• Title of article

    Blue upconversion emission of Tm3+–Yb3+ in ZrO2 nanocrystals: Role of Yb3+ ions

  • Author/Authors

    Patra، نويسنده , , Amitava and Saha، نويسنده , , Sujata and Alencar، نويسنده , , Mلrcio A.R.C. and Rakov، نويسنده , , Nikifor and Maciel، نويسنده , , Glauco S.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    477
  • To page
    481
  • Abstract
    The effect of Yb3+ ions on the blue upconversion (UPC) emission of Yb3+–Tm3+ co-doped ZrO2 nanocrystals is reported. The blue (490 nm) UPC emission is due to 1G4–3H6 transition of Tm3+ and the pump power dependence of this UPC emission band are cubic indicating that three excitation photons are involved in the UPC process. An additional UPC emission band at 505 nm is observed when the Yb3+ concentration is above 1.25 mol%. The pump power dependence of the emission at 505 nm is quadratic, indicating that this emission may have its origin from excited Yb3+ pairs producing cooperative UPC.
  • Journal title
    Chemical Physics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    Chemical Physics Letters
  • Record number

    1915460