White upconversion luminescence in CaF2:Yb3+/Eu3+ powders via the incorporation of Y3+ ionsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c6cp02849g

White upconversion luminescence (UCL) was achieved under 980 nm excitation in the CaF 2 :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+ dime...

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Main Authors Li, Yangyang, Guo, Junjie, Liu, Xiaohui, Aidilibike, Tuerxun, Qin, Weiping
Format Journal Article
Published 15.06.2016
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Summary:White upconversion luminescence (UCL) was achieved under 980 nm excitation in the CaF 2 :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 CaF 2 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%. Upconversion emission spectra of different concentrations of Y 3+ co-doped CaF 2 :Yb 3+ /Eu 3+ powders. Illustrations represent the series of luminescence photos of the samples.
Bibliography:10.1039/c6cp02849g
Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/c6cp02849g