White upconversion luminescence in CaF2:Yb(3+)/Eu(3+) powders via the incorporation of Y(3+) ions
White upconversion luminescence (UCL) was achieved under 980 nm excitation in the CaF2:Yb(3+)/Eu(3+) material using Y(3+) to adjust the luminescence performance. In this luminescent system, Yb(3+) not only plays the role of a sensitizer of Eu(3+), but also generates green fluorescence from Yb(3+) di...
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Published in | Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP Vol. 18; no. 24; pp. 16094 - 16097 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
28.06.2016
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Summary: | White upconversion luminescence (UCL) was achieved under 980 nm excitation in the CaF2:Yb(3+)/Eu(3+) material using Y(3+) to adjust the luminescence performance. In this luminescent system, Yb(3+) not only plays the role of a sensitizer of Eu(3+), but also generates green fluorescence from Yb(3+) dimers (2-Yb(3+)) by cooperative transitions in the CaF2 matrix. One of the primary colors of green corresponds to the 2-Yb(3+) cooperative emission exactly. Eu(3+) acts as an activator for emitting red and blue fluorescence simultaneously. Interestingly, the color of the UCL can be controlled by adjusting the doping concentration of Y(3+) ions, and white UCL was realized when the concentration of Y(3+) was 1%. |
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ISSN: | 1463-9084 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c6cp02849g |