• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.142-145
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• 2013

The upconversion (UC) luminescence of $Li^+/Er^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ co-doped $CaWO_4$ phosphors and effects of $Yb^{3+}$ concentration are investigated in detail. Single crystallized $CaWO_4$ : $Li^+/Er^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ phosphor can be obtained, co-doped up to 35.0/5.0/30.0 mol% ($Li^+/Er^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$) by solid-state reaction. Under 980 nm excitation, $CaWO_4$ : $Li^+/Er^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ phosphor exhibited strong green UC emissions visible to the naked eye at 530 and 550 nm induced by the intra 4f transitions of $Er^{3+}$ ($^4H_{11/2}$, $^4S_{3/2}{\rightarrow}^4I_{15/2}$). The optimum doping concentrations of $Yb^{3+}$ that would result in the highest UC luminescence were determined, and a possible UC mechanism that depends on the pumping power is discussed in detail.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2019

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.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.420.2-420.2
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• 2016

Various fields have been paid attention to upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) because of its unique optical properties. Moreover, to use the UC luminescent techniques through cell images for identified apoptosis/necrosis of cancer cells have been performed. They have been studied for a versatile biomedical application such as a biosensing tool, or delivery of active forms of medicines inside living cells. UCNPs have distinctive characteristics such as photoluminescence, special emission, low background fluorescence signal and good colloidal stability, which have many advantages compared with the organic dyes and quantum dots. UCNPs have not only a great potential for imaging (UC luminescence) but also therapies (photo-thermal therapy, PTT and photo-dynamic therapy, PDT) in cancer diagnostics. Therefore, we report the enhancement of upconversion red emission in NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ nanoparticles, synthesized via solid-state method with the thermal decomposition of trifluoroacetate as precursors and organic solvent at a high boiling point. The UCNPs have an emission in the field of near infrared wavelength, cubic shape and nano-size in length. In this study, we will further investigate it for cancer therapy with NIR optical detection onto the solid substrate.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.741-746
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• 2019

New triple tungstate phosphors NaPbLa(WO₄)₃:Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺ (x = Yb³⁺/Ho³⁺ = 7, 8, 9, 10) are successfully fabricated by microwave assisted sol-gel synthesis and their structural and frequency upconversion (UC) characteristics are investigated. The compounds crystallized in the tetragonal space group I4₁/a and the NaPbLa(WO₄)₃ host have unit cell parameters a = 5.3927(1) and c = 11.7961(3) Å, V = 343.05(2) ų, Z = 4. Under excitation at 980 nm, the phosphors have yellowish green emissions, which are derived from the intense ⁵S₂/⁵F₄→⁵I₈ transitions of Ho³⁺ ions in the green spectral range and strong ⁵F₅→⁵I₈ transitions in the red spectral range. The optimal Yb³⁺:Ho³⁺ ratio is revealed to be x = 9, which is attributed to the quenching effect of Ho³⁺ ions, as indicated by the composition dependence. The UC characteristics are evaluated in detail under consideration of the pump power dependence and Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage chromaticity. The spectroscopic features of Raman spectra are discussed in terms of the superposition of Ho³⁺ luminescence and vibrational lines. The possibility of controlling the spectral distribution of UC luminescence by the chemical content of tungstate hosts is demonstrated.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 complex citrate-gel method를 이용하여 $Yb3^{3+}$, $Er^{3+}$ 이온이 동시 도핑 된 $SrMoO_4$($SrMoO_4$: $Yb^{3+}/Er^{3+}$)를 성공적으로 합성하였으며, 그 구조적, 광학적 특성을 분석하였다. 980 nm의 근적외선 여기 광 하에서 상기 분말은 530 및 550 nm 부근의 강한 녹색 방출과 670 nm 부근에서의 약한 적색 방출은 $Er^{3+}$ 이온 내의 intra 4f transition $Er^{3+}$($^4F_{9/2}$, $^2H_{11/2}$, $^4S_{3/2}$) ${\rightarrow}$ $Er^{3+}(^4I_{15/2})$에 의한 현상임을 확인하였다. 또한, $Er^{3+}$ 및 $Yb^{3+}$ 이온의 최적 도핑 농도는 각각 2/16 mol%로 조사되었으며 그에 따른 형성 가능한 upconversion 메커니즘에 대하여 논의하였다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.159-163
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 간단 고상합성법(solid state reaction method)을 이용하여 $Yb^{3+}$, $Er^{3+}$ 이온이 동시도핑된 $NaGd(MoO4)_2$ ($NaGd(MoO_4)_2:Yb^{3+}/Er^{3+}$)를 성공적으로 합성하였으며, 결정구조 및 광학적 특성을 면밀히 분석하였다. 980nm의 근적외선 레이저를 합성된 NaGd(MoO4)2 파우더에 조사하였을 때 $NaGd(MoO_4)_2:Yb^{3+}/Er^{3+}$ 분말은 540 및 550 nm 부근에서 강한 녹색 발광과 함께 650 및 670 nm 부근에서의 매우약한 적색 발광을 하였으며 이러한 업컨버젼 발광 현상은 $Er^{3+}$ 이온 내의 infra 4f transition에 의한 현상임을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, $Yb^{3+}$ 및 $Er^{3+}$ 이온의 최적 도핑 농도는 각각 (10.0/10.0 mol%)로 확인되었으며, 그에 따른 upconversion 발광 메커니즘에 대하여 상세히 논의하였다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 고상법 및 flux를 이용하여 $Y_3Al_5O_{12}:Er^{3+}\;(YAG:Er^{3+})$ 분말을 저온에서 성공적으로 합성하였다. 분말의 합성 여부와 분말 하소 시 온도에 따른 결정성을 분석하기 위하여 X-ray diffraction(XRD)를 측정하였다. 순수한 YAG는 일반적인 고상법으로 합성할 경우, $1400^{\circ}C$에서 12시간 동안 하소하여 순수한 YAG 상을 얻을 수 있었고, 반면에 $BaF_2$를 첨가한 결과는 상대적으로 낮은 온도($1000^{\circ}C$)에서 합성되었다. 즉, 합성온도를 약 $400^{\circ}C$ 가량 낮출 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, $BaF_2$의 최적의 농도를 찾아 첨가 후, 열처리 온도에 따라 $BaF_2$로 인한 입자의 형태 및 크기를 조사하였으며 그에 따른 발광강도에 대하여 논의하였다.