Normalized-lifetime thermal-lens method for the determination of luminescence quantum efficiency and thermo-optical coefficients: Application toNd3+-doped glasses

Autor: M. J. Myers, J. D. Myers, Samuel L. Oliveira, Luiz Antônio de Oliveira Nunes, Carlos Jacinto, Tomaz Catunda
Rok vydání: 2006
Předmět:
Zdroj: Physical Review B. 73
ISSN: 1550-235X
1098-0121
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.73.125107
Popis: We present a new method based on thermal lens (TL) technique to determine the fluorescence quantum efficiency, $\ensuremath{\eta}$, and thermo-optical coefficients of fluorescent materials. These parameters can be obtained from the linear dependence of the TL signal with the experimental lifetimes of a set of samples with different luminescent ion concentrations. The method was applied in ${\mathrm{Nd}}^{3+}$-doped materials (Q-98 Phosphate, fluorozirconate, and fluoroindate). The obtained values are in agreement with those determined by other approaches based on TL methods and the ratio between experimental and radiative lifetime values (Judd-Ofelt theory). The method hereafter presented is very simple and does not require comparison with a reference sample or the use of multiple excitation wavelengths. In addition, the nature of concentration quenching taking into account the achieved $\ensuremath{\eta}$ and $\ensuremath{\tau}$ values and respective energy transfer microparameters, is discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE