Issue 72, 2016

Temperature-, power-, and concentration-dependent two and three photon upconversion in Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped lanthanum ortho-niobate phosphors

Abstract

Lanthanum ortho-niobate matrices, LaNbO4 (LNO), doped with rare-earth ions (Er3+ and Yb3+), were prepared by a high-temperature solid-state reaction method. The LNO matrices thus prepared were confirmed by X-ray diffraction followed by Rietveld refinement. Raman spectroscopy was used to analyze the vibrational energy of the undoped and rare-earth doped LNO ceramics. The upconversion fluorescence was studied in the co-doped samples using an NIR laser (980 nm) at low and high pump power as well as the effect of sample temperature. The effect of the laser power and concentration of Yb3+ ions on the fluorescence properties were elucidated. The upconversion obtained was found to be due to two as well as three photon processes. Temperature-dependent upconversion measurements were performed to elucidate the nature of the emission processes, and it was concluded that two and three photon upconversion processes have different behaviors.

Graphical abstract: Temperature-, power-, and concentration-dependent two and three photon upconversion in Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped lanthanum ortho-niobate phosphors

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 May 2016
Accepted
06 Jul 2016
First published
06 Jul 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 68160-68169

Temperature-, power-, and concentration-dependent two and three photon upconversion in Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped lanthanum ortho-niobate phosphors

J. P. C. do Nascimento, A. J. M. Sales, D. G. Sousa, M. A. S. da Silva, S. G. C. Moreira, K. Pavani, M. J. Soares, M. P. F. Graça, J. Suresh Kumar and A. S. B. Sombra, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 68160 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA12941B

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