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Green and red upconversion luminescence of Er3+-doped K0.5Na0.5NbO3 ceramics

Journal

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 2581-2584

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.10.089

Keywords

Powders: solid state reaction and sintering; Optical properties; Perovskites

Funding

  1. Natural Science Foundation of China [51072136, 50932007]
  2. China Post-doctoral Science Foundation [2013M540384]

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Er3+ doped K0.5Na0.5NbO3 (KNN) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. The upconversion emission properties of Er3+ doped KNN ceramics were investigated as a function of Er3+ concentration and incident pumping power intensity. Bright green (similar to 555 nm) and red (670 nm) upconversion emission bands were obtained under 980 nm excitation at room temperature, which are attributed to (H-2(11/2), S-4(3/2))-> I-4(15/2) and F-4(9/2)-> I-4(15/2) transitions, respectively. The upconversion emission intensity can be adjusted by changing Er3+ concentration, and the mechanism of upconversion processes involve not only a two-photon absorption but also a three-photon absorption. In addition to the admirable intrinsic piezoelectric properties of KNN, this kind of material may have potential application as a multifunctional device by integrating its upconversion and piezoelectric property. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.

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