Investigation into the temperature sensing behavior of Yb3+ sensitized Er3+ doped Y2O3, YAG and LaAlO3 phosphors

Guofeng Liu; Linlin Fu; Zhiyi Gao; Xingxing Yang; Zuoling Fu; Zhiying Wang; Yanmin Yang

doi:10.1039/C5RA05986K

Investigation into the temperature sensing behavior of Yb³⁺ sensitized Er³⁺ doped Y₂O₃, YAG and LaAlO₃ phosphors†

Guofeng Liu,^a Linlin Fu,^a Zhiyi Gao,^a Xingxing Yang,^a Zuoling Fu,*^ab Zhiying Wang^d and Yanmin Yang*^c

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^a Key Laboratory of Coherent Light, Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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^b State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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^c Luminescence and Display Research Institute, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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^d College of Chemistry and Biology, Beihua University, Jilin 132013, China

Abstract

The optical temperature sensors based on Y₂O₃ (YAG/LaAlO₃):Yb³⁺/Er³⁺ have been successfully prepared by the sol–gel method. The sensing behavior of samples was studied as a function of temperature in the range 298–573 K for optical temperature measurement. The maximum sensor sensitivity derived from the ratio of fluorescence intensity (R) of the green upconversion (UC) emissions was approximately 0.0050 K⁻¹ (Y₂O₃). The influence of the different structures and bonding of the hosts on the temperature sensitivities of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped Y₂O₃, YAG and LaAlO₃ was investigated in detail based on chemical bond theory. The calculated results could provide certain guiding significance for other relevant temperature sensing materials.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA05986K
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 03 Apr 2015
Accepted: 22 May 2015
First published: 22 May 2015

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RSC Adv., 2015,5, 51820-51827

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Investigation into the temperature sensing behavior of Yb³⁺ sensitized Er³⁺ doped Y₂O₃, YAG and LaAlO₃ phosphors

G. Liu, L. Fu, Z. Gao, X. Yang, Z. Fu, Z. Wang and Y. Yang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 51820 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA05986K

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