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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 9/2018

10-02-2018

Solid-state reaction synthesis of β-NaREF4: Yb3+, Er3+ (RE = Y, Lu, La, Gd) phosphors and the upconversion luminescence property under 1550 nm excitation

Authors: Hongwei Liu, Xiyan Zhang, Nengli Wang, Zhaohui Bai, Xing Gao, Liping Lu, Quansheng Liu, Xiaoyun Mi, Haiying Sun, Xiaochun Wang

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Abstract

Well-crystallized NaREF4: Yb3+, Er3+ (RE = Y, Lu, La, Gd) phosphors were synthesized by a solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction characterization showed that the synthesized samples were all pure hexagonal phase after a calcination process on the as-prepared precursors at 550 °C for 2 h by using Na2CO3 as a fluxing agent. Upconversion spectral analysis showed that under a 1550 nm laser diode excitation, the samples emitted dominant green emission centered at 540 nm and red emission centered at 654 nm, which corresponded to the 2H11/2/4S3/2→4I15/2 and 4F9/2→4I15/2 transition of Er3+ ions, respectively. Color-tunable upconversion luminescence was realized by the variation of Yb3+/Er3+ doping concentration and the types of the host materials, indicating the synthesized hexagonal Yb3+ and Er3+ co-doped NaREF4 phosphors potential applications in many fields, especially in biological imaging and detection.
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Metadata
Title
Solid-state reaction synthesis of β-NaREF4: Yb3+, Er3+ (RE = Y, Lu, La, Gd) phosphors and the upconversion luminescence property under 1550 nm excitation
Authors
Hongwei Liu
Xiyan Zhang
Nengli Wang
Zhaohui Bai
Xing Gao
Liping Lu
Quansheng Liu
Xiaoyun Mi
Haiying Sun
Xiaochun Wang
Publication date
10-02-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 9/2018
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-8745-5

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