Issue 10, 2013

Near-infrared down-conversion in Mn2+–Yb3+ co-doped Zn2GeO4

Abstract

We report on near-infrared (NIR) down-conversion by energy transfer between Mn2+ and Yb3+ in crystalline Zn1.96−xGeO4+1/2x:Mn0.04Ybx. In the Zn2GeO4 lattice, intrinsic defect transitions and Mn2+ ions act as broadband spectral sensitizers by absorbing UV-Vis (280–500 nm) photons and transferring the absorbed energy to Yb3+ centers in a cooperative down-conversion process. The Yb3+ acceptor is then the source of NIR emission at a wavelength of ∼1000 nm. Efficient energy transfer is reflected by a sharp decrease in the excited state lifetime and green photoluminescence (PL) from tetrahedrally coordinated Mn2+ with increasing Yb3+ concentration. PL-excitation spectra of NIR luminescence from Yb3+ are identical to those of from IVMn2+. A maximal energy transfer efficiency (ETE) from Mn2+ to Yb3+ and a total theoretical quantum efficiency of 63.8% and 163.8%, respectively, are estimated.

Graphical abstract: Near-infrared down-conversion in Mn2+–Yb3+ co-doped Zn2GeO4

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Dec 2012
Accepted
10 Jan 2013
First published
11 Jan 2013

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 1952-1958

Near-infrared down-conversion in Mn2+–Yb3+ co-doped Zn2GeO4

G. Gao and L. Wondraczek, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 1952 DOI: 10.1039/C3TC00803G

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