Gd3+-Doping Effect on Upconversion Emission of NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+/Tm3+ Microparticles

Autor: Aleksandra A. Vidyakina, Ilya E. Kolesnikov, Nikita A. Bogachev, Mikhail Y. Skripkin, Ilya I. Tumkin, Erkki Lähderanta, Andrey S. Mereshchenko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Materials, Vol 13, Iss 15, p 3397 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma13153397
Popis: β-NaYF4 microcrystals co-doped with Yb3+, Er3+/Tm3+, and Gd3+ ions were synthesized via a hydrothermal method using rare-earth chlorides as the precursors. The SEM and XRD data show that the doped β-NaYF4 form uniform hexagonal prisms with an approximate size of 600–800 nm. The partial substitution of Y by Gd results in size reduction of microcrystals. Upconversion luminescence spectra of microcrystals upon 980 nm excitation contain characteristic intra-configurational ff bands of Er3+/Tm3+ ions. An addition of Gd3+ ions leads to a significant enhancement of upconversion luminescence intensity with maxima at 5 mol % of dopant.
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