Issue 35, 2013
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Temperature sensor based on the UV upconversion luminescence of Gd3+ in Yb3+–Tm3+–Gd3+ codoped NaLuF4 microcrystals

Kezhi Zheng,a   Zhenyu Liu,a   Changjian Lva  and  Weiping Qin*a  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
E-mail: wpqin@jlu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Optical temperature sensing characteristics based on the ultraviolet (UV) upconversion luminescence (UCL) of Gd3+ ions are reported here for the first time. Under 980 nm excitation, the temperature dependence five-photon UV UCL from the 6PJ and 6IJ levels of Gd3+ ions in NaLuF4:Yb3+, Tm3+, Gd3+ microcrystals were investigated systematically. The fluorescence intensity ratios (FIR) of two pairs of thermally coupled levels (6P5/2, 6P7/2 and 6I9/2, 6I7/2) were studied as a function of temperature in a range of 298–523 K. The maximum sensor sensitivities were found to be about 0.0004 K−1 (333 K) and 0.0029 K−1 (298 K) by exploiting the UC emissions from the 6PJ and 6IJ levels, respectively. This suggests that the Gd3+-based UCL materials are promising prototypes for application as multi-mode probes for use in bio-separation, MRI imaging, optical thermometers, etc.

Graphical abstract: Temperature sensor based on the UV upconversion luminescence of Gd3+ in Yb3+–Tm3+–Gd3+ codoped NaLuF4 microcrystals

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TC30763H
Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Apr 2013
Accepted
02 Jul 2013
First published
02 Jul 2013

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 5502-5507

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Temperature sensor based on the UV upconversion luminescence of Gd3+ in Yb3+–Tm3+–Gd3+ codoped NaLuF4 microcrystals

K. Zheng, Z. Liu, C. Lv and W. Qin, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 5502 DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30763H

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