Scintillation properties of the Yb-doped YAlO3 crystals

Yb³⁺-doped YAlO₃ single crystals were grown by the Czochralski method with a radio frequency heating system. The starting melt compositions of Y_1−xYb_xAlO₃ were varied as x=0.02, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.45. Photo- and thermo-luminescence characteristics including emission decays were measured within 4–300 K. Very fast charge transfer luminescence of Yb³⁺ was found, with the typical double peak spectrum at 345 and 525 nm. At room temperature the photoluminescence and scintillation decay curves show a leading subnanosecond decay component without any additional slower processes. The high density of Yb-rich YAlO₃ makes this material a promising candidate for fast scintillators.     

Scintillation properties of Er-doped Y3Al5O12 single crystals

Er-doped Y₃Al₅O₁₂ single crystals with different Er concentrations of 0.1, 1.0, 10, 30, and 50% were grown by the micro-pulling down method. There were several absorption lines due to the Er³⁺ 4f-4f transitions in the transmittance spectra and these lines correspond to the transitions from the ground state of ⁴I_15/2 to the excited states. The photo- and radio-luminescence spectra showed Er³⁺ 4f-4f emissions. Relative light yield under 5.5 MeV alpha-ray irradiation of Er 0.1%:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ was estimated to be 63% of that of Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂.     

Growth and luminescent properties of Yb—doped oxide single crystals for scintillator application

Rod-shaped (Lu_1−xYb_x)₃Al₅O₁₂ with x=0.05, 0.15, 0.30 and (Y_1−xYb_x)AlO₃ with x=0.05, 0.10, 0.30 single crystals were grown by the micro-pulling-down method. Edge-defined film-fed growth method was used to prepare (Y_0.9Yb_0.1)VO₄ crystal, while Ca₈(La_1.98Yb_0.02)(PO₄)₆O₂ crystal was grown by the Czochralski method. Luminescence of these crystals was studied with main attention paid to the charge transfer emission of Yb³⁺. Temperature tuned decay times in the time scale of units—tens of nanosecond was measured as a feature possibly interesting for an application in scintillation detectors in positron emission tomography.     

YAG粉末材料中Cr3+敏化的Yb3+近红外发光性质

采用高温固相反应法合成了YAG: 0.02Cr³⁺,yYb³⁺系列粉末材料,研究了该系列材料在近红外区域的发光特性,主要包括Cr³⁺,Yb³⁺的发光性质、Cr³⁺: ⁴T₂和Yb³⁺: ²F_5/2能级辐射跃迁寿命以及其布居时间的比较,给出了Yb³⁺最佳掺杂量为10%。实验表明:通过Cr³⁺→Yb³⁺能量传递,实现了Yb³⁺在1 000 nm附近近红外发光的增强,这对进一步提高c-Si太阳能电池转换效率打下了坚实基础。     

Yb∶YAG超快闪烁晶体研究进展与展望

Yb3+离子掺杂YAG晶体(Yb∶YAG)作为一种性能优良的激光晶体已广泛应用于高效、高功率激光领域。最新研究表明,Yb∶YAG晶体响应时间可达0.411 ns,其优良的超快闪烁特性在超快脉冲辐射探测、惯性约束核聚变、空间辐射探测、核反应动力学等领域的应用引起了广泛关注,使得Yb∶YAG晶体成为超快闪烁材料研究的热点。关于Yb∶YAG的闪烁特性,文章在系统介绍Yb∶YAG作为超快闪烁晶体研究进展和发光机理的基础上,归纳总结了掺杂种类、浓度、后处理工艺、辐照、格位尺寸大小、温度等对Yb∶YAG晶体闪烁性能的影响。然后,针对Yb∶YAG目前存在的问题,给出相应的解释并提出通过离子共掺调控来改善其闪烁性能的方法。最后,对Yb∶YAG超快闪烁晶体未来的发展方向进行了展望。     

YAG中Cr3+和Yb3+的发光特征以及Cr3+和Yb3+之间的能量传递过程

室温下观察了YAG:Cr³⁺,Yb³⁺材料在近红外区域的发光特性, 并通过对Cr³⁺:⁴T₂和Yb³⁺:²F_5/2能级辐射跃迁寿命以及它们布居时间的比较研究,提出了从Cr³⁺到Yb³⁺的能量传递机制,同时借助于能级图描述了从Cr³⁺到Yb³⁺的能量传递以及Cr³⁺和Yb³⁺的近红外发光过程。     

Er3+/Yb3+共掺Gd3Sc2Ga3O12晶体的上转换发光

研究了提拉法生长的Er3+/Yb3+:Gd3Sc2Ga3O12和Er3+:Gd3Sc2Ga3O12晶体在室温下320-1700 nm范围的吸收光谱和500-750 nm范围内的上转换荧光谱,同时对其上转换荧光的可能发生机制、途径以及上转换过程可能对Er3+的2.8 μm波段激光振荡产生的影响进行了分析和讨论.结果表明:Yb3+的敏化显著地增强了晶体在966 nm附近的吸收能力,大幅度加宽了晶体在该处的吸收带宽.在940 nm激光的激发下,Er3+/Yb3+:Gd3Sc2Ga3O12中的上转换荧光强度明显强于Er3+:Gd3Sc2Ga3O12中的上转换荧光强度,表明Yb3+与Er3+之间存在高效率的能量传递,其主要上转换机制可能为Yb3+-Er3+,Er3+-Er3+能量传递.     

Growth and scintillation properties of doped ZnWO4 crystals

A series of ZnWO₄ crystals with different purities of WO₃ and ZnO were grown by conventional Czochralski method and compared with Fe:ZnWO₄, Nb:ZnWO₄, Ag:ZnWO₄ and Ce:ZnWO₄ crystals grown by the same technology. Scintillation experiments revealed that the light yield of undoped ZnWO₄ crystals varied with the purities of raw materials WO₃ and ZnO. Raising the concentration of iron ions in ZnWO₄ crystals resulted in reduction of the light yield from the lighter appearance. On the contrary, the light yield was enhanced by doping Ag₂O, Nb₂O₅ and CeO₂, equivalent to that observed in ZnWO₄ crystals after oxygen-rich annealing at high temperature. The mechanisms of coloration and decolorization in doped ZnWO₄ crystals were analyzed. And the relationship between enhanced scintillation properties and the color center complex of iron impurity and oxygen vacancy in the crystals was discussed.     

Er3+/Yb3+掺杂氟硅铅酸盐微晶玻璃的上转换发光

制备了微晶体尺寸大约在10—12 nm范围内的Er³⁺,Yb³⁺共掺杂透明氟硅铅酸盐微晶玻璃.相同功率激发下,纳米微晶玻璃中Er³⁺离子的²H_11/2,⁴S_3/2→⁴I_15/2的绿色上转换荧光和⁴F_9/2→关键词： 3+')" href="#">Er³⁺ 3+')" href="#">Yb³⁺ 能量传递 纳米微晶玻璃     

NaGdF4:Yb3+,H03+与GdF3:Yb3+,H03+纳米材料的合成、形貌控制与发光性质

采用水热法通过调控n(F-):n(Ln3+),pH值以及n(Citrate):n(Ln)等一系列反应条件,合成了六方相的NaGdF4:Yb3,ho3+与GdF3:yb3+,Ho3+纳米上转换材料,实现了形貌的可控合成.利用X射线粉末衍射(XRD),场扫描电子显微镜(SEM)以及发光光谱等手段对产物的物相结构、形貌和荧光...     

Scintillation properties of BeO single crystals

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 286–291, August, 1988.     

Influence of Yb~(3+) concentration on the upconversion luminescence of oxyfluoride material doped with Er~(3+)

In this paper,a new upconversion luminescent material co-doped with Erbium and Ytterbium is reported. The upconversion luminescence transition routes and related properties are studied. The results show that the absorption and emission intensities under excitation of 980 nm laser increase with the increase of the Yb3+ concentration. The red emission is stronger than the green emission. The energy transfer process plays an important role in the upconversion mechanism.     

Modification on luminescent properties of SrAl2O4:Eu, Dy phosphor by Yb ions doping

The modification effect of the doping of Yb³⁺ ions, as an auxiliary activator, onto the luminescent properties of SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺, Dy³⁺ phosphor was studied for the first time. The phosphorescent nanoparticles were prepared by the combustion method. The experimental results indicate that the appropriate doping of Yb³⁺ ions largely improves phosphorescence of the phosphors with more intense luminescence, higher brightness, and no change in emission spectrum peaked at 513 nm. Meanwhile the decay speed of the phosphor nanoparticles rises increasingly with the doping ratio of Yb³⁺ ions, whereas an excessive Yb³⁺ ions doping leads to the disappearance of the pure monoclinic phase of SrAl₂O₄ and the appearance of the weak diffraction lines of the YbAlO₃ phase. The phosphorescent mechanism of the phosphors could be well understood based on the hole, thermally released from the trap levels of Dy³⁺ and Yb³⁺.     

Sr_3Al_2O_6∶Tb~(3+),Yb~(3+)荧光粉的近红外量子剪裁效应

硅材料带隙与太阳光子光谱的失配导致了比较严重的光子损失,大大降低了硅太阳能电池的效率。为了减少入射光子的损失,可以利用具有近红外量子剪裁效应的光谱转换材料来提高硅太阳能电池的效率。本研究采用溶胶凝胶法制备了Sr_3Al_2O_6∶Tb~(3+),Yb~(3+)荧光粉,并研究了其近红外量子剪裁效应。实验结果表明:在320 nm的紫外光激发下,Sr_3Al_2O_6∶Tb~(3+),Yb~(3+)荧光粉发射出Tb~(3+):5D4→~7F_j的可见光;另外,由于Tb~(3+)、Yb~(3+)离子之间的合作能量传递,得到了Yb~(3+):~7F_(5/2)→7F7/2的近红外发光。荧光寿命衰减证明Tb~(3+)到Yb~(3+)之间的确存在合作能量传递,而且存在量子剪裁效应,其中,能量传递效率为35.9%,量子剪裁效率为135.9%。由于Yb~(3+)的发射光谱与硅太阳能电池的吸收匹配,Sr_3Al_2O_6∶Tb~(3+),Yb~(3+)荧光粉有可能作为潜在的光谱转换材料应用于硅太阳能电池以提高其光电转换效率。     

EPR characterization of Mn impurity ions in PbWO4 single crystals

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) properties of the Mn²⁺ ions in PbWO₄ single crystals grown by the Czochralski method have been investigated in the X-band microwave frequency, at T=20 K. The angular dependence of the EPR line positions obtained by rotating the magnetic field in the main crystallographic planes shows that the local symmetry at the Mn²⁺ impurity ions is tetragonal, strongly suggesting that the Mn²⁺ ions substitute for the Pb²⁺ lattice cations, without charge compensation. The resulting spin Hamiltonian parameters compare well with the corresponding values for the Mn²⁺ ions in other isomorphous tungstates. The observed strong angular variation of the EPR linewidth has been quantitatively described considering a random distribution of lattice strains.     

Li~+对硅酸盐玻璃中Yb~(3+)、Tm~(3+)上转换效率的影响

利用高温熔融法制备了不同Li~+含量的掺杂Yb~(3+)、Tm~(3+)的硅酸盐玻璃样品,玻璃样品在980 nm半导体激光器的泵浦下能够产生477 nm的蓝光和654 nm的红光。由上转换的荧光强度和泵浦功率的双对数拟合直线得到,添加Li~+能够增加上转换过程中Tm~(3+)向上跃迁的几率,Tm~(3+)的3F2和1G4能级的粒子数布居增加,从而提高辐射跃迁的几率。红外光谱和拉曼光谱表明Li~+的添加对玻璃基质的声子能量影响不大,却使得声子态密度减小,使上转换效率提高,从而提高Yb~(3+)、Tm~(3+)在硅酸盐玻璃中的发光强度。     

NaYF4:Eu3+,Tm3+,Yb3+材料中Stokes和反Stokes发光研究

合成了Eu3+,Tm3+和Yb3+掺杂的NaYF4材料.360 nm光激发呈蓝色发光,峰值位于452 nm,对应Tm3+的1D2→3F4跃迁;395 nm光激发旱橙色发光,峰值位于591 nm,对应Eu3+的5D0→7F1跃迁;409 nml光激发呈红色发光,峰值位于613 nm,对应Eu3+的5D0→7F2跃迁;980 nm光激发呈蓝色和红色发光,发光峰位于474和646 nm.蓝光来源Tm3+的1G4→3H6跃迁,红光来源Tm3+的1G4→3F4跃迁.在双对数曲线中,蓝光474 nm和红光646 nm的斜率分别为2.1和2.4,在980 nm光激发下,蓝光和红光发射都是双光子过程.还研究了材料的吸收光谱,并利用X射线衍射,扫描电镜测试了材料的物相结构和微观彤貌.结果表明:NaYF4:Eu3+,Tm3+,Yb3+材料具有较规则的六方相结构,结品良好.     

Scintillation and optical stimulated luminescence of Ce-doped CaF2

Scintillation and optical stimulated luminescence of Ce 0.1–20% doped CaF₂ crystals prepared by Tokuyama Corp. were investigated. In X-ray induced scintillation spectra, luminescence due to Ce³⁺ 5d–4f transition appeared around 320 nm with typically 40 ns decay time. By ²⁴¹Am 5.5 MeV α-ray irradiation, 0.1% doped one showed the highest scintillation light yield and the light yield monotonically decreased with Ce concentrations. Optically stimulated luminescence after X-ray irradiation was observed around 320 nm under 550 or 830 nm stimulation in all samples. As a result, intensities of optically stimulated luminescence were proportional to Ce concentrations. Consequently, scintillation and optically stimulated luminescence resulted to have a complementary relation in Ce-doped CaF₂ system.     

Scintillation properties of PbWO4 crystals doped with the rare-earth ions

In PbWO₄(PWO) crystals grown by Czochralski method the influence of atmosphere of the growth (O₂, air) and doping with the rare-earth ions of different types (A³⁺=Lu³⁺, Gd³⁺,Tb³⁺,Eu³⁺ as well as doubly doped A³⁺–Li⁺) on light yield and luminescence decay were analyzed. PWO scintillator with the ultra-fast (τ=0.5 ns) main component of luminescence decay (87% of total light yield) was obtained using the O₂-growth atmosphere and doping by Eu₂O₃ at a concentration of 5000 ppm. It is concluded that the decrease of decay constant of the main scintillation component is the result of the resonant energy transfer between the centers of “blue” PWO luminescence (λ_max=420 nm) and the 4f–4f-transitions of Eu³⁺ ions in this spectral region.     

Photothermally Induced Bistability of Emission of Yb-doped Ca4NdO(BO3)3 Single Crystals

We report on studies of changes in the emission spectra (excited at 808 nm) of the Yb-doped Ca₄NdO(BO₃)₃ single crystals due to the photothermal effects caused by the pulsed Nd:YAG laser. Increase of the sample's surface temperature after laser treatment leads to significant enhancement of the 1040 to 1060 nm emission (ascribed to the Nd^{3+ 4}F_3/2 → ⁴I_9/2, ⁴I_11/2 transitions) and simultaneous decrease of the 975 to 1050 nm emission (corresponding to the Yb^{3+ 2}F_5/2 → ²F_7/2 transition). We explain such an increase of the Nd³⁺ luminescence by thermally activated Yb³⁺ → Nd³⁺ energy transfer.