Photochromic materials with multicolor upconversion reversible modulations are attractive in optical switching devices.Herein,the fabricated YNbO_(4):Er^(3+)/Tm^(3+)/Yb^(3+) materials exhibit excellent photochromism a...Photochromic materials with multicolor upconversion reversible modulations are attractive in optical switching devices.Herein,the fabricated YNbO_(4):Er^(3+)/Tm^(3+)/Yb^(3+) materials exhibit excellent photochromism and multicolor upconversion properties from green,red to near infrared(NIR) emissions with increasing Yb concentrations.Reversible multiband upconversion modulations are achieved by alternating light(365 and 405 nm) or thermal stimuli.After 365 nm irradiation,the luminescence color changes from yellow to red,the luminescent photoswitching contrast reaches up to 86.21%(green),82.12%(red) and 77.38%(NIR) in the Y_(0.83)Er_(0.01)Tm_(0.01)NbO_(4):0.15 Yb sample.Besides,the upconversion emission intensity before and after photochromic reaction shows remarkable change in a wide temperature range of 298-718 K.These results indicate that the Er^(3+)/Tm^(3+)/Yb^(3+) tri-doped YNbO_(4) materials can be a good candidate in optical switching and data storage applications.展开更多
Photochromic and photoluminescence materials show bright colors under different excitation conditions,and thus,these functional materials have been applied in many fields.Based on the photochromic and photoluminescenc...Photochromic and photoluminescence materials show bright colors under different excitation conditions,and thus,these functional materials have been applied in many fields.Based on the photochromic and photoluminescence theories,a block copolymer,which could be directly processed into nanofibers by electrospinning,was successfully prepared through atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP).To synthesize the block copolymer,a vinyl monomer containing a spiropyran unit was employed to prepare the photochromic chain segment,and a polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)chain segment was introduced to improve the processability of the block copolymer.Acting as the photoluminescence unit,the rare earth complex was linked to the side chain through coordination bonding between the rare earth ions and the ester groups of PMMA.When the photochromic and photoluminescence block copolymer was exposed to different wavelengths of ultraviolet(UV)light and visible(Vis)light,it could show white,red,green,yellow,and blue-purple.These results provide the potential of the as-prepared photochromic and photoluminescence block copolymer for application in fibers and fabrics.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52062042,51802164)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia(2020MS05044)。
文摘Photochromic materials with multicolor upconversion reversible modulations are attractive in optical switching devices.Herein,the fabricated YNbO_(4):Er^(3+)/Tm^(3+)/Yb^(3+) materials exhibit excellent photochromism and multicolor upconversion properties from green,red to near infrared(NIR) emissions with increasing Yb concentrations.Reversible multiband upconversion modulations are achieved by alternating light(365 and 405 nm) or thermal stimuli.After 365 nm irradiation,the luminescence color changes from yellow to red,the luminescent photoswitching contrast reaches up to 86.21%(green),82.12%(red) and 77.38%(NIR) in the Y_(0.83)Er_(0.01)Tm_(0.01)NbO_(4):0.15 Yb sample.Besides,the upconversion emission intensity before and after photochromic reaction shows remarkable change in a wide temperature range of 298-718 K.These results indicate that the Er^(3+)/Tm^(3+)/Yb^(3+) tri-doped YNbO_(4) materials can be a good candidate in optical switching and data storage applications.
基金Application Fundamental and Advanced Technology Research Proposal Project of Tianjin,China(No.18JCZDJC38300)。
文摘Photochromic and photoluminescence materials show bright colors under different excitation conditions,and thus,these functional materials have been applied in many fields.Based on the photochromic and photoluminescence theories,a block copolymer,which could be directly processed into nanofibers by electrospinning,was successfully prepared through atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP).To synthesize the block copolymer,a vinyl monomer containing a spiropyran unit was employed to prepare the photochromic chain segment,and a polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)chain segment was introduced to improve the processability of the block copolymer.Acting as the photoluminescence unit,the rare earth complex was linked to the side chain through coordination bonding between the rare earth ions and the ester groups of PMMA.When the photochromic and photoluminescence block copolymer was exposed to different wavelengths of ultraviolet(UV)light and visible(Vis)light,it could show white,red,green,yellow,and blue-purple.These results provide the potential of the as-prepared photochromic and photoluminescence block copolymer for application in fibers and fabrics.
