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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/COPP.2019.3.3.248

Up-conversion Luminescence Characterization of CeO2:Ho3+/Yb3+ Particles Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis  

Jung, Kyeong Youl (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
Min, Byeong Ho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
Kim, Dae Sung (Eco-composite Materials Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering & Technology (KICET))
Choi, Byung-Ki (CQV Co., Ltd.)
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Current Optics and Photonics / v.3, no.3, 2019 , pp. 248-255 More about this Journal
Abstract
Spherical $CeO_2:Ho^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ particles were synthesized using spray pyrolysis, and the upconversion (UC) properties were investigated with changing the preparation conditions and the infrared pumping power. The resulting particles had a size of about $1{\mu}m$ and hollow structure. The prepared $CeO_2:Ho^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ particles exhibited intense green emission due to the $^5F_4/^5S_2{\rightarrow}^5I_8$ transition of $Ho^{3+}$ and showed weak red or near-IR peaks. In terms of achieving the highest UC emission, the optimal concentrations of $Ho^{3+}$ and $Yb^{3+}$ were 0.3% and 2.0%, respectively. The UC emission intensity of prepared $CeO_2:Ho^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ particles had a linear relationship with crystallite size and concentration quenching was caused by dipole-dipole interaction between the same ions. Based on the dependency of UC emission on the pumping power, the observed green upconversion was achieved through a typical two-photon process and concluded that the main energy transfer from $Yb^{3+}$ to $Ho^{3+}$ was involved in the ground-state adsorption (GSA) process.
Keywords
Spray pyrolysis; Phosphor; Upconversion; Energy transfer;
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