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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
Volume 223, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2020.117192
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ZnTiO3:Er3+,Yb3+; Up-conversion luminescence; Cross relaxation
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- department of physics
- College of Science, Engineering and Technology at the University of South Africa (UNISA) [88028]
- NRF Freestanding, Innovation and Scarce Skills Masters and Doctoral Scholarships [102590]
- Grow Your Own Timber (GYOT)
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Er3+ and Yb3+ doped zinc titanate (ZnTiO3) was successfully synthesized using the conventional solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction confirmed crystallization of an ecandrewsite ZnTiO3 of an undoped sample, although impurity phases from the dopants were present in the doped and co-doped samples. The surface analysis showed a morphology composed of agglomerated irregular shaped particles. The energy band gap of ZnTiO3 was affected by the incorporation of different concentrations of rare-earth dopant ions. After irradiating the ZnTiO3:Er3+,Yb3+ phosphors with a 980 nm laser beam, the phosphor displayed up-converted photo-luminescence emission in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The emission mostly consisted of green and red bands of Er3+ ions with peaks located at 527, 545 and 665 nm. Co-doping with Yb3+ ions proved effective in enhancing the luminescence intensity of the Er3+ ion emission, through an energy transfer mechanism.
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