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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Luminescence
  • Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

  • Upconversion (UC) materials are crucial for advanced optical applications.
  • Tin tungstate (SnWO4) is a promising host material for luminescent ions.
  • Understanding doping effects is key to tuning phosphor properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize SnWO4 phosphors doped with Ho3+, Yb3+, and Mn4+ ions.
  • To optimize dopant concentrations for enhanced upconversion luminescence.
  • To investigate the mechanisms behind luminescence enhancement and spectral shifts.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of SnWO4 phosphors with varying concentrations of Ho3+, Yb3+, and Mn4+.
  • Characterization using spectroscopic techniques under 980 nm laser excitation.
  • Analysis of energy transfer, charge compensation, and concentration quenching mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Optimized dopant concentrations (0.5 Ho3+, 3.0 Yb3+, 5.0 Mn4+) significantly amplified upconversion emission (up to 13 times).
  • Incorporation of Mn4+ ions induced a shift from green to reddish broadband emission via a photon avalanche mechanism.
  • Concentration quenching mechanisms were identified as dipole-quadrupole and exchange interactions for different doping combinations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed Ho3+/Yb3+/Mn4+ codoped SnWO4 phosphors exhibit significantly enhanced upconversion properties.
  • The study elucidates the energy transfer dynamics and spectral modification mechanisms in these novel phosphors.
  • Determined activation energy (0.19 eV) and discussed thermal quenching, providing insights for practical applications.