The NaYF4:yb3+,Tb3+ (Xyb: 0.20, XTb: 0.04) materials were prepared using the co-precipitation method, lne as-preparea material was washed either with or without water in addition to ethanol and thereafter annea...The NaYF4:yb3+,Tb3+ (Xyb: 0.20, XTb: 0.04) materials were prepared using the co-precipitation method, lne as-preparea material was washed either with or without water in addition to ethanol and thereafter annealed for 5 h at 500℃. This resulted in materials with moderate or very high up-conversion luminescence intensity, respectively. The structural study carried out with X-ray powder diffraction revealed microstrains in the rare earth (R) sublattice that were relaxed for the material with very high up-conversion intensity thus decreasing energy losses. The local structural details were investigated with R LⅢ and Y K edge ex- tended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) using synchrotron radiation. Around 10 tool.% of the Yb3+ ions were found to occupy the Na site in the material with very high up-conversion intensity. These Yb species formed clusters with the Tb3+ ions occupying the regular Na/R sites. Such clustering enhanced the energy transfer between Yb3+ and Tb3+ thus intensifying the up-conversion emission.展开更多
基金Project supported by Palomaa-Erikoski foundation,Academy of Finland,Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tec-nológico(Brazil)Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation(TEKES),Nordic Energy Research(Oslo,Norway)the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme(FP7/2007-2013)(312284)
文摘The NaYF4:yb3+,Tb3+ (Xyb: 0.20, XTb: 0.04) materials were prepared using the co-precipitation method, lne as-preparea material was washed either with or without water in addition to ethanol and thereafter annealed for 5 h at 500℃. This resulted in materials with moderate or very high up-conversion luminescence intensity, respectively. The structural study carried out with X-ray powder diffraction revealed microstrains in the rare earth (R) sublattice that were relaxed for the material with very high up-conversion intensity thus decreasing energy losses. The local structural details were investigated with R LⅢ and Y K edge ex- tended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) using synchrotron radiation. Around 10 tool.% of the Yb3+ ions were found to occupy the Na site in the material with very high up-conversion intensity. These Yb species formed clusters with the Tb3+ ions occupying the regular Na/R sites. Such clustering enhanced the energy transfer between Yb3+ and Tb3+ thus intensifying the up-conversion emission.