Pengfei Shuai,Dan Yang,Libing Liao,Qingfeng Guo,Lefu Mei,Yidi Zhang,Haikun Liu
Cryolite is a suitable host for up-conversion luminescent materials due to its low phonon energy and good optical transparency. In this work, a novel up-conversion material K3YF6:Yb3+, Er3+ with a cryolite structure was prepared successfully by a solid state method. The crystal structure, morphology, composition and up-conversion luminescence properties of the as-prepared sample were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and fluorescence spectrometer in detail. K3YF6:Er3+, Yb3+ has a cryolite structure. Under 980 nm excitation, the as-prepared sample can generate slight green emission at 524 and 546 nm (attributed to 2H11/2 → 4I15/2 transition, 4S3/2→4I15/2 transition of Er3+) and strong red emission at 661 and 672 nm (corresponding to 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 transition, 4I9/2 → 4I15/2 transition of Er3+). All the green and red up-conversion emission of K3YF6:Er3+, Yb3+ transfer and electronic transition process of the red and green light the sample emitted, the possible luminescence mechanism is discussed in this paper.
Pengfei Shuai,Libing Liao,Qingfeng Guo,Dan Yang,Ruiqi Shi,Lefu Mei
Cryolite was considered to be an ideal up-conversion host material due to its low phonon energy, which can effectively suppress the radiation-free transition process of excited state energy levels. In the present paper, a novel up-conversion material K 3 YF 6 :Ho 3+ , Yb 3+ with cryolite structure was prepared successfully using a high-temperature solid state method. The up-conversion luminescence properties of K 3 YF 6 doped with different Ho 3+ /Yb 3+ doping ratio were investigated and the optimal doping ratio were confirmed in this system. Under 980 nm excitation, Ho 3+ /Yb 3+ co-doped K 3 YF 6 revealed a strong green emission at the 541 nm, 549 nm and a weak red emission peaking at 666 nm, corresponding to the 5 F 4 , 5 S 2 → 5 I 8 and 5 F 5 → 5 I 8 transitions of Ho 3+ , respectively. All the red and green up-conversion emission of K 3 YF 6 :Ho 3+ , Yb 3+ belong to two-photon process and energy transfer from Yb 3+ to Ho 3+ simultaneously. Additionally, to understand the energy transfer and electronic transition process of the red and green light emitted, the possible luminescence mechanism were also analyzed in this paper. All the results indicate that Ho 3+ /Yb 3+ co-doped K 3 YF 6 have potential application value in green up-conversion luminescent materials.