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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
Volume 251, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119126
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Laser spectroscopy; Upconversion fluorescence; Crystal field analysis; Excited-state absorption
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- Dodd -Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies
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This study presents high-resolution absorption and laser-excited fluorescence studies of KY3F10:Er3+ core-only nanoparticles. A total of 49 crystal-field energy levels distributed among 13 multiplets of the Er3+ ion have been deduced for the C4v point group symmetry center in this material. A parametrized, single-electron crystal-field calculation demonstrates an excellent approximation to the experimental data, with optimized crystal fit parameters comparable to the bulk KY3F10:Er3+ crystal.
High-resolution absorption and laser-excited fluorescence studies of KY3F10:Er3+ core-only nanoparticles are presented. A total of 49 crystal-field energy levels, distributed amongst 13 multiplets of the Er3+ ion, have been deduced for the C4v point group symmetry centre in this material. A parametrized, single-electron crystal-field calculation provides an excellent approximation to the experimental data with optimized crystal fit parameters that are comparable to the bulk KY3F10:Er3+ crystal. Simulated spectra, based upon wavefunctions derived from the crystal-field calculations, unequivocally demonstrate that excited-state absorption is the predominant upconversion mechanism in this material - agreeing well with upconversion excitation spectra obtained for Yb3+ co-doped samples.
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