Upconversion luminescence, intensity saturation effect, and thermal effect in Gd{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Er{sup 3},Yb{sup 3+} nanowires
- Key Laboratory of Excited State Physics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Changchun 130033 (China)
In this paper, the upconversion luminescent properties of Gd{sub 2}O{sub 3}:Er{sup 3+},Yb{sup 3+} nanowires as a function of Yb concentration and excitation power were studied under 978-nm excitation. The results indicated that the relative intensity of the red emission ({sup 4}F{sub 9/2}-{sup 4}I{sub 15/2}) increased with increasing the Yb{sup 3+} concentration, while that of the green emission ({sup 4}S{sub 3/2}/{sup 2}H{sub 11/2}-{sup 4}I{sub 15/2}) decreased. As a function of excitation power in ln-ln plot, the green emission of {sup 4}S{sub 3/2}-{sup 4}I{sub 15/2} yielded a slope of {approx}2, while the red emission of {sup 4}F{sub 9/2}-{sup 4}I{sub 15/2} yielded a slope of {approx}1. Moreover, the slope decreased with increasing the Yb{sup 3+} concentration. This was well explained by the expanded theory of competition between linear decay and upconversion processes for the depletion of the intermediate excited states. As the excitation power density was high enough, the emission intensity of upconversion decreased due to thermal quenching. The thermal effect caused by the exposure of the 978-nm laser was studied according to the intensity ratio of {sup 2}H{sub 11/2}-{sup 4}I{sub 15/2} to {sup 4}S{sub 3/2}-{sup 4}I{sub 15/2}. The practical sample temperature at the exposed spot as a function of excitation power and Yb{sup 3+} concentration was deduced. The result indicated that at the irradiated spot (0.5x0.5 mm{sup 2}) the practical temperature considerably increased.
- OSTI ID:
- 20723196
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 123, Issue 17; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2087487; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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