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Published on: November 15, 2016
Mn4+-Doped Magnesium Titanate-A Promising Phosphor for Self-Referenced Optical Temperature Sensing
Francesca Venturini1, Michael Baumgartner2, Sergey M Borisov3
1Institute of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur 8401, Switzerland. vent@zhaw.ch.
Abstract:
Phosphors based on magnesium titanate activated with Mn 4 + ions are of great interest because, when excited with blue light, they display a strong red-emitting luminescence. They are characterized by a luminescence decay which is strongly temperature dependent in the range from -50 ∘ C to 150 ∘ C, making these materials very promising for temperature sensing in the biochemical field. In this work, the optical and thermal properties of the luminescence of Mg 2 TiO 4 are investigated for different Mn 4 + doping concentrations. The potential of this material for temperature sensing is demonstrated by fabricating a fiber optic temperature microsensor and by comparing its performance against a standard resistance thermometer. The response of the fiber optic sensor is exceptionally fast, with a response time below 1 s in the liquid phase and below 1.1 s in the gas phase.
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