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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 55, Issue 21, Pages 10928-10935Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01439
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- Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India [SR/S2/LOP-023/2012]
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The Bi3+/Yb3+-codoped gadolinium tungstate phosphor has been synthesized through a solid-state reaction method. The structural characterization reveals the crystalline nature of the phosphor. The Bi3+-doped phosphor emits visible radiation from the blue to red regions upon excitation with 330 and 355 nm. The addition of Yb3+ to the Bi3+-doped phosphor reduces the emission intensity in the visible region and emits an intense near-infrared (NIR) photon centered at 976 nm through a quantum-cutting (QC) phenomenon. This is due to cooperative energy transfer (CET) from the P-3(1) level of Bi3+ to the F-2(5/2) level of Yb3+. The presence of Li+ ions in the Bi3+/Yb3+-codoped phosphor enhances the emission intensity in the NIR region up to by 3 times, whereas the emission intensity in the visible region is significantly reduced. The energy transfer (ET) from the Bi3+ ions to the Yb3+ ions is confirmed by lifetime measurements, and the lifetime for the P-3(1) level of Bi3+ decreases continuously with increasing Yb3+ concentration. The ET efficiency (eta(ETE)) and corresponding QC efficiency (eta(QE)) are calculated and found to be 29% and 129%, respectively. The presence of Li+ enhances the QC efficiency of the phosphor up to 43%. Thus, the Bi3+/Yb3+/Li+-codoped phosphor is a promising candidate to enhance the efficiency of a crystalline-silicon-based solar cell through spectral conversion.
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