Spectral characterization and excited-state interactions between rare earth ions doped in borosilicate and sol-gel glasses. Energy transfer up-conversion in the Pr-Sm system
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Winston-Salem State Univ., Winston-Salem, NC (United States). Dept. of Physical Sciences
Spectroscopic properties of selected 4f-elements in a sol-gel and two high temperature silicate based glasses are reported. In particular, the spectral properties of the Eu[sup 3+] ion have been used to probe the local coordination environment of the f-elements in these glass matrices. Luminescence studies of the high temperature glasses indicated that the electric dipole allowed f-f transitions dominate the spectra which suggests that the local symmetry around the 4f-ions is low. Temperature-dependent spectroscopic studies of the sol-gel glasses indicated that the f-elements retain a `solution-like` environment prior to thermal processing. After heat treatment, an increase in the emission intensities of the electric-dipole transitions is accompanied by a concomitant decrease in the magnetic- dipole allowed transitions. Moreover, excited state interactions has also been observed in the high temperature glasses that contain certain multiple f-elements. In Pr-Sm systems, exclusive excitation of the Sm[sup 3+] ion with a 514 nm argon ion laser line provides a higher- energy emission band ( ca. 490 mn ) from the PR[sup 3+] ion ([sup 3]P[sub 0] -> `[sup 3]H[sub 4]) transition. This energy up- conversion is attributed to energy transfer from the [sup 6]H[sub 13/2] level of the Se[sup 3+] ion to the [sup 3]H[sub 6] state of the PR[sup 3+] ion. Following a second photon absorption, the PR[sup 3+] ion is excited to the emitting [sup 3]P[sub O] level.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- OSTI ID:
- 437663
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961202-19; ON: DE97001297; TRN: 97:004363
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1996 Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA (United States), 2-6 Dec 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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