Transparent oxyfluoride silicate precursor glasses and glass ceramics with the novel composition (1) SiO2-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3, (2) SiO2-GeOE-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3 (3) SiO2-Al2O3-Y2O3-Na2O-NaF-LiF-Er2O3-YbF3 doped with Er^3...Transparent oxyfluoride silicate precursor glasses and glass ceramics with the novel composition (1) SiO2-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3, (2) SiO2-GeOE-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3 (3) SiO2-Al2O3-Y2O3-Na2O-NaF-LiF-Er2O3-YbF3 doped with Er^3+ and co-doped with Er^3+/Yb^3+ ions were synthesized. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and Er3+ absorption spectra revealed precipitation of PbF2 nanocrystals dispersed in the glassy matrix. Under 980 nm laser excitation, intense green, red and near IR bands of upconversion luminescence (UCL) were recorded both before and after heat treatment. In the glass ceramics the upconversion intensity increased significantly. To our knowledge, for the first time the composition of the glass ceramics characterized by the small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) showed the cluster organization of PbF2 nanocrystals.展开更多
文摘Transparent oxyfluoride silicate precursor glasses and glass ceramics with the novel composition (1) SiO2-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3, (2) SiO2-GeOE-PbO-PbFE-Er2O3 (3) SiO2-Al2O3-Y2O3-Na2O-NaF-LiF-Er2O3-YbF3 doped with Er^3+ and co-doped with Er^3+/Yb^3+ ions were synthesized. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and Er3+ absorption spectra revealed precipitation of PbF2 nanocrystals dispersed in the glassy matrix. Under 980 nm laser excitation, intense green, red and near IR bands of upconversion luminescence (UCL) were recorded both before and after heat treatment. In the glass ceramics the upconversion intensity increased significantly. To our knowledge, for the first time the composition of the glass ceramics characterized by the small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) showed the cluster organization of PbF2 nanocrystals.