Zhaoliang Yan,Qingfeng Guo,Libing Liao,Pengfei Shuai,Feifei Huang,Lefu Mei
In this paper, a novel cryolite-type up-conversion luminescent material K3Sc0.5Lu0.5F6: Er3+, Yb3+ with controllable crystal form was synthesized by a high temperature solid state method. K3Sc0.5Lu0.5F6: Er3+, Yb3+ can crystallize in monoclinic or cubic form at different temperatures. The composition, structure and up-conversion luminescence (UCL) properties of K3Sc0.5Lu0.5F6: Er3+, Yb3+ samples with different crystal form were investigated in detail. It is impressive that both monoclinic and cubic forms of K3Sc0.5Lu0.5F6: Er3+, Yb3+ show green emission (2H11/2/4S3/2→4I15/2). The luminescence intensity of cubic K3Sc0.5Lu0.5F6 is much higher than that of the monoclinic form, and the reasons are also discussed in detail. The results show that the luminescence intensity of up-conversion materials can be effectively tuned by controlling the crystal form. According to the power dependent UCL intensity, the UCL mechanism and electronic transition process were discussed. In addition, the fluorescence decay curves were characterized and the thermal coupling levels (TCLs) of Er3+ (2H11/2/4S3/2 → 4I15/2) in the range of 304–574 k were used to study the optical temperature sensing characteristics. All the results show that K3Sc0.5Lu0.5F6: Er3+, Yb3+ can be used in electronic components and have potential application value in temperature sensing fields.
Pengfei Shuai,Qingfeng Guo,Libing Liao,Zhaoliang Yan,Ke Su,Yujia Wang,Lefu Mei
In this work, a method for controllable regulation of crystal form was proposed for the first time and the effects of different crystal forms on the up-conversion luminescence properties of Ho 3+ , Yb 3+ co-doped K 3 Sc 0.5 Lu 0.5 F 6 (KSLF) phosphors was explored. KSLF:Ho 3+ , Yb 3+ phosphors were synthesized by the high temperature solid-state reaction method, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results illustrate that the compounds can obtain monoclinic phase and cubic phase at different synthesis temperatures. In addition, according to the power-dependent up-conversion luminescence (UCL) intensity, the UCL mechanism and the electronic transition process are discussed. Simultaneously, the temperature sensing behavior of the best samples with different crystal forms at different temperatures was studied by fluorescence intensity ratio technique. All the results show that KSLF:Ho 3+ , Yb 3+ phosphors show great application potential in the field of temperature sensing, and the preparation of KSLF:Ho 3+ , Yb 3+ in different crystal forms can provide a reference value for crystal design and growth.