LI Yan-hong, ZANG Guo-feng, MA Jing, LIU Yu-tian. Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Rare Earth Doped NaGdF<sub>4</sub> Upconversion Phosphors[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2013,34(8): 982-987
LI Yan-hong, ZANG Guo-feng, MA Jing, LIU Yu-tian. Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Rare Earth Doped NaGdF<sub>4</sub> Upconversion Phosphors[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2013,34(8): 982-987 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20133408.0982.
Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Rare Earth Doped NaGdF4 Upconversion Phosphors
) upconversion luminescence phosphors with various doping concentrations were prepared by a hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction (XRD)
field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM) and upconversion (UC) emission spectra were used to characterize the samples. The results of XRD indicate that all the samples are hexagonal phase NaGdF
4
. The average crystallite sizes are estimated to be 41~43 nm. Under 980 nm laser excitation
the Er
3+
and Yb
3+
codoped NaGdF
4
phosphors show green emission from
2
H
11/ 2
4
I
15/2
and
4
S
3/2
4
I
15/2
transitions of Er
3+
ions
the red emissions attributed to
4
F
9/2
4
I
15/2
transitions of Er
3+
ions
respectively. The Tm
3+
and Yb
3+
codoped NaGdF
4
phosphors show blue emission from
1
G
4
3
H
6
transitions of Tm
3+
ions
red emission assigned to
1
G
4
3
F
4
and
3
F
2
3
3
H
6
transitions of Tm
3+
ions
near-infrared corresponding to the
3
H
4
3
H
6
transitions of Tm
3+
ions
respectively. The upconversion luminescence intensity and a relative intensity of red
green and blue emission are governed by the doping Yb
3+
concentrations in Er
3+
Tm
3+
and Yb
3+
tridoped NaGdF
4
phosphors. The possible upconversion luminescence mechanisms of the samples are discussed. The calculated CIE color coordinates display that the upconversion luminescence color can be tuned by varying the doping ions concentration.
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