荧光粉AlF3-YbF3:Er3+/Tm3+是由三方AlF3相和正交YbF3相组成;利用发射光谱研究了该荧光粉的上转换发光性能,并且分析了当固定Er3+离子掺杂浓度时,Tm3+离子掺杂浓度对上转换白光荧光粉AlF3-YbF3:Er3+/Tm3+色度的影响,进而提出其上转换能量传递机制。结果表明:在980 nm激光激发下,波长为410 nm的紫光峰、550 nm的绿光峰和660 nm的红光峰分别对应于荧光粉中Er3+离子的2H9/2→4I15/2,4S3/2→4I15/2和4F9/2→4I15/2能级的跃迁,而波长为360 nm的紫外光峰、450 nm的蓝光峰、700 nm的红光峰,分别对应于荧光粉中Tm3+离子的1D2→3H6,1G4→3H6和1G4→3F4能级的跃迁,Er3+离子发出的光与Tm3+离子发出的光最终混合成色坐标为x=0.32,y=0.36的白光。此外,通过980 nm半导体激光器和EPM 2000 Dual-channel Joulemeter/Power meter测得该荧光粉最大上转换效率为6.90%。     

Na(Y1.5Na0.5)F6:Yb3+/Er3+纳米棒的制备及其上转换发光特性

采用水热合成法,使用油酸作为乳化剂制备了Yb3+/Er3+共掺杂六角相Na(Y1.5Na0.5)F6纳米棒。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)以及荧光光谱等测试手段对所制备的样品进行表征。测试结果表明,Na(Y1.5Na0.5)F6纳米晶的晶格常数为a=b=0.600 nm,c=0.352 nm。在980 nm红外光激发下,Yb3+/Er3+共掺杂Na(Y1.5Na0.5)F6纳米棒发出从红光到近紫外的上转换荧光,其中红光、绿光和近紫外光分别对应于Er3+离子4F9/2→4I15/2,(2H11/2,4S3/2)→4I15/2和(2G11/2/2H9/2)→4I15/2的能级跃迁。详细讨论和分析了各荧光波段的上转换发射过程。     

GdF3∶Er3+，Yb3+的合成和上转换发光特性

采用水热法制备了Er3 离子浓度为3%,yb3 离子浓度分别为10%,20%的GdF3:Er3 ,Yb3 .XRD结果表明:合成的样品均为正交结构的GdF3,Cd0.87Yb0.10Er0.03F3和Gd0.77Yb0.20Er0.03F3样品的晶粒尺寸分别为28和26 nm.研究了980 nm红外光激发的上转换发射光谱.结果表明:红光和绿光发射分别来自于Er3 离子的2H11/2,4S3/2→4I15/2和4F9/2→4I15/2跃迁.样品的绿光发射强度较红光发射强.但绿光和红光发射的相对强度比例与Yb3 离子浓度有关.对Gd0.87Yb0.10Er0.03F3和Gd0.77Yb0.20Er0.03F3样品中可能的上转换发光机制进行了讨论.     

Er^3＋／Yb^3＋：Sr3Y2（BO3）4晶体的光谱和激光性质

采用提拉法生长了双掺Yb3+和Er3+离子浓度分别为18.63%和0.87%(原子分数)的Sr3Y2(BO3)4晶体.利用测量的偏振吸收谱结合Judd-Ofeh理论,拟合得到了该晶体中Er3+离子的偏振和有效J-O参数.测量了Er3+离子4I13/2能级和Yb3+离子2F5/2能级的荧光衰减曲线,并计算了4I13/2能级的荧光量子效率和Yb3+到Er3+的能量传递效率.利用Fuchtbauer-Ladenberg公式计算了Er3+离子4I13/2→4I15/2跃迁的偏振受激发射截面.在平-凹谐振腔中,利用97nm波长光纤耦合准连续半导体激光端面泵浦1.12mm厚的该晶体,当输出镜透过率为1.5%时,获得了最大输出功率为1.3 w和斜率效率为20%的1560 nm附近的激光输出.结果表明,Er3+/Yb3+:Sr3+Y2+(BO3)4晶体是一种优良的1.5～1.6 μm波段激光的增益介质.     

Y2O2S∶Er3+，Yb3+的制备及Er3+离子在晶场中的能级分裂

采用沉淀法制备前驱体,通过不同温度合成了上转换发光材料Y2O2S∶Er3+,Yb3+,运用XRD,SEM和上转换发射光谱对其进行表征。结果表明,所合成的Y2O2S∶Er3+Yb3+属于六方晶系晶体,随着合成温度的升高,产物的粒径不断增大,上转换发射光强度逐渐增加。研究Y2O2S∶Er3+Yb3+的上转换发光过程,红光发射和绿光发射分别源于Er3+离子的4F9/2→4I15/2以及2H11/2→4I15/2,4S3/2→4I15/2能级跃迁。利用群论计算了晶场中Er3+离子的能级分裂数目。     

Er3+/Yb3+共掺纳米In2O3的制备及上转换发光

用低温溶剂热法以乙二醇为溶剂合成了Er3+和Yb3+共掺的In2O3纳米晶。用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、漫反射光谱和上转换发光光谱对样品进行了分析。XRD和TEM结果表明,产物为纯的立方相In2O3结构,粒径约为30 nm;漫反射光谱显示了In2O3∶Er3+,Yb3+纳米晶在522、653和975 nm附近有3个吸收带;在980 nm近红外光激发下,样品发射出中心波长为525及555 nm的绿光和662 nm的红光,分别对应于Er3+的2H11/2→4I15/2、4S3/2→4I15/2和4F9/2→4I15/2跃迁;研究了Er3+和Yb3+离子的不同掺杂浓度对发光强度的影响,确定了Yb3+和Er3+离子的最佳掺杂浓度均为3%;双对数曲线显示绿光和红光的发射过程均为双光子吸收过程,对样品的上转换发光机制进行了初步讨论。     

亚晶格能量团簇构建及晶场调控对四方LiYF4:RE上转换发光机制的影响研究

四方LiYF₄是一种与六方NaYF₄相当的稀土上转换发光基质材料,由于相对优异的短波上转换发光特性,近年受到业界的相当关注,但对产生这一优异特性的原因还未见报道.经研究发现,四方LiYF₄具有六边环状亚晶格结构,每5个间距小于0.4 nm的近邻三价阳离子形成一个团簇,稀土离子间的能量传递容易在团簇内或六边形环内环绕传递.基于它的这一亚晶格结构特征,本工作通过引入不同量敏化剂Yb³⁺和掺杂离子Sc³⁺和Hf⁴⁺,考察不同激活离子Er³⁺、Ho³⁺和Tm³⁺与敏化离子Yb³⁺构建亚晶格能量团簇以及异质离子Sc³⁺和Hf⁴⁺掺杂晶场调控对稀土离子上转换发光性能的影响机制.发现不同稀土离子与Yb³⁺存在不同的能级匹配,导致不同概率的无辐射交叉弛豫行为,当引入适量的Yb³⁺时,可分别构建1Er-2Yb、1Ho-2Yb和1Tm-4Yb亚晶格能量团簇,实现最佳的上转换发光性能;当6 mol% Sc³⁺和4 mol% Hf⁴⁺引入时,可有效调控晶场的不对称性;掺杂后,5个近邻三价离子的团簇结构中,只有3个近邻Yb³⁺离子,无法同时实现Er³⁺离子的⁴F_5/2和Sc³⁺的²G_7/2或Hf⁴⁺的⁴F_5/2^o激发态的双光子合作上转换电子布居,导致Sc³⁺或Hf⁴⁺成为荧光猝灭中心,Sc³⁺掺杂晶场调控最大仅提升50%的荧光强度,Hf⁴⁺掺杂没有提升反而降低Er³⁺离子的上转换发光强度,不同于它们掺杂六方NaYF₄：Er/Yb那样扮演储能离子角色,显著提升Er³⁺离子的短波上转换发光强度.本研究揭示了在六边环状亚晶格基质结构中不同稀土离子与敏化剂Yb³⁺的敏化上转换发光机制,以及基质结构特征对掺杂晶场调控行为的影响机制,可为设计和制备高性能上转换发光材料提供借鉴.     

NaYF4:Yb,Er/Tm上转换荧光纳米材料的合成、修饰及应用*

上转换荧光纳米材料NaYF4:Yb,Er/Tm因具有独特的上转换发光性能,在固体激光器、三维立体演示、红外成像等很多方面都有着重要的应用。近年来,NaYF4:Yb,Er/Tm上转换纳米颗粒作为荧光标记物用于生物标记引起了研究者的浓厚兴趣。合成出高质量、高荧光性能的NaYF4:Yb,Er/Tm上转换纳米颗粒是使之能够在生物医学等领域广泛应用的前提条件。本文针对NaYF4:Yb,Er/Tm上转换荧光纳米颗粒的合成方法、表面修饰以及生物应用等方面的研究进展进行综述。     

Ag@SiO_2@GdF_3:Yb,Er核壳结构纳米材料的制备与增强上转换荧光

采用直接沉淀法成功制备了Ag@SiO2@GdF3:Er,Yb核壳结构纳米上转换发光粒子,并用XRD,TEM,UV-Vis,FTIR以及荧光光谱等对其结构和发光性能进行了表征.XRD分析表明:Ag表面包覆上了结晶良好的正交晶系的GdF3:Er,Yb.TEM照片显示:制备的复合纳米粒子具有明显的球形核壳结构,内核Ag粒子的直径约50 nm左右,包覆后的Ag@SiO2@GdF3:Er,Yb粒径约为80~120 nm,表面光滑且包覆完全.UV-Vis光谱证明:GdF3:Er,Yb和SiO2成功包覆在Ag核表面,包覆后Ag纳米粒子的表面等离子体共振吸收峰发生了红移.荧光光谱表明:在980 nm激光激发下,该复合纳米粒子显示出和纯的GdF3:Er,Yb相同的Er3+的特征红色和绿色上转换发光,以位于655 nm处的Er3+离子的4F9/2→4I15/2的红光发射最强,并且复合粒子的发射光强度比纯的GdF3:Er,Yb有所增强.     

Upconversion properties of Er3+, Yb3+ and Tm3+ codoped fluorophosphate glasses

Er3+, Yb3+ and Tm3+ codoped fluorophosphate glasses emitting blue, green and red upconversion luminescence at 970 nm laser diode excitation were studied. It was shown that Tm3+ behaves as the sensitizer to Er3+ for the green upconversion luminescence through the energy transfer process: Tm3+:3H4+Er3+:4I 15/2-->Er3+:4I 9/2+Tm3+:3H6, and for the red upconversion luminescence through the energy transfer process: Tm3+:3F4+Er3+:4I 11/2-->Tm3+:3H6+Er3+:4F 9/2. Moreover, Er3+ acts as quenching center for the blue upconversion luminescence of Tm3+. The sensitization of Tm3+ to Er3+ depends on the concentration of Yb3+. The intensity of blue, green and red emissions can be changed by adjusting the concentrations of the three kinds of rare earth ions. This research may provide useful information for the development of high color and spatial resolution devices and white light simulation.     

Highly uniform and monodisperse beta-NaYF(4):Ln(3+) (Ln = Eu, Tb, Yb/Er, and Yb/Tm) hexagonal microprism crystals: hydrothermal synthesis and luminescent properties

beta-NaYF4:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Tb, Yb/Er, and Yb/Tm) hexagonal microprisms with remarkably uniform morphology and size have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal route. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra as well as kinetic decays were used to characterize the samples. It is found that sodium citrate as a shape modifier introduced into the reaction system plays a critical role in the shape evolution of the final products. Furthermore, the shape and size of the products can be further manipulated by adjusting the molar ratio of citrate/RE3+ (RE represents the total amount of Y3+ and the doped rare earth elements such as Eu3+, Tb3+, Yb3+/Er3+, or Yb3+/Tm3+). Under the excitation of 397 nm ultraviolet light, NaYF4:xEu3+ (x = 1.5, 5%) shows the emission lines of Eu3+ corresponding to 5D0-3 --> 7FJ (J = 0-4) transitions from 400 to 700 nm (whole visible spectral region) with different intensity, resulting in yellow and red down-conversion (DC) light emissions, respectively. When doped with 5% Tb3+ ions, the strong DC fluorescence corresponding to 5D4 --> 7FJ (J = 6, 5, 4, 3) transitions with 5D4 --> 7F5 (green emission at 544 nm) being the most prominent group that has been observed. In addition, under 980 nm laser excitation, the Yb3+/Er3+- and Yb3+/Tm3+-codoped beta-NaYF4 samples exhibit bright green and whitish blue up-conversion (UC) luminescence, respectively. The luminescence mechanisms for the doped lanthanide ions were thoroughly analyzed.     

Green upconversion nanocrystals for DNA detection

By combining magnetic-field-assisted bioseparation and concentration technology with magnetite nanoparticles, novel green upconversion (UC) fluorescence nanocrystals (NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+) have been applied to the sensitive detection of DNA.     

Blue,green,red upconversion luminescence and optical characteristics of rare earth doped rare earth oxide and oxysulfide

The cold isostatic press pretreatment process was adopted to prepare fine rare earth oxysulfide up-conversion phosphors with spherical shape, narrow size distribution and high luminescence efficiency. The upconversion optical characteristics and brightness of the blue (Y2O2SYb,Tm), green (Y2O2S: Yb,Er), red (Y2O3Yb,Er) emitter were also investigated, and a novel method was successfully developed for the brightness measurement of upconversion luminescence (UPL). It is shown that a white color can be obtained by the appropriate mixture of these primary blue, green and red emissions components. The Er3 ions exhibit different upconversion mechanism in Y2O2S and Y2O3 host materials. The rare earth oxysulfide is an efficient upconversion matrix. The UPL brightness of Y2O2S: Yb,Er is 6.5 times higher than that of Y2O3: Yb,Er, and Y2O2S: Yb,Er shows UPL brightness of 1100 cd/m2 under 5.56 W/cm2 power density using a 980 nm laser diode.     

Strong visible up-conversion emission in Tb3+, Tm3+ and Tb3+-Tm3+ co-doped tellurite glasses sensitized by Yb3+

Up-conversion luminescence characteristics under 975 nm excitation have been investigated with Tb3+/Tm3+/Yb3+ triply doped tellurite glasses. Here, green (547 nm: (5)D(4)-->(7)F(4)) and red (660 nm: (5)D(4)-->(7)F(2)) up-conversion (UC) luminescence originating from Tb3+ is observed strongly, because of the quadratic dependences of emission intensities on the excitation power. Especially, the UC luminescence was intensified violently with the energy transfer from the Tm3+ ions involves in the Tb3+ excitation. To the Tb3+/Tm3+/Yb3+ triply doped glass system, a novel up-conversion mechanism is proposed as follows: the energy of (3)G(4) level (Tm3+) was transferred to (5)D(4) (Tb(3+)) and the 477-nm UC luminescence of Tm3+ was nearly quenched.     

Intense upconversion luminescence and effect of local environment for Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped novel TeO2-BiCl3 glass system

We present the results of a study that uses theoretical and experimental methods to investigate the characteristics of the upconversion luminescence of Tm3+/Yb3+ codoped TeO2-BiCl3 glass system as a function of the BiCl3 fraction. These glasses are potentially important in the design of upconversion fiber lasers. Effect of local environment around Tm3+ on upconversion fluorescence intensity was analyzed by theoretical calculations. The structure and spectroscopic properties were investigated in the experiments by measuring the Raman spectra, IR transmission spectra, and absorption and fluorescence intensities at room temperature. The results indicate that blue luminescence quantum efficiency increases with increasing BiCl3 content from 10 to 60 mol%, which were interpreted by the increase of asymmetry of glass structure, decrease of phonon energy and removing of OH- groups.     

Yb3+掺杂浓度对LaF3晶相及其上转换光谱的影响

LaF3微米晶的晶相(斜方相和六角相)及其上转换发光光谱可以通过精确调节Yb3+的摩尔掺杂浓度来控制。利用简单的水热法合成了Yb3+和Tm3+共掺杂的LaF3,YF3和NaYF4三种不同基质的氟化物纳米晶。XRD分析表明,当Tm3+的掺杂浓度不变,仅Yb3+的摩尔掺杂浓度从10%提高到20%,就可以使基质结构由六角相过渡到斜方相。实验结果表明,具有较大离子半径的稀土离子由于增强的偶极化率,更容易使电子云产生畸变,有利于基质斜方相结构的形成。     

Phase control of upconversion nanocrystals and new rare earth fluorides though a diffusion-controlled strategy in a hydrothermal system

Here we report a general hydrothermal technology to obtain well-known rare earth fluorides involving β-NaYF(4):Yb, Er/Tm and β-NaGdF(4):Yb, Er/Tm upconversion nanocrystals, one new polymorph of γ-REF(3) (RE = Eu-Tm, Y) and hexagonal LiREF(4) (RE = Nd-Lu, Y) colloidal nanocrystals.     

化学气相传输法分离二元混合重稀土氧化物

稀土气态配合物;化学气相传输法分离二元混合重稀土氧化物