Spectral properties of Ho : GdVO4 single crystal

Absorption and emission spectral properties of GdVO4 single crystal doped with Ho3+ ions were investigated at room temperature. Polarized absorption cross section is calculated in the range of 400-2200nm. Results were analyzed and parameters were calculated based on Judd-Ofelt theory, the emission spectrum shows that the emission intensity around the wavelength of 546 nm associated with transition S-5(2) -> I-5(8) is much stronger than other bands in the observed range and potentially enable the green light output around this emission band in this crystal. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Visible luminescence in Yb3+-doped gadolinium gallium garnets

In this paper, some results on visible luminescence performed on Yb3+-doped gadolinium gallium garnets under 165 and 940 nm excitation were presented. The upconversion luminescence was ascribed to Yb3+ cooperative luminescence and the presence of rare earth impurity ions. The gain cross-sections of Yb:GGG crystal as a function of excited-state population fraction P were studied. Emission spectra under 165 nm at 20 K showed there was no charge transfer luminescence in Yb:GGG. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Active glass-polymer superlattice structure for photonic integration.

We propose an all-laser processing approach allowing controlled growth of organic-inorganic superlattice structures of rare-earth ion doped tellurium-oxide-based glass and optically transparent polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) polymer; the purpose of which is to illustrate the structural and thermal compatibility of chemically dissimilar materials at the nanometer scale. Superlattice films with interlayer thicknesses as low as 2 nm were grown using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) at low temperatures (100 °C). Planar waveguides were successfully patterned by femtosecond-laser micro-machining for light propagation and efficient Er(3+)-ion amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The proposed approach to achieve polymer-glass integration will allow the fabrication of efficient and durable polymer optical amplifiers and lossless photonic devices. The all-laser processing approach, discussed further in this paper, permits the growth of films of a multitude of chemically complex and dissimilar materials for a range of optical, thermal, mechanical and biological functions, which otherwise are impossible to integrate via conventional materials processing techniques.

A trapped field of 17.6 T in melt-processed, bulk Gd-Ba-Cu-O reinforced with shrink-fit steel

The ability of large-grain (RE)Ba2Cu3O7-δ ((RE)BCO; RE = rare earth) bulk superconductors to trap magnetic fields is determined by their critical current. With high trapped fields, however, bulk samples are subject to a relatively large Lorentz force, and their performance is limited primarily by their tensile strength. Consequently, sample reinforcement is the key to performance improvement in these technologically important materials. In this work, we report a trapped field of 17.6 T, the largest reported to date, in a stack of two silver-doped GdBCO superconducting bulk samples, each 25 mm in diameter, fabricated by top-seeded melt growth and reinforced with shrink-fit stainless steel. This sample preparation technique has the advantage of being relatively straightforward and inexpensive to implement, and offers the prospect of easy access to portable, high magnetic fields without any requirement for a sustaining current source. © 2014 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Relaxation of carriers in terbium-doped ZnO nanoparticles

Terbium ions were successfully incorporated in nano-sized zinc oxide particles with a doping concentration up to 3% by using a wet chemical route. Four narrow emission peaks of Tb3+ ions and a broad emission band of the surface states on ZnO nano-hosts were observed for all Tb-doped nanoparticles. Relaxation of carriers from excited states of ZnO hosts to rare earth (RE) dopants is disclosed by the fact that the emission intensity of Tb3+ centers increases with increased Tb content at the expense of the emission from surface defect states in ZnO matrix. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

稀土配合物掺杂的中孔杂化发光材料的制备及其表征

稀土配合物由于具有优良的窄带发光性能和较长的荧光寿命，因而在光电学领域比如激光材料或者荧光标记上引起了广泛的兴趣和应用。吸附在固体表面的稀土配合物的发光性质得到了广泛的研究。MCM-48中孔材料是M41S家族中的一种，具有直径20-30A三维结构的中孔孔道，比MCM-41的一维结构孔道更有优势，比如它可以最大可能的避免客体分子的堆积现象。因此本论文中我们研究了将稀土（Eu3+）β-二酮（DBM＝dibenzoylmethane）配合物掺杂到纯硅MCM-48以及三种有机基团嫁接的有机－无机杂化MCM-48的孔道中去，得到了各种不同的杂化中孔发光材料。首先烧结后的MCM-48被装载稀土Eu（OBM）3'2H2O配合物之后。XRD结果说明稀土配合物被组装到了MCM-48中，其有序结构因为稀土配合物的进入而受到一定的影响，但是样品仍保持了MCM-48的立方相结构。分别通过吸收光谱和热失重的方法计算了掺杂后的发光MCM-48样品进行洗涤后留在MCM一48中配合物的量。固体漫反射光谱在紫外区有一个OBM配体的Sn基态能级（π）到S1激发态能级份＊）的电子跃迁形成的吸收宽带。可见区还观察到E护”离子的4f-4畴征吸收线。与稀土配合物中的OBM配体相比，掺杂MCM-48样品的Sn-S1吸收带均发生蓝移，反映了S1能级向高能方向移动。然后采用了室温两步合成法合成MCM-48，模板剂的去除采用了溶剂萃取法。最佳掺杂浓度为6.98×10-3 mol/l；同时最佳掺杂时间为24小时。在同样的掺杂条件下，稀土配合物在基质中的掺杂量MCM-48＞MCM-41＞＞SiO2。萃取之后的MCM-48在外形上近乎于球形，粒子的直径在0.7-1.2μm之间。粒子显现出多孔的海绵状表面形态，并且具有晶体结构外形，呈菱形十二面体被削去顶端立方体的结构。而且在粒子的表面观察到了类似螺旋结构的孔道，我们认为这是MCM一48所特有的双螺旋型三维孔道结构，这是到目前为止首次报道利用扫描电镜观察到中孔分子筛的孔道结构。荧光光谱结果观察到了激发峰的最大值由于纳米粒子效应出现的蓝移现象。不同基质中的发射系数QZ和04比较可知配合物在三种基质SiO2、MCM-41和MCM-48中环境的极性相差不大。掺杂到中孔MCM-48材料中的稀土配合物的热稳定性比在MCM-41中强，这是由于MCM-48的三维孔道对配合物的保护作用。室温条件下合成的MCM-48分子筛利用后合成嫁接的方法[post-synthesis grajng（PSG）]进行表面修饰，修饰剂选用了带有功能性乙烯基的VTES，链长最短的MTES以及带有氨基的长链NTSED。稀土Eu（DBM）3'2H2O配合物被组装到杂化中孔分子筛材料中。红外光谱与2951核磁共振光谱表明MCM-48的表面被成功的接枝上了有机M下任S，盯任s，N丁s任D基团。与MCM-48相比，MCM-48-R的表面积、孔体积和孔径的减少有以下NTSED＞VTES＞MTES的顺序。这也许是修饰的有机基团不同的链的长度不同的原因。稀土配合物在这三种有机一无机杂化基质环境的极性比纯硅MCM-48要增大。同时配合物在三种基质的中的QZ的值及发光效率的顺序为：MCM-48-MTES＜MCM-48-VTES＜MCM-48-NTSED，说明MCM-48经过三种有机硅氧烷修饰之后孔道极性也遵循同样的顺序，可以认为这是由于三种有机基团的链长的不同造成的，链长越长则修饰之后孔道极性增大的就越多。最后通过溶胶一凝胶过程利用提拉法（Dip-coating method）制备了具有中孔结构的SiO2-CTAB-Tb（acac）3透明发光薄膜（Mesostructed Iuminescence thin film，略为MLTF），稀土配合物利用原位合成（In-situ）的办法掺入到透明薄膜中。对薄膜进行热处理过程表明薄膜中的稀土配合物在50℃的时候开始形成。XRO结果表明稀土离子及有机配体的掺入对薄膜中孔相的结构没有太大的影响，荧光薄膜仍保持层状结构。红外光谱结果说明制备的中孔薄膜是由CTAB和硅氧烷聚合物组成的复合薄膜。荧光薄膜的发射光谱给出了Th3+离子的特征发射峰，荧光薄膜中有机配体与丁b离子之间发生了能量传递现象。因为在热处理过程中有机配体逐渐代替了开始与Tb离子配位的OH基团，使得二者间的能量传递更加有效，从而导致了荧光的增强。

Spectroscopic properties of anisotropic absorption in a neodymium-doped YAlO3 laser crystal

Absorption spectra of YAlO3:Nd for the three crystallographic axes are investigated at room temperature, The spectral strengths indicate that the absorption coefficient of YAlO3:Nd is anisotropic. The anisotropy of the local electric field acting on the rare-earth ion in a laser crystal is considered, An extended Judd-Ofelt theory is applied to calculate the absorption cross sections and oscillator strengths of the electric-dipole transitions in the different principal directions. Three groups of the phenomenological parameters are derived from a least-squares-fitting procedure. We also analyze theoretically the anisotropy of the optical absorption of YAlO3:Nd crystal in detail. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.

The solid-liquid extraction of yttrium from rare earths by solvent (ionic liquid) impreganated resin coupled with complexing method

A kind of solvent (ionic liquid) impreganated resin (IL-SIR) was developed herein for ameliorating imidazolium-type IL-based liquid-liquid extraction of metal ions. In this study, [C(8)mim][PF6] containing Cyanex923 was immobilized on XAD-7 resin for solid-liquid extraction of rare earth (RE). The solid-liquid extraction contributed to ameliorating mass transfer efficiency, i.e. shortening equilibrium time from 40 min to 20 min, increasing extraction efficiency from 29% to 80%. In additional, the novel IL-SIR could separate Y(III) from Sc(III), Ho(III), Er(III), Yb(III) effectively by adding water-soluble complexing agent.

Shape controllable synthesis and upconversion properties of NaYbF4/NaYbF4 : Er3+ and YbF3/YbF3 : Er3+ microstructures

Ytterbium fluoride compounds with different crystal phases and morphologies, such as beta-NaYbF4 hexagonal microdisks, microprisms, microtubes, and alpha-NaYbF4 submicrospheres as well as YbF3 octahedra, have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal route. X-Ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used to characterize the samples.

Novel Near-Infrared Luminescent Hybrid Materials Covalently Linking with Lanthanide [Nd(III), Er(III), Yb(III), and Sm(III)] Complexes via a Primary beta-Diketone Ligand: Synthesis and Photophysical Studies

A series of novel, colorless, and transparent sot-gel derived hybrid materials Ln-DBM-Si covalently grafted with Ln(DBM-OH)(3)center dot 2H(2)O (where DBM-OH = o-hydroxydibenzoylmethane, Ln = Nd, Er, Yb, and Sin) were prepared through the primary beta-diketone ligand DBM-OH. The structures and optical properties of Ln-DBM-Si were studied in detail. The investigation results revealed that the lanthanide complexes were successfully in situ grafted into the corresponding hybrids Ln-DBM-Si. Upon excitation at the maximum absorption of ligands, the resultant materials displayed excellent near-infrared luminescence.

Chemical bond characteristics, thermal expansion property and compressibility of AR(2)O(4) (A = Ca, Sr, Ba; R = rare earths)

Theoretical researches were performed on the CaFe2O4-type binary rare earth oxides AR(2)O(4) (A = Ca, Sr, Ba; R = rare earths) by using chemical bond theory of dielectric description. The chemical bond properties of these crystals were explored, and then the thermal expansion property and compressibility were studied. The theoretical values of linear thermal expansion coefficient (LTEC) and bulk modulus were presented. The calculations revealed that the LTECs and the bulk moduli do have linear relationship with the ionic radii of the rare earths. In the cases of Sc and Y, both the LTEC and bulk modulus values are larger than the lanthanide series. We attribute this to the difference in the electronic configuration between Sc (Y) and lanthanide series. For SrY2O4 and BaY2O4 crystals, the theoretical values of LTEC and bulk modulus agree well with experimental ones.

One-Dimensional Ce3+- and/or Tb3+-Doped X-1-Y2SiO5 Nanofibers and Microbelts: Electrospinning Preparation and Luminescent Properties

One-dimensional X-1-Y2SiO5:Ce3+ and -Tb3+ nanofibers and quasi-one-dimensional X-1-Y2SiO5:Ce3+ and -Tb3+ microbelts have been prepared by a simple and cost-effective electrospinning process. X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, photoluminescence (PL), and cathodoluminescence spectra were used to characterize the samples. SEM results indicate that the as-prepared fibers and belts are smooth and uniform with a length of several tens to hundreds of micrometers, whose diameters decrease after being annealed at 1000 degrees C for 3 h. Under ultraviolet excitation and low-voltage electron beam excitation, the doped rare earth ions show their characteristic emission, that is, Ce3+ 5d-4f and Tb3+ D-5(4)-F-7(J) (J = 6, 5 4, 3) transitions, respectively.

Preparation and luminescence properties of Ce3+ and/or Tb3+ doped LaPO4 nanofibers and microbelts by electrospinning

Ce3+ and/or Tb3+ doped LaPO4 nanofibers and microbelts have been prepared by a combination method of sol-gel process and electrospinning. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), photoluminescence (PL), low voltage cathodoluminescence (CL) and time-resolved emission spectra as well as kinetic decays were used to characterize the resulting samples. SEM and TEM results indicate the as-formed precursor fibers and belts are smooth. and the as-prepared nanofibers and microbelts consist of nanoparticles. The doped rare-earth ions show their characteristic emission under ultraviolet excitation, i.e. Ce3+ 5d-4f and Tb3+ D-5(4)-F-7(j) (J = 6-3) transitions, respectively. The energy transfer process from Ce3+ to Tb3+ in LaPO4:Ce3+, Tb3+ nanofibers was further studied by the time-resolved emission spectra.

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Luminescence of Eu-Doped Ba0.92Y2.15F8.29 Submicrospheres

The nonstoichimetric Ba0.92Y2.15F8.29 submicrospheres that piled up by nanoparticles have been prepared via a solution-based method in a hydrothermal environment. The size distribution of the submicrospheres could be tuned by varying the amount of BaCl2. The fluoride source NaBF4 plays an important role in the formation of the submicrospheres. The chelator ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid regulates the growth of the primary nanoparticles as well as the aggregated submicrospheres. The photoluminescence properties of different concentrations of Eu3+-doped Ba0.92Y2.15F8.29 were investigated and the results revealed that the 8% concentration of Eu3+ ions is the optimum doping concentration and the Y3+ ions occupy the site of inversion symmetry.

Effect of silver nanoparticles on luminescent properties of europium complex in di-ureasil hybrid materials

Organic-inorganic hybrids containing luminescent lanthanide complex Eu(tta)(3)Phen (tta = thenoyltrifluoroaceton, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and silver nanoparticles have been prepared via mixing rare earth complex and nanoparticles with the precursors of di-ureasil using a sol-gel process. The obtained hybrid materials with transparent and elastomeric features were characterized by transmission electron microscope, solid-state Si-29 magic-angle spinning NMR spectra, diffuse reflectance, UV-visible absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The effect of the silver nanoparticles on the luminescence properties was investigated. The experimental results showed that the luminescence intensity of the Eu(tta)(3)phen complex could be enhanced by less than ca. 9.5 nM of silver nanoparticles with the average diameter of 4 nm, and reached its maximum at the concentration of ca. 3.6 nM. Further increasing the concentration of the silver nanoparticles (> 9.5 nM) made the luminescence quenched. The enchancement and quench mechnism was discussed.