Investigation of luminescence and photoelectrochemical properties of rare-earth metal-doped anode oxide films on aluminum

A study is made of the luminescence of rare-earth-metal (REM)-doped anode oxide films (AOF) grown on aluminu. It is shown that REMs introduced into an AOF in the course of its formation exert a considerable influence on the position of the maximum half-width and the intensity of the luminescence spectrum of the matrix, i.e., Al₂O₃. Photoelectrochemical properties of AOF (Eu) are investigated. A dependence of the AOF photopotential on the conditions of its formation is shown. Belarusian State University of Information Science and Radioelectronics, 6, P. Brovka St., Minsk, 220600, Belarus. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 593–596, July–August, 1998.     

稀土原子与离子的自然辐射寿命测量

概述了当前自由原子和离子的激发态自然辐射寿命测量技术的进展。以LaⅠ和PrⅡ为例,系统介绍了几种稀土元素自由原子和离子激发态寿命测量技术并分析了它们的优缺点;以SmⅡ为例,详细介绍了激光烧蚀产生自由原子(离子)技术及结合激光诱导荧光时间分辨光谱技术进行激发态寿命测量的优缺点。最后,探讨了改进上述技术局限性的解决思路,以期进一步提高辐射寿命测量的精确度。     

钕敏化多层壳纳米结构的增强型染料敏化上转换发光

对于稀土离子掺杂的上转换发光,由于稀土离子吸收截面小、吸收范围窄,导致其发光强度受限.最近,在稀土上转换纳米粒子的表面连接近红外染料分子敏化发光,被证实是提高上转换发光强度的有效策略.然而,将染料分子连接经典的稀土Yb掺杂纳米粒子,并不能有效利用染料分子的敏化能力.针对这一问题,本文通过高温热分解法成功制备了Nd3+敏...     

Upconversion luminescence of colloidal solution of Y2O3 nano-particles doped with trivalent rare-earth ions

We have studied upconversion luminescence of colloidal solution of Y₂O₃ nano-particles codoped with 1 mol% Er³⁺ and 5 mol% Yb³⁺. Y₂O₃ nano-particles codoped with 1 mol% Er³⁺ and 5 mol% Yb³⁺ show sintering and agglomeration, because they are synthesized by firing a hydroxy carbonate precursor. Colloidal solution of Y₂O₃ nano-particles codoped with 1 mol% Er³⁺ and 5 mol% Yb³⁺ is prepared through two-step dispersion process and the average diameter of the primary nano-particles is about 50 nm. Under excitation with 980-nm laser diode, upconversion luminescence of colloidal solution of the primary Y₂O₃ nano-particles codoped with 1 mol% Er³⁺ and 5 mol% Yb³⁺ in methyl isobuthyl ketone strongly appeared near 660 nm and weakly near 550 nm.     

Interaction between rare-earth ions and amorphous silicon nanoclusters produced at low processing temperatures

Temperatures of 1000 °C and higher are a significant problem for the incorporation of erbium-doped silicon nanocrystal devices into standard silicon technology, and make the fabrication of contacts and reflectors in light emitting devices difficult. In the present work, we use energy-filtered TEM imaging techniques to show the formation of size-controlled amorphous silicon nanoclusters in SiO films annealed between 400 and 500 °C. The PL properties of such films are characteristic of amorphous silicon, and the spectrum can be controlled via a statistical size effect—as opposed to quantum confinement—that has previously been proposed for porous amorphous silicon. Finally, we show that amorphous nanoclusters sensitize the luminescence from the rare-earth ions Er, Nd, Yb, and Tm with excitation cross-sections similar in magnitude to erbium-doped silicon nanocrystal composites, and with a similar nonresonant energy transfer mechanism.     

Effective nuclear charge approximation for free rare-earth ions

A semi-empirical method to describe the electron structure of free many-electron rare-earth ions has been proposed. The method takes into account the spin–orbit interaction as well as relativistic interactions known as Breit’s terms. It is shown that a set of parameters to calculate the electronic spectrum of a free rare-earth ion with accuracy less than 5% can be limited to an effective nuclear charge of the rare-earth ion and a constant related to the Breit’s terms. Using the known experimental spectra of free rare-earth metals these parameters have been calculated for basic terms of all rare-earth ions.     

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.     

Yb浓度对功率依赖的上转换荧光色彩的敏感度调控

控制激发光功率密度是一种调控红绿荧光比率的简单方法.然而,大多数上转换系统对功率的调控并不敏感.本文通过柠檬酸钠辅助的水热法,合成了一系列具有不同Yb浓度掺杂的NaYF₄：Yb/Ho微米棒.通过激光共聚焦显微镜系统,研究了Yb浓度和激发功率密度依赖的NaYF₄：Yb/Ho微米棒的上转换荧光特性.发射谱和同步荧光成像图案表明：荧光红绿比率不仅敏感于激发功率,而且敏感度依赖于Yb浓度.随着Yb浓度的增加,功率调控的红绿比率的敏感度增加,这暗示了功率调控的红绿比率的敏感度可以作为一种度量和评估Yb掺杂浓度的有效途径和方法.通过上/下转换发射谱、激发谱和功率依赖关系,揭示了功率调控红绿比率的机理,并提出了荧光色彩敏感于功率调控的上转换系统具有的特征和判据.本研究为设计和合成高敏感度的功率调控的上转换材料提供了理论基础和实验数据.     

Applications and functions of rare-earth ions in perovskite solar cells

The emerging perovskite solar cells have been recognized as one of the most promising new-generation photovoltaic technologies owing to their potential of high efficiency and low production cost. However, the current perovskite solar cells suffer from some obstacles such as non-radiative charge recombination, mismatched absorption, light induced degradation for the further improvement of the power conversion efficiency and operational stability towards practical application. The rare-earth elements have been recently employed to effectively overcome these drawbacks according to their unique photophysical properties. Herein, the recent progress of the application of rare-earth ions and their functions in perovskite solar cells were systematically reviewed. As it was revealed that the rare-earth ions can be coupled with both charge transport metal oxides and photosensitive perovskites to regulate the thin film formation, and the rare-earth ions are embedded either substitutionally into the crystal lattices to adjust the optoelectronic properties and phase structure, or interstitially at grain boundaries and surface for effective defect passivation. In addition, the reversible oxidation and reduction potential of rare-earth ions can prevent the reduction and oxidation of the targeted materials. Moreover, owing to the presence of numerous energetic transition orbits, the rare-earth elements can convert low-energy infrared photons or high-energy ultraviolet photons into perovskite responsive visible light, to extend spectral response range and avoid high-energy light damage. Therefore, the incorporation of rare-earth elements into the perovskite solar cells have demonstrated promising potentials to simultaneously boost the device efficiency and stability.     

掺杂稀土离子晶体中的电磁感应光透明现象

对在掺杂稀土离子晶体中实现电磁感应光透明进行了实验研究。首先,以Er3＋∶YAG晶体为样品,用旋转波近似下的密度矩阵方程理论计算了探测场的吸收特性随Er3＋离子浓度的变化规律,结果表明：在探测场失谐Δp=0时,形成了一个对于探测光透明的窗口,从而在理论上论证了在掺杂稀土离子晶体中实现电磁感应光透明效应的可行性。设计了一个以Pr3＋∶Y2SiO5晶体为样品的实验激发方案,吸收光谱显示,当温度为6 K时其在共振吸收峰处可形成一个完全透明的窗口,实现了在掺杂离子晶体中的电磁感应光透明。实验还分析了工作温度、耦合场失谐对探测光透过率的影响,结果显示：当样品温度上升到15 K时,透明窗口消失;耦合场的失谐量越大,透射率越小。     

卤化铅调整Tm3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃上转换发光研究

研究了卤化铅调整Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃的热稳定性能、Raman 光谱和上转 换发光光谱，分析了Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺氧卤碲酸盐玻璃的上转换发光 机理.结果发 现：混合卤化铅调整Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃具有好的热稳定性 能、低的声 子能量、强的上转换蓝光.这表明混合卤化铅调整Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲 酸盐玻璃是一种上转换蓝光激光器的潜在基质材料. 关键词： 氧卤碲酸盐玻璃 上转换光谱 发光机理 上转换蓝光激光器     

疏水基团修饰的核-壳型NaYF_4/NaLuF_4∶Yb~(3+),Tm~(3+)纳米粒子设计制备

通过异质核诱导,利用溶剂热法在较低温度下合成了具有疏水表面的上转换发光稀土核-壳Na YF4/Na Lu F4∶20%Yb,1%Tm纳米粒子,并利用X射线衍射仪、透射电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外吸收光谱仪以及荧光光谱仪等测试设备对其进行了结构、形貌和上转换光谱的表征。测试结果表明,纳米粒子核为立方相,壳层为六角相。核-壳型纳米粒子的尺寸平均在20 nm以下,分布较为均匀。在980 nm近红外光激发下,核-壳型纳米粒子发射出较强的紫色和紫外荧光,且发光强度明显高于同尺寸立方相Na Lu F4∶20%Yb,1%Tm纳米粒子。这表明利用异质核诱导的方法制备的核-壳型纳米粒子在生物医学领域具有更高的应用价值。     

The kinetic limitation of anti-stokes luminescence of Er3+ and Yb3+ doped infrared upconversion materials

Infrared-to-visible wave-length conversion in the Yb³⁺−Er³⁺ doped phosphors system has been described by a simple three level model based on two ions mechanism. The excitation in the range of 900–1000 nm of an IR-photon is first absorbed by Yb³⁺ ion as a sensitizer attributed to the resonant energy transition in Er³⁺ ion from ⁴ I _3/2 → ⁴ S _15/2 and ¹ F _9/2 → ⁴ I _15/2, respectively for green and red emission. The essential energy transfer processes in this system i.e. upconversion from ⁴ I _11/2 and ¹ I _13/2, cross-relaxation from ⁴ S _3/2 and ¹ F _9/2 are taken into account. The limitations of the rate-equation approach are examined with a focus on the underlying dynamics of this rare-earth system.     

Tm3+/Yb3+共掺氧卤碲酸盐玻璃上转换发光研究

研究了Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺氧卤碲酸盐玻璃的上转换发光光谱，分析了Tm₂O₃含量对Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺氧卤碲酸盐玻璃上转换发光的影响机理.结果表明：在Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺氧卤碲酸盐玻璃的上转换发光中，Tm³⁺存在较强的浓度猝灭效应.随Tm₂O₃含量增加，Tm³⁺的上转换蓝光和红光强度先增加，后降低，在0.1mol% Tm₂O₃达到最大.该结果有助于进一步提高Tm³⁺的上转换发光效率.     

Ho3+离子掺杂单颗粒氟化物微米核壳结构的上转换发光特性

构建核壳结构可有效降低材料的表面缺陷及实现掺杂离子的可控区域分布,已成为目前增强及调控材料发光特性的有效手段之一.为此,本文以外延生长技术,构建了一系列NaLnF₄(Ln=Y,Yb,Ho)@NaLnF₄(Ln=Y,Yb)核壳微米结构,并实现了Ho³⁺离子上转换发光的增强及可控调节.借助共聚焦显微光谱测试系统,在980 nm近红外激光激发下,研究Ho³⁺离子在不同单颗粒核壳结构中的上转换发光特性.结果表明,当包覆NaYF₄惰性壳时,NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺及NaYbF₄:Ho³⁺微米棒的上转换发射强度均得到了明显增强,而NaHoF₄@NaYF₄微米核壳结构的发射强度却没有发生明显的变化.当在其NaYF₄惰性壳中引入Yb³⁺离子时,NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺,NaYbF₄:Ho³⁺及NaHoF₄微米核壳结构的发射强度及红绿比均再次得到了明显增强.基于对其光谱特性及动力学过程的研究,其发射增强主要由于壳层中的Yb³⁺离子通过能量迁移及传递过程有效地提高Ho³⁺离子激发,进而在双向协同的作用下实现其发光有效增强及色彩调控.由此可见,对于微米晶体而言,构建其不同的核壳结构不仅可实现其发光有效增强,且可根据掺杂离子的不同及其区域分布实现光谱的精准调控,为拓展高效发光特性的微米晶体在防伪、微纳光电器件等领域的应用提供新途径.     

HoYb:YVO4的上转换发光研究

研究了960nm激光激发下HoYb双掺钒酸钇晶体HoYb:YVO4的直接上转换增敏发光,发现了Ho3+离子的上转换发光现象,HoYb:YVO4晶体的上转换发光是5F5→5I8最强,而5S2→5I8相对小了一个数量级,这是由于YVO4晶体既有很强的振子强度又有很大的多声子无辐射弛豫造成的. 关键词： 上转换发光 直接增敏(敏化) 钒酸钇YVO4晶体 Ho3+离子