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Enhanced green emissions of Er3+ /Yb3+ co-doped Gd2 (MoO4 )3 by co-excited up-conversion processes
Haoyue Hao1, Hongyu Lu1, Guanghong Ao2
1Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Improving the emission from rare earth ions doped materials is of great importance to broaden their application in bio-imaging, photovoltaics and temperature sensing. The green emissions of Gd2 (MoO4 )3 :Er3+ /Yb3+ powder upon co-excitation with 980 and 808 nm lasers were investigated in this paper. Distinct enhancement of green emissions was observed compared with single laser excitation. Based on the energy level structure of Er3+ , the enhancement mechanism was discussed. Moreover, the result of temperature-dependent enhancement revealed that the enhancement factor reached its maximum (2.5) as the sample heated to 120°C, which is due to the competition of two major thermal effects acting in the co-excited up-conversion processes. In addition, the same enhancement of green emissions was also observed in Gd2 (MoO4 )3 :Er3+ powder and NaYF4 :Er3+ /Yb3+ powder.
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