1. La2O2SO4:RE/Yb new phosphors for near infrared to visible and near infrared upconversion luminescence (RE=Ho, Er, Tm).
- Author
-
Wang, Xuejiao, Hu, Zhipeng, Zhu, Qi, Li, Ji‐Guang, and Sun, Xudong
- Subjects
PHOSPHORS ,GAUSSIAN distribution ,PHOTONS ,CRYSTALLIZATION ,NEAR infrared spectroscopy - Abstract
Abstract: The 3 new upconversion (UC) phosphors of La
2 O2 SO4 :RE/Yb (RE=Ho, Er, and Tm, respectively) were derived via facile dehydration of their layered hydroxide precursors that were hydrothermally synthesized at 100°C. Rietveld XRD refinement found contracting cell dimension with decreasing RE3+ size, confirming the direct crystallization of solid solution. The Er3+ and Ho3+ activators both exhibited simultaneous green and red (dominant) emissions under 978‐nm near‐infrared (NIR) laser excitation (NIR‐Vis UC). Particularly, Tm3+ produced a Gaussian‐shaped pure NIR emission band at ~812 nm via its3 H4 →3 H6 transition (NIR‐NIR UC), which is highly desired for NIR biological application. Analysis of the excitation‐power dependent UC properties manifested a 3‐photon mechanism for the 3 phosphors, and the possible photon reactions leading to UC were illustrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
- Full Text
- View/download PDF