A non-rare earth ion doped broadband emission phosphor located in NIR-II for ethanol concentration detection

In this work, a new NIR phosphor Ca2GeO4:xCr was developed, whose emission range (1000-1700 nm) is well within NIR-II, with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 215 nm. Interestingly, by sintering under an air atmosphere, the Cr3+ ions in the raw material are oxidized to Cr4+, and the near-infrared light emitted by the material is not the usual luminescence of Cr3+ ions located in NIR-I, which can be attributed to the dominant substitution of Cr4+ ions doped into the lattice sites. A pc-LED fabricated with this phosphor can detect different concentrations of ethanol, which demonstrates its good potential for non-destructive testing applications.

Automated summary

A new near-infrared phosphor Ca2GeO4:xCr with a narrow emission range and good optical properties was developed. By oxidizing Cr3+ ions in the raw material, the dominant substitution of Cr4+ ions into the lattice sites was achieved, resulting in near-infrared light emission suitable for non-destructive testing applications.