Phase-separation induced homogeneous nucleation and growth of Cs{sub 3}LaCl{sub 6} nanoparticles in chalcohalide glass
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 (China)
- Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 (China)
Graphical abstract: The phase-separation induced nucleation and growth of Cs{sub 3}LaCl{sub 6} nanocrystals has been studied for the first time. It is experimentally evidenced that the doped active rare earth ions are incorporated into the Cs{sub 3}LaCl{sub 6} nanocrystals, resulting in the intensified down- and up-conversion emissions. - Highlights: • A novel transparent glass ceramic containing Cs{sub 3}LaCl{sub 6} nanocrystals was fabricated. • Crystallization behaviors of Cs{sub 3}LaCl{sub 6} nanophase are systematically investigated. • The up-/down-conversion emissions are greatly intensified after crystallization. - Abstract: The phase-separation induced nucleation and growth of Cs{sub 3}LaCl{sub 6} nanocrystals has been studied in the GeS{sub 2}-Ga{sub 2}S{sub 3}-La{sub 2}S{sub 3}-LaCl{sub 3}-CsCl system for the first time. Remarkably, the precipitated chloride nanocrystals are spherical and distributed homogeneously in the glass matrix. Benefiting from the uniform structure, high transparency of the glass ceramic is maintained after heat treatment by reducing adverse optical scattering. As revealed by the absorption spectra and Judd–Ofelt calculations, the doped active rare earth ions are partially partitioned into the low-phonon-energy Cs{sub 3}LaCl{sub 6} nanocrystals, resulting in the decrease of the non-radiative transition probabilities and therefore intensified photoluminescence emission of Nd{sup 3+} and up-conversion one of Er{sup 3+}.
- OSTI ID:
- 22341831
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 49; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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