Effect of crystal nature on upconversion luminescence in Er[sup 3+]:ZrO[sub 2] nanocrystals.

Autor: Patra, Amitava, Friend, Christopher S., Kapoor, Rakesh, Prasad, Paras N.
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 7/14/2003, Vol. 83 Issue 2, p284, 3p, 2 Diagrams, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: The effects of crystal size and crystal phase on the upconverted emission of Er[SUP3+] in ZrO[SUB2] oxidenanocrystals are reported. Green (550 nm) and red (670 nm) upconversion emission were observed at room temperature from the [SUP4] S[SUP3/2] and F[SUB9/2] levels of Er[SUP3+] ZrO[SUB2] nanocrystals. It is found that at 850 mW of cw excitation power, the total luminescence was 11960 Cd/m[SUP2] for 1000 °C heated sample. We observed that the overall upconversion luminescence intensity depends on crystal structure and particle size. We have also confirmed that upconversion process in all these samples results from a two-photon excited-state absorption process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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