Tb^3＋/Eu^3＋ co-doped transparent glass ceramics containing CaF2 nanocrystals were successfully synthesized by high temperature melt-quenching method and subsequent heating. The structure and morphology of the sample...Tb^3＋/Eu^3＋ co-doped transparent glass ceramics containing CaF2 nanocrystals were successfully synthesized by high temperature melt-quenching method and subsequent heating. The structure and morphology of the samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, transmittance electron microscopy（TEM）, high resolution TEM（HRTEM） and selected area electron diffraction（SAED）. The photoluminescence properties and energy transfer process from Tb^3＋ to Eu^3＋ of CaF2：Tb^3＋,Eu^3＋ phosphors were also investigated through excitation spectra and decay curves. In addition, the emission spectra of the glass ceramics in a wide temperature range from 21 to 320 K were recorded under the excitation of 485 nm. It was found that the fluorescence intensity ratios of Tb^3＋ at 545 nm（^5D4→^7F5） to Eu^3＋ at 615 nm（^5D0→^7F2） was highly temperature-dependent with an approximate linear relationship, and the temperature sensitivity was about 0.4%/K. It is expected that the investigated Tb^3＋/Eu^3＋ co-doped CaF2 glass ceramics may have prospective application in optical thermometry.展开更多
Three types of β-NaYF_4nanoparticles, uncoated core（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho/Ce）, single-layer coated core@shell（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho/Ce@NaYF_4：Yb） and double-layer coated core@shell@shell（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho@NaYF_4：Yb@NaYF_4：Yb） w...Three types of β-NaYF_4nanoparticles, uncoated core（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho/Ce）, single-layer coated core@shell（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho/Ce@NaYF_4：Yb） and double-layer coated core@shell@shell（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho@NaYF_4：Yb@NaYF_4：Yb） with Ce^（3＋） doped in core, first and second shell, respectively, were synthesized through solvothermal method to investigate the cross-relaxation between Ho^（3＋） and Ce^（3＋） for the tunable upconversion luminescence. By doping Ce^（3＋） into different layers with different doping concentrations, a systematical investigation on the tunable upconversion luminescence from green to red was conducted. The results showed that a remarkable color tuning could be achieved from green to red when increasing the doping concentration of Ce^（3＋） in the same layer of Ho^（3＋）. And if Ce^（3＋） and Ho^（3＋） were separated in different layers, the color tuning would be depressed significantly due to the reduced cross-relaxation between Ho^（3＋） and Ce^（3＋）. Moreover, the UC emission intensity of core@shell and core@shell@shell was enhanced significantly compared with that of unmodified core nanoparticles.展开更多
Yb^3＋-Er^3＋ co-doped K2GdF5 up-conversion phosphor was successfully synthesized by a solid-state reaction method. The phase purity and structure of the sample were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The samp...Yb^3＋-Er^3＋ co-doped K2GdF5 up-conversion phosphor was successfully synthesized by a solid-state reaction method. The phase purity and structure of the sample were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The sample emitted orange light at room temperature and its up-conversion spectra at different temperatures were recorded under the excitation of a 980 nm diode laser. The energy transfer from Yb^3＋ to Er^3＋ notably enhanced the up-conversion luminescence intensity. The possible up-conversion mechanisms and processes were proposed based on the power dependence of the luminescence intensities. The temperature-dependent up-conversion luminescence and temperature sensing performances of the sample were discussed according to the fluorescence intensity ratio of green emissions originating from ~2H（11/2）/~4S（3/2）→~4I（15/2） transitions of Er^3＋ in the range from 307 K to 570 K under the excitation of 980 nm laser with power of 260 mW. The dependence of the fluorescence intensity ratio on temperature was fitted with an exponential function and the effective energy difference obtained was 690 cm^（–1）, which further gave a relative temperature sensitivity of 1.1%/K at 307 K. The results suggested that the Yb^3＋-Er^3＋ co-doped K2GdF5 sample is a promising candidate for optical temperature sensor.展开更多
The photonic spin Hall effect(PSHE),characterized by two splitting beams with opposite spins,has great potential applications in nano-photonic devices,optical sensing fields,and precision metrology.We present the sign...The photonic spin Hall effect(PSHE),characterized by two splitting beams with opposite spins,has great potential applications in nano-photonic devices,optical sensing fields,and precision metrology.We present the significant enhancement of terahertz(THz)PSHE by taking advantage of the optical Tamm state(OTS)in In Sb-distributed Bragg reflector(DBR)structure.The spin shift of reflected light can be dynamically tuned by the structural parameters(e.g.the thickness)of the InSb-DBR structure as well as the temperature,and the maximum spin shift for a horizontally polarized incident beam at 1.1 THz can reach up to 11.15 mm.Moreover,we propose a THz gas sensing device based on the enhanced PSHE via the strong excitation of OTS for the InSb-DBR structure with a superior intensity sensitivity of 5.873×10^(4)mm/RIU and good stability.This sensor exhibits two orders of magnitude improvement compared with the similar PSHE sensor based on In Sb-supported THz long-range surface plasmon resonance.These findings may provide an alternative way for the enhanced PSHE and offer the opportunity for developing new optical sensing devices.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(2013CB921800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11274299,11374291,11574298,11404321)
文摘Tb^3＋/Eu^3＋ co-doped transparent glass ceramics containing CaF2 nanocrystals were successfully synthesized by high temperature melt-quenching method and subsequent heating. The structure and morphology of the samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, transmittance electron microscopy（TEM）, high resolution TEM（HRTEM） and selected area electron diffraction（SAED）. The photoluminescence properties and energy transfer process from Tb^3＋ to Eu^3＋ of CaF2：Tb^3＋,Eu^3＋ phosphors were also investigated through excitation spectra and decay curves. In addition, the emission spectra of the glass ceramics in a wide temperature range from 21 to 320 K were recorded under the excitation of 485 nm. It was found that the fluorescence intensity ratios of Tb^3＋ at 545 nm（^5D4→^7F5） to Eu^3＋ at 615 nm（^5D0→^7F2） was highly temperature-dependent with an approximate linear relationship, and the temperature sensitivity was about 0.4%/K. It is expected that the investigated Tb^3＋/Eu^3＋ co-doped CaF2 glass ceramics may have prospective application in optical thermometry.
基金Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(2013CB921800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11374291,11204292,11274299,11311120047)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WK2030020021)
文摘Three types of β-NaYF_4nanoparticles, uncoated core（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho/Ce）, single-layer coated core@shell（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho/Ce@NaYF_4：Yb） and double-layer coated core@shell@shell（NaYF_4：Yb/Ho@NaYF_4：Yb@NaYF_4：Yb） with Ce^（3＋） doped in core, first and second shell, respectively, were synthesized through solvothermal method to investigate the cross-relaxation between Ho^（3＋） and Ce^（3＋） for the tunable upconversion luminescence. By doping Ce^（3＋） into different layers with different doping concentrations, a systematical investigation on the tunable upconversion luminescence from green to red was conducted. The results showed that a remarkable color tuning could be achieved from green to red when increasing the doping concentration of Ce^（3＋） in the same layer of Ho^（3＋）. And if Ce^（3＋） and Ho^（3＋） were separated in different layers, the color tuning would be depressed significantly due to the reduced cross-relaxation between Ho^（3＋） and Ce^（3＋）. Moreover, the UC emission intensity of core@shell and core@shell@shell was enhanced significantly compared with that of unmodified core nanoparticles.
基金Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(2013CB921800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11274299,11374291,11574298,11404321)Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(1308085QE75)
文摘Yb^3＋-Er^3＋ co-doped K2GdF5 up-conversion phosphor was successfully synthesized by a solid-state reaction method. The phase purity and structure of the sample were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The sample emitted orange light at room temperature and its up-conversion spectra at different temperatures were recorded under the excitation of a 980 nm diode laser. The energy transfer from Yb^3＋ to Er^3＋ notably enhanced the up-conversion luminescence intensity. The possible up-conversion mechanisms and processes were proposed based on the power dependence of the luminescence intensities. The temperature-dependent up-conversion luminescence and temperature sensing performances of the sample were discussed according to the fluorescence intensity ratio of green emissions originating from ~2H（11/2）/~4S（3/2）→~4I（15/2） transitions of Er^3＋ in the range from 307 K to 570 K under the excitation of 980 nm laser with power of 260 mW. The dependence of the fluorescence intensity ratio on temperature was fitted with an exponential function and the effective energy difference obtained was 690 cm^（–1）, which further gave a relative temperature sensitivity of 1.1%/K at 307 K. The results suggested that the Yb^3＋-Er^3＋ co-doped K2GdF5 sample is a promising candidate for optical temperature sensor.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12175107 and 12004194)the Natural Science Foundation of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications(Grant No.NY220030)
文摘The photonic spin Hall effect(PSHE),characterized by two splitting beams with opposite spins,has great potential applications in nano-photonic devices,optical sensing fields,and precision metrology.We present the significant enhancement of terahertz(THz)PSHE by taking advantage of the optical Tamm state(OTS)in In Sb-distributed Bragg reflector(DBR)structure.The spin shift of reflected light can be dynamically tuned by the structural parameters(e.g.the thickness)of the InSb-DBR structure as well as the temperature,and the maximum spin shift for a horizontally polarized incident beam at 1.1 THz can reach up to 11.15 mm.Moreover,we propose a THz gas sensing device based on the enhanced PSHE via the strong excitation of OTS for the InSb-DBR structure with a superior intensity sensitivity of 5.873×10^(4)mm/RIU and good stability.This sensor exhibits two orders of magnitude improvement compared with the similar PSHE sensor based on In Sb-supported THz long-range surface plasmon resonance.These findings may provide an alternative way for the enhanced PSHE and offer the opportunity for developing new optical sensing devices.
