A series of Yb:Nd:LiNbO3 crystals tridoped with various concentrations of Zr4+(1 mol.%, 2 mol.% and 4 mol.%) were grown by the Czochralski technique from the congruent melt. The X-ray powder diffraction, UV-Vis-N...A series of Yb:Nd:LiNbO3 crystals tridoped with various concentrations of Zr4+(1 mol.%, 2 mol.% and 4 mol.%) were grown by the Czochralski technique from the congruent melt. The X-ray powder diffraction, UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectra and IR transmittance spectra were measured to analyze the crystal composition and defect structure. The Zr4+, Yb3+ and Nd3+ ions in LiNbO3 crystal had two effects: volume compensation effect and ion valence state compensation effect. The Zr O2 doping threshold concentration was nearly 2.0 mol.%. The fluorescence emissions of Nd3+ ions and Yb3+ ions were observed under 808 nm excitation. The intensity of fluorescence emissions enhanced with the increasing of the Zr4+ doping concentrations. The Zr:Yb:Nd:LiNbO3 crystals with 4 mol.% doping concentration of Zr4+ ion revealed strong emission around 1 μm, which is of great significance for laser materials.展开更多
In this article,varied praseodymium polyphosphate hosts:MI(Li,Na K)Pr(PO3)4 microcrystals and LiLa1-xPrx(PO3)4(x = 0.01 ^-1)nanocrystals were successfully synthesized by the flux method and the coprecipitation techniq...In this article,varied praseodymium polyphosphate hosts:MI(Li,Na K)Pr(PO3)4 microcrystals and LiLa1-xPrx(PO3)4(x = 0.01 ^-1)nanocrystals were successfully synthesized by the flux method and the coprecipitation technique,respectively.The size of stoichiometric nanocrystals of LiPr(PO3)4 was tuned by the te mpe rature of thermal treatment in range of 35-145 nm.In order to dete rmine the most suitable material for the non-contact optical thermometric applications,the temperature sensing measurements were carried out by using luminescence intensity ratio(LIR)of emission bands corresponding to the ^3 P1→ ^3H5 and ^3P0→ ^3 H5 electronic transitions of Pr3+ ions into the 123-423 K temperature range.The influence of the host material composition of MⅠ(Li,Na,K)Pr(PO3)4 microcrystals on the sensitivity of luminescent thermometers was studied.It is found that the sensitivity of lithium praseodymium polyphosphate is the highest of all micropowders under investigation.Moreover,it is found that the nanocrystals reveal much higher relative sensitivity in respect to the microcrystalline counterparts.The highest sensitivity of LIR temperature sensing is found for LiPr(PO3)4 nanocrystals(35 nm grain size)in the whole temperature range,reaching 0.283%/K at 164 K.The impact of the average grain size on the sensitivity of LIR based thermometers of LiPr(PO3)4 nanocrystals was investigated.It is found that the reduction of the grain size from 145 to 35 nm results in the enhancement of the relative sensitivity from0.156 to 0.240%/K at 223 K.Additionally it is found that the high dopant concentration possesses favorable influence on the relative sensitivity of LiLa1-xPrx(PO3)4 nanocrystalline luminescent thermometers.展开更多
基金supported by the Youth Science Fund of Heilongjiang Province of China(QC2015061)
文摘A series of Yb:Nd:LiNbO3 crystals tridoped with various concentrations of Zr4+(1 mol.%, 2 mol.% and 4 mol.%) were grown by the Czochralski technique from the congruent melt. The X-ray powder diffraction, UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectra and IR transmittance spectra were measured to analyze the crystal composition and defect structure. The Zr4+, Yb3+ and Nd3+ ions in LiNbO3 crystal had two effects: volume compensation effect and ion valence state compensation effect. The Zr O2 doping threshold concentration was nearly 2.0 mol.%. The fluorescence emissions of Nd3+ ions and Yb3+ ions were observed under 808 nm excitation. The intensity of fluorescence emissions enhanced with the increasing of the Zr4+ doping concentrations. The Zr:Yb:Nd:LiNbO3 crystals with 4 mol.% doping concentration of Zr4+ ion revealed strong emission around 1 μm, which is of great significance for laser materials.
基金Project supported by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Tunisia(99/UR/07-03)
文摘In this article,varied praseodymium polyphosphate hosts:MI(Li,Na K)Pr(PO3)4 microcrystals and LiLa1-xPrx(PO3)4(x = 0.01 ^-1)nanocrystals were successfully synthesized by the flux method and the coprecipitation technique,respectively.The size of stoichiometric nanocrystals of LiPr(PO3)4 was tuned by the te mpe rature of thermal treatment in range of 35-145 nm.In order to dete rmine the most suitable material for the non-contact optical thermometric applications,the temperature sensing measurements were carried out by using luminescence intensity ratio(LIR)of emission bands corresponding to the ^3 P1→ ^3H5 and ^3P0→ ^3 H5 electronic transitions of Pr3+ ions into the 123-423 K temperature range.The influence of the host material composition of MⅠ(Li,Na,K)Pr(PO3)4 microcrystals on the sensitivity of luminescent thermometers was studied.It is found that the sensitivity of lithium praseodymium polyphosphate is the highest of all micropowders under investigation.Moreover,it is found that the nanocrystals reveal much higher relative sensitivity in respect to the microcrystalline counterparts.The highest sensitivity of LIR temperature sensing is found for LiPr(PO3)4 nanocrystals(35 nm grain size)in the whole temperature range,reaching 0.283%/K at 164 K.The impact of the average grain size on the sensitivity of LIR based thermometers of LiPr(PO3)4 nanocrystals was investigated.It is found that the reduction of the grain size from 145 to 35 nm results in the enhancement of the relative sensitivity from0.156 to 0.240%/K at 223 K.Additionally it is found that the high dopant concentration possesses favorable influence on the relative sensitivity of LiLa1-xPrx(PO3)4 nanocrystalline luminescent thermometers.