The Y3(AI,Ga)5O12:Ce^3+,Cr^3+,Nd^3+(YAGG)nano-phosphors with homogeneous particle-size distribution,low aggregation and average crystalline size of about 65 nm were obtained using a modified Pechini method.Only slight...The Y3(AI,Ga)5O12:Ce^3+,Cr^3+,Nd^3+(YAGG)nano-phosphors with homogeneous particle-size distribution,low aggregation and average crystalline size of about 65 nm were obtained using a modified Pechini method.Only slight aggregation of the crystallites occurs after post-annealing at 1100℃.The intense Ce^3+bands in the excitation spectra of the Ce^3+,Cr^3+,Nd^3+co-doped materials monitoring the Cr^3+emission at 690 nm indicate energy transfer from Ce^3+to Cr^3+.Weak Nd^3+lines are observed,as well.In addition,the emission of Nd^3+at 1060 nm with excitation of Ce^3+and Cr^3+confirms the Ce^3+/Cr^3+to Nd^3+energy transfer.The short average luminescence decay times for the Ce^3+emission indicate the Ce^3+/Cr^3+to Nd^3+energy transfer.Eventually,the Y3(AI,Ga)5O12:Ce^3+,Cr^3+,Nd^3+nano-phosphors exhibit persistent luminescence originating from the 4f^3→4f^3 transitions of Nd^3+which matches well to the first biological window to be used in bioimaging applications.展开更多
基金Project supported by Polish National Science Centre(Project:OPUS11#2016/21/B/ST5/02385)
文摘The Y3(AI,Ga)5O12:Ce^3+,Cr^3+,Nd^3+(YAGG)nano-phosphors with homogeneous particle-size distribution,low aggregation and average crystalline size of about 65 nm were obtained using a modified Pechini method.Only slight aggregation of the crystallites occurs after post-annealing at 1100℃.The intense Ce^3+bands in the excitation spectra of the Ce^3+,Cr^3+,Nd^3+co-doped materials monitoring the Cr^3+emission at 690 nm indicate energy transfer from Ce^3+to Cr^3+.Weak Nd^3+lines are observed,as well.In addition,the emission of Nd^3+at 1060 nm with excitation of Ce^3+and Cr^3+confirms the Ce^3+/Cr^3+to Nd^3+energy transfer.The short average luminescence decay times for the Ce^3+emission indicate the Ce^3+/Cr^3+to Nd^3+energy transfer.Eventually,the Y3(AI,Ga)5O12:Ce^3+,Cr^3+,Nd^3+nano-phosphors exhibit persistent luminescence originating from the 4f^3→4f^3 transitions of Nd^3+which matches well to the first biological window to be used in bioimaging applications.
