Quantum efficiency of non-radiative energy transfer from Eu3+ → Pr3+ in calibo glass

Study of energy transfer from optically excited Eu³⁺ to Pr³⁺ has been carried out in calibo glass. Probabilities (P_da) and efficiencies (η_T) of energy transfer from Eu³⁺ to Pr³⁺ have been calculated from the life time and emission intensity of Eu³⁺ + Pr³⁺. At low acceptor concentrations, P_da varies linearly with C_a showing migration of energy among donors. At high acceptor concentrations, P_da depends linearly on (C_a + C_d)², which is consistent with Fong and Diestler theory of dipole-dipole mechanism of energy transfer. At low temperatures the probability and the efficiency decrease due to increase in the emission intensity and life time, which suggests that at room temperature the energy is transferred to lattice by donor lowering life time and intensity. At high temperatures no emission from higher levels of donor is obtained which suggests blurring out of energy levels in glassy matrix.     

(Pr3+ ,Yb3+ )共掺氟化物玻璃上转换敏化发光

实验中选用Pr³⁺和Yb³⁺:ZBLAN玻璃作为频率上转换发光材料,并详细说明了选用这种材料的原因;分析了上转换发光强度与抽运光强度和离子掺杂浓度的关系,从而得出了实现较清晰双频上转换三维立体图像的实验条件. 关键词： 上转换发光 3+和Yb³⁺离子')" href="#">Pr³⁺和Yb³⁺离子 ZBLAN玻璃 吸收光谱     

Luminescence of Tb3+ ions in silicate glasses

The optical absorption and photoluminescence emission spectra of terbium doped sodium and lithium aluminium silicate glasses have been measured as a function of terbium concentration. Optical absorption has been measured over the wavelength range from 250 nm to 40 μm and the absorption bands attributed to Tb³⁺ ions have been identified. Luminescence emission occurs in two groups of bands in the blue and in the green. The green ⁵D₄ → ⁷F_J emission is more intense than the blue ⁵D₃ → ⁷F_J. The green luminescence is enhanced at the expense of the blue when the Tb³⁺ ion concentration reaches 0.5 molar%, which corresponds to an ion separation of 20 Å. The green emission is quenched when the Tb³⁺ ion concentration exceeds 5 molar%, corresponding to an ion separation of 9.5 Å. It is concluded that energy transfer from ⁵D₃ to ⁵D₄ levels begins at Tb³⁺ ion separations of 20 Å, and that the process is multipolar. Exchange dipole processes set in at 9.5 Å and quench the green emission. The ion separations at which the two processes occur in silicate glasses are much larger than those at which similar processes set in crystalline material. This enhancement of energy transfer processes in silicate glass is attributed to inhomogeneous broadening of the absorption and emission bands. The detailed structure of the emission bands, particularly that of the ⁵D₄ → ⁷F_6,5,4 doublets, is used to suggest that the Tb³⁺ ions occupy two different sites with rhombohedral and cubic symmetries.     

Energy transfer between Ce3+ and Eu2+ in doped KSrPO4

Powder samples of KSrPO₄ doped with Eu²⁺ and Ce³⁺ were prepared by combustion-assisted synthesis. Their structures and photoluminescence spectra were systemically studied. Energy transfer from Ce³⁺ to Eu²⁺ was observed by investigating the optical properties from photoluminescence spectra in Eu²⁺ single doped and Ce³⁺–Eu²⁺ co-doped KSrPO₄. The enhancement of UV excitation is attributed to energy transfer from Ce³⁺ to Eu²⁺, and Ce³⁺ plays a role as a sensitizer. Ce³⁺–Eu²⁺ co-doped KrSrPO₄ powders can possibly be applied as blue phosphors in the fields of lighting and display.     

Growth and the luminescence properties of a lutetium gadolinium garnet doped with Ce3+ and Pr3+ ions

Crystals of lutetium gadolinium garnet solid solutions (Lu_{1 − x} Gd _x )Al₅O₁₂ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6) doped with Ce³⁺ and Pr³⁺ ions have been prepared by the horizontal directional crystallization method, and their optical and luminescence properties have been investigated. It has been established that the introduction of gadolinium into the lutetium garnet lattice leads to a decrease in the antisite luminescence (Lu_Al centers) in the UV spectral range and to sensitization of the Ce³⁺ ion luminescence. By contrast, the presence of gadolinium results in the quenching of the Pr³⁺ luminescence due to the nonradiative excitation transfer from Pr³⁺ ions to Gd³⁺ ions.     

纳米晶ZrO2：Eu3＋-Bi3＋的制备及Bi3＋敏化Eu3＋特征发射的研究

采用化学共沉淀法制备了纳米晶ZrO2：Eu3＋-Bi3＋粉体,所制备的纳米晶粉体均能观测到Eu3＋离子的室温特征发射．研究了样品的晶体结构和发光性质．结果表明：经600℃煅烧后得到的纳米晶ZrO2：Eu3＋-Bi3＋粉体的晶相为四方相,经800,950及1100℃煅烧后的样品为四方相和单斜相的混合晶相．Eu3＋离子在四方相中的室温特征发射明显强于在混合相中的发射．Bi3＋离子的掺入对Eu3＋离子的室温特征发射有显著的敏化作用．     

Eu3＋掺杂CaO的合成与红色长余辉发光性能研究

采用共沉淀结合高温分解方法合成了CaO：Eu3＋红色长余辉发光材料．X射线衍射分析表明,随着温度的升高,产物相结构逐渐由碳酸钙的混合相变为单相结构,继而生成单相氧化钙结构．CaO：Eu3＋的激发谱显示为255nm左右的一个宽激发带和393nm的激发峰,宽激发带来源于CaO晶格的电荷迁移（CTB）,发射光谱对应于Eu3＋的。D→7FJ（J=0,2,3,4）的跃迁．室温观察到CaO：Eu3＋强的红色长余辉发射,热释光测量证实在CaO：Eu蚪中存在深度大约为0．69eV的陷阱能级,这是CaO：Eu3＋在室温具有红色长余辉的微观原因．存在的陷阱能级可能来源于Eu3＋取代Ca2＋进入晶格后,由于电荷的不等价替换而引入了电子陷阱．余辉衰减曲线的研究表明,样品的余辉发光可能与陷阱及发光中心之间的量子隧穿有关．     

Eu3+掺杂CaMoO4微米荧光粉发光性质的研究

运用化学沉淀的方法合成了不同Eu³⁺掺杂浓度CaMoO₄微米荧光粉样品, 详细研究了样品的光致发光性质. 研究表明: CaMoO₄: Eu可以被蓝光或近紫外光有效激发, 实现高色纯度的红光发射; 样品的黄昆因子数值数量级为10^-2, 是一种弱电声耦合材料; 样品中Eu³⁺的跃迁强度参数(Ω₂)随着掺杂浓度的提高而增大, 但量子效率却随着掺杂浓度的提高而减小; 通过对样品发光的浓度猝灭曲线的分析, 确定Eu³⁺的理想掺杂浓度为25%, 并判断出Eu³⁺在CaMoO₄基质中通过交换相互作用实现能量传递. 沉淀法制备的CaMoO₄: Eu微米荧光粉具有发光色纯度好, 制备工艺简单, 耗时较少的优点, 是一种性能优异的红色荧光粉材料.     

近红外光诱导下NaYbF4:Tm3+,Eu3+ 体系中Eu3+的上转换发光

利用水热法制备得到NaYbF₄:0.01%Tm³⁺,20%Eu³⁺上转换材料,利用X射线衍射分析、扫描电子显微镜及光谱测试技术分别对其进行了结构、形貌以及光谱性质的表征。在980 nm近红外激光激发下,得到了Eu³⁺的可见到紫外范围的上转换荧光发射。分析表明:共掺杂NaYbF₄纳米材料中Tm³⁺到Eu³⁺离子的能量传递对布居Eu³⁺离子的激发态能级,获得Eu³⁺的上转换发光起着至关重要的作用。另外,在实验中首次获得了Eu³⁺对应于³P₀→⁷F_j (j=0,1,2)能级跃迁的上转换光发射。     

The effect of Gd3+ on the Eu3+ luminescence in RbGd3F10: Eu3+ compounds

Eu³⁺ luminescence is studied in the two polymorphic forms of RbGd₃F₁₀: Eu³⁺. In the phases where Gd³⁺ is partly replacedby Y³⁺ in order to obtain an independent variation of Eu³⁺ concentration, the quenching of Gd³⁺ luminescence by Eu³⁺ ions takes place very quickly with increasing Eu³⁺ concentration. So the transfer between Gd³⁺ and Eu³⁺ is very efficient. Besides, an important self quenching occurs as well between Gd³⁺ ions as between Eu³⁺ ions, showing strong interactions.     

Emission analysis of RE3+ (Eu3+, Tb3+ & Ho3+): B2O3-BaO-LiF/AIF3 glasses

We report here the luminescence spectra of certain rare earth ions (Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺ & Ho³⁺) doped B₂O₃-BaO-LiF/AiF₃ based on the measurements of emission and decay curves of prominent emission transitions. For both the reference host glasses, FTIR, XRD, DTA-TG profiles have been recorded to understand their structural and thermal properties. Eu³⁺ doped glasses have shown five emission transitions of ⁵D₀ → ⁷F_{01,2,3 & 4} located at 580nm, 593nm, 615nm, 655nm and 704nm respectively with an excitation at λ_exci = 392 nm (⁷F₀ → ⁵L₆). Also under an UV source, these europium glasses have displayed a bright red emission from their surfaces. Tb³⁺ glasses have exhibited four emission bands of ⁵D₄ → ⁷F_6,5,4,3 at 491nm, 547nm, 588nm and 625nm respectively with an excitation at λ_exci = 376 nm (⁷F₆ → ⁵G₆). Intense green emission from the glass surfaces has been noticed upon exposure to the UV source. Prominently bluish-green emission has been noticed from the surfaces of the holmium glasses under an UV source and same emission transition (⁵F₄ → ⁵I₈) at 519 nm with an excitation at λ_exci = 389 nm (⁵I₈ − ⁵G₄) has also been obtained from their measured emission spectra. For all the prominent emissions of the rare earth glasses, decay curves have been measured to compute their lifetimes.     

Magnetic field dependent optical dephasing in LaF3:Er3+

Optical dephasing of the 5388 Å transition between the lowest Kramers doublets of the ⁴S_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} and ⁴I_{$\text{15}\text{2}$} multiplets of Er³⁺:LaF₃ has been studied by photon echo, optical phase switching and optical free induction decay. Er³⁺?¹⁹F hyperfine interactions produce dephasing which is two orders of magnitude faster than in previously studied non-Kramers systems, but at high field changes in the spin dynamics result in microsecond dephasing. For the lower Zeeman component of ⁴S_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}, T₂ (=6μs) is independent of H₀ whereas for the upper component the dephasing is rapid and strongly field dependent. This is quantitatively accounted for by spin lattice relaxation of the upper component of ⁴S_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}. Below 20 kG concentration and temperature dependent dephasing due to electron spin diffusion is observed.     

Er3+/Yb3+共掺碲钨酸盐玻璃的光谱性质和热稳定性的研究

制备了Er³⁺和Yb³⁺共掺的碲钨酸盐玻璃样品65TeO₂-25 WO₃-10R_mO_n(R_mO_n=PbO,BaO),(65+x)TeO₂-(25-x)WO ₃-10La₂O₃ (x=0,5,10), (60+x)TeO₂-(30 -x)WO₃-10Bi₂O₃ (x=0,5,10).测试了玻璃样品的吸收光谱、荧光光谱、能级寿命及热稳定性能.结果表明除含Bi ₂O₃的碲钨酸盐玻璃外，其余玻璃样品均没出现析晶开始温度(T_x)，说明碲钨酸盐 是一种适合于光纤拉制的玻璃基质材料.应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算了强度参数Ω_t(t=2, 4,6)，研究表明Ω₂在碲钨酸盐玻璃中主要受到Er-O键的共价性的影响，而Er^{3 +} 离子周围配位场的非对称性影响可以忽略.测得了Er³⁺在15 μm发射谱的荧光 半高宽 (FWHM=71—77nm)和Er³⁺的⁴I_13/2能级寿命 (τ^m=3—34 ms).应用McCumber理论计算了Er³⁺在15 μm处的受激发射截面(σ^peak=068—103×10^-20 cm²).比较了Er³⁺在不同玻璃基质里 的15 μm荧光带宽和发射截面，研究结果表明碲钨酸盐玻璃是一种制备宽带光纤放大器的理想基质材料.     

Preparation and luminescence characteristics of Eu^2＋ activated silicate phosphor

This paper synthesizes the Sr2SiO4：Eu^2＋ phosphor by high temperature solid-state reaction. The emission spectrum of Sr2SiO4 ： Eu^2＋ shows two bands centred at 480 and 547 nm, which agree well with the calculation values of emission spectrum, and the location of yellow emission of Sr2SiO4 ： Eu^2＋ is influenced by the Eu^2＋ concentration. The excitation spectrum for 547 nm emission has two bands at 363 and 402 nm. The emission spectrum of white light emitting diodes （w-LEDs） based on Sr2SiO4 ： Eu^2＋ phosphor ＋ InGaN LED was investigated.     

Optical transitions in Er^3＋ doped lead germanate glasses

Er^{3+}- and Er^{3+}/Yb^{3+}-doped lead germanate glasses that are suitable for use in fibre lasers and optical amplifiers as well as optical waveguide devices have been fabricated and characterized. The absorption spectra from near-infrared to visible were obtained and the Judd－Ofelt parameters were determined from the absorption band. Intense and broad 1.53μm infrared fluorescence and visible upconversion luminescence were observed under 976 nm diode laser excitation. For 1.53μm emission band, the full widths at half-maximum are 36, 37, 51 nm for GPE, GPYE and GPFE samples, respectively. For frequency upconversion emission, the intense bands centred at around 524, 545, 657nm are due to the {}^4S_{3/2}+{}^2H_{11/2}→{}^4I_{15/2} and {}^4F_{9/2}→{}^4I_{15/2} transitions of Er^{3+} ions. The quadratic dependence of the green and red emissions on excitation power indicates that the two-photon absorption process occurs under the 976nm excitation.     

Fluorescence enhancement of Eu3+ by Tb3+ in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)

Photoexcitation of EuCl₃.6H₂O and TbCl₃.6H₂O mixtures in DMSO at various wavelengths brings about a decrease in the fluorescence intensity of Tb³⁺ and a subsequent enhancement in the fluorescence intensity of Tb³⁺ provided that [Tb³⁺] < [Eu³⁺]. The average value of the electronic excitation energy transfer rate constant k₁₀ which was found to be independent of the excitation wavelength, was determined to be about 1.50 × 10³ M^-1 s^-1. Photoexcitation of Tb³⁺ and subsequent population of high energy excited states is accompanied by rapid nonradiative de-excitation processes to the lowest excited state ⁵D₄, which is the origin of the energy transfer process. A lower limit for the value of the reaction rate constant, associated with the transition ⁵D₃ ? ⁵D₄, namely k₅, is of the order of 10⁵ ?10⁶ s^-1. Excitation at conditions leading to the exclusive population of the ⁵D₄ state of Tb³⁺ gave rise to a value of k₁₀ equal to (2.2 ± 0.4) × 10³ M^-1 s^-1 and a critical separation (R₀)_exp between Tb³⁺ and Eu³⁺ of about 13 Å. A theoretical value of R₀ equal to 14.2 Å was calculated. The energy transfer process does not appear to take place via clear cut dipole-dipole interactions but rather via complex multipole and/or exchange interactions.     

Self-induced transparency in Pr3+:LaF3

Observation of self-induced transparency for the ³H₄ → ³P₀ transition of Pr³⁺:LaF₃ is reported. Pulse delays, reshaping and breakup were obtained using a pulsed nitrogen laser pumped dye laser for resonant excitation.     

Ce^3＋离子敏化Eu^3＋：Cr^3＋：Sm^3＋：YAG外延层的荧光现象

对Ce^3 :Eu^3 :Cr^3 :Sm^3 :YAG外延层中的荧光敏经现象进行了报道和分析，在较高浓度的Ce^3 离子掺杂时，外处层在蓝色、绿色波段出现了新的荧光谱线，可解释为在Ce^3 离子每化作用下，Eu^3 离子产生了由高位激发态能级^5Di(i=1,2,3）直接到基态能级^7Fj(j=0,1,2,3）的辐射跃迁过程，并且这种Ce^3 :Eu^3 :Cr^3 :Sm^3 :YAG外延层还是一种新颖的白色单晶荧光材料。     

Inverse Raman spectra of SBN40+Pr3+

Inverse Raman spectra of rare-earth ion doped SBN40 [Ba_0.4Sr_0.6Nb₂O₆:Pr³⁺(1.0 weight%)] are obtained over a range 0 to 950 cm^?1 using an Ar ion laser and a pulse-dye laser with 0.2 micros pulsewidth. The spectra are in agreement with the results obtained by the normal Raman scattering. It is found that a single-shot IRS is possible to obtain the Raman spectrum within laser exposuring time, if it is a sharp one.