Tailoring Nd3+ luminescence characteristics by Yb3+ doping in K5Nd(MoO4)4, RbNd(WO4)2 and NdAl3(BO3)4 crystal matrices

M. Piasecki; E. Mandowska; A. Herrmann; D. Ehrt; A. Majchrowski; L. R. Jaroszewicz; M. G. Brik; I. V. Kityk

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.03.018

Tailoring Nd³⁺ luminescence characteristics by Yb³⁺ doping in K₅Nd(MoO₄)₄, RbNd(WO₄)₂ and NdAl₃(BO₃)₄ crystal matrices

M. Piasecki^*
, E. Mandowska
, A. Herrmann
, D. Ehrt
, A. Majchrowski
, L. R. Jaroszewicz
, M. G. Brik
, I. V. Kityk

^*Corresponding author for this work

Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Military University of Technology Warsaw
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
University of Tartu
Częstochowa University of Technology

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Abstract

Single crystals of three oxide compounds containing stoichiometric Nd, doped with Yb³⁺ ions, namely K₅Nd(MoO₄)₄ (KNM), RbNd(WO₄)₂ (RNW), and NdAl₃(BO₃)₄ (NAB) were grown from melts using Czochralski method or top seeded solution growth technique. Nd³⁺ fluorescence characteristics were measured in dependence of Yb³⁺ content and temperature. It was established that increasing Yb³⁺ content results in a decrease of the Nd³⁺ lifetime. However, the corresponding decay times values were quite different and varied from 9.5 μs for NAB up to 60 μs for KNM and 3.3 μs in RNW. Judd-Ofelt theory was applied to estimate the intrinsic lifetime of the ⁴F_3/2 emitting level of Nd³⁺ for all three crystals. The calculated lifetime values are much higher than the measured values. This effect is attributed to the strong concentration quenching of the Nd³⁺ ions due to their high concentration in all three crystals. The possible mechanisms of the observed dependences are given.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	577-582
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume	639
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.03.018
Publication status	Published - 5 Aug 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Judd-Ofelt analysis
Rare earth fluorescence
Yb-doped materials

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