Upconversion emissions of Yb3+/Er3+-codoped germanate-tellurite glasses have been investigated upon the excitation of 980 nm laser diode (LD). It is found that up- conversion luminescence intensities significantly inc...Upconversion emissions of Yb3+/Er3+-codoped germanate-tellurite glasses have been investigated upon the excitation of 980 nm laser diode (LD). It is found that up- conversion luminescence intensities significantly increase with the increasing size of alkali metal ions. Raman spectra show that the maximum phonon energies (MPE) of glass hosts are unchanged with the replacement of alkali metal oxides, indicating that MPE is not the reason for the increase of upconversion fluorescence intensities. The analysis of the non-radiative transition of Er3+ demonstrates that the de- crease of the maximum energy phonon density is the main reason for the enhanced fluorescence intensities.展开更多
The upconversion（UC） of the rare earth doped glass-ceramics has been extensively investigated due to their potential applications in many fields, such as color display, high density memories, optical data storage, s...The upconversion（UC） of the rare earth doped glass-ceramics has been extensively investigated due to their potential applications in many fields, such as color display, high density memories, optical data storage, sensor and energy solar cell, etc. Many series of them, especially the oxyfluorides glasses containing Ba2 LaF 7 nanocrystals were studied in this review work, due to the thermal and mechanical toughness, high optical transmittance from the ultraviolet to the infrared regions, and a low nonlinear refractive index compared to the other commercial laser glasses. Moreover, the energy transfer（ET） between the rare earth ions and transition metals plays an important role in the upconversion process. The cooperative ET has been researched very activly in UC glasses due to applications in the fields of solar cells, such as in the Er/Yb, Tm/Yb, Tb/Yb, Tb/Er/Yb and Tm/Er/Yb couples. The present article reviews on the recent progress made on：（i） upconversion materials with fluoride microcrystals in glasses and the mechanisms involved, including the UC in double and tri-dopant RE ions activated fluoride microcrystal, energy transfer process; and（ii） the effect of the metal Mn and nanoparticles of Au, Ag, Cu on the enhancement of UC emissions. Discussions have also been made on materials, material synthesis, the structural and emission properties of glass-ceramics. Additionally, the conversion efficiency is still a challenge for the spectra conversion materials and application; challenge and future advances have also been demonstrated.展开更多
文摘Upconversion emissions of Yb3+/Er3+-codoped germanate-tellurite glasses have been investigated upon the excitation of 980 nm laser diode (LD). It is found that up- conversion luminescence intensities significantly increase with the increasing size of alkali metal ions. Raman spectra show that the maximum phonon energies (MPE) of glass hosts are unchanged with the replacement of alkali metal oxides, indicating that MPE is not the reason for the increase of upconversion fluorescence intensities. The analysis of the non-radiative transition of Er3+ demonstrates that the de- crease of the maximum energy phonon density is the main reason for the enhanced fluorescence intensities.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61307111,51272097,61265004)Ningbo Natural Science Foundation(2015A610079)+1 种基金Ningbo University Science Research Fund Project(XYL15022)General Project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education(Y201533345)
文摘The upconversion（UC） of the rare earth doped glass-ceramics has been extensively investigated due to their potential applications in many fields, such as color display, high density memories, optical data storage, sensor and energy solar cell, etc. Many series of them, especially the oxyfluorides glasses containing Ba2 LaF 7 nanocrystals were studied in this review work, due to the thermal and mechanical toughness, high optical transmittance from the ultraviolet to the infrared regions, and a low nonlinear refractive index compared to the other commercial laser glasses. Moreover, the energy transfer（ET） between the rare earth ions and transition metals plays an important role in the upconversion process. The cooperative ET has been researched very activly in UC glasses due to applications in the fields of solar cells, such as in the Er/Yb, Tm/Yb, Tb/Yb, Tb/Er/Yb and Tm/Er/Yb couples. The present article reviews on the recent progress made on：（i） upconversion materials with fluoride microcrystals in glasses and the mechanisms involved, including the UC in double and tri-dopant RE ions activated fluoride microcrystal, energy transfer process; and（ii） the effect of the metal Mn and nanoparticles of Au, Ag, Cu on the enhancement of UC emissions. Discussions have also been made on materials, material synthesis, the structural and emission properties of glass-ceramics. Additionally, the conversion efficiency is still a challenge for the spectra conversion materials and application; challenge and future advances have also been demonstrated.
