Journal
SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 148, Issue 3-4, Pages 96-100Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2008.08.001
Keywords
Optical properties; Upconversion; Multiphoton; Enhancement
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- SIDA Asian-Swedish Research Partnership Programme
- 863 Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of People's Republic of China
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Ultraviolet (UV) and blue upconversion (UC) radiations with large and anomalous enhancement were observed in Y2O3:Er3+ nanocrystals under laser excitation of 970 nm. Three-photon UV and blue UC radiations were enhanced by about 60 times via codoping with Li+ ions, in remarked contrast to the 45 times enhancement for two-photon green UC radiation. The integrated intensity of enhanced UV and blue UC radiations in Y2O3:Er3+, Li+ nanocrystals can reach about half that in Y2O3:Er3+ ceramic bulk. Such anomalous enhancement behavior for UV and blue UC radiations originates from the fact that the tailored lifetime of the S-4(3/2) state was further involved for their generation, contrasted to the green UC emission involving only the tailored lifetime of the I-4(11/2) state. Theoretical calculations based on steady state equations evidenced these conclusions. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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