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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/kcers.2016.53.4.456

Microwave Sol-Gel Derived Ho3+/Yb3+ Co-Doped NaCaGd(MoO4)3 Phosphors and their Upconversion Photoluminescence  

Lim, Chang Sung (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society / v.53, no.4, 2016 , pp. 456-462 More about this Journal
Abstract
$NaCaGd(MoO_4)_3:Ho^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ ternary molybdates were successfully synthesized by microwave sol-gel method for the first time. Well-crystallized particles formed after heat-treatment at $900^{\circ}C$ for 16 h showed a fine and homogeneous morphology with particle sizes of $3-5{\mu}m$. Under excitation at 980 nm, the UC intensities of the doped samples exhibited strong yellow emissions based on the combination of strong emission bands at the 520-nm and 630-nm emission bands in the green and red spectral regions, respectively. The strong 520-nm emission band in the green region corresponds to the $^5S_2/^5F_4{\rightarrow}^5I_8$ transition of $Ho^{3+}$ ions, while the strong 630-nm emission band in the red region appears to be due to the $^5F_5{\rightarrow}^5I_8$ transition of the $Ho^{3+}$ ions. The optimal $Yb^{3+}:Ho^{3+}$ ratio was found at 9:1, as indicated by the composition-dependent quenching effect of $Ho^{3+}$ ions. The pump power dependence of the upconversion emission intensity and the Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage chromaticity coordinates of the phosphors were evaluated in detail.
Keywords
Ternary molybdate; Microwave sol-gel; Yellow phosphors; Upconversion; Raman spectroscopy;
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