Highly dispersed anti-Stokes phosphors based on KGd2F7:Yb,Er single-phase solid solutions
Anna S. Zakharova,
Sergey V. Kuznetsov,
Alexander A. Alexandrov,
Daria V. Pominova,
Valery V. Voronov,
Pavel P. Fedorov,
Vladimir K. Ivanov https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2024-15-5-702-709
Abstract
The possibility of doping the KGd2F7 matrix with ytterbium and erbium ions by introducing yttrium ions with a concentration of 25 mol.% was confirmed and the conditions were determined for the synthesis of anti-Stokes phosphors based on single-phase KGd2F7:Yb,Er solid solutions. The dependences were revealed of the sizes of coherent scattering regions, crystal lattice parameters, and energy yield of luminescence on the temperature and duration of heat treatment. Heat treatment conditions were determined to ensure the achievement of intense anti-Stokes luminescence. As a result, effective phosphors KGd2F7:Yb (20.0 mol.%),Er (4.0 mol.%) with an energy yield of up-conversion luminescence of 3.80 % were developed. Disordering of the crystal structure (transition from cubic to tetragonal modification) at a temperature of 600 ◦C was recorded, corresponding to the rule of Ostwald steps.
Keywords
inorganic fluorides,
anti-Stokes luminescence,
KGd2F7,
co-precipitation technique,
ytterbium,
erbium
Supporting agencies: The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant No. 22-13-00167). The analysis of the composition, structure and properties of the materials obtained was carried out using the equipment of the JRC PMR IGIC RAS.
About the Authors
Anna S. Zakharova
Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna S. Zakharova
Moscow
Sergey V. Kuznetsov
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey V. Kuznetsov
Moscow
Alexander A. Alexandrov
Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander A. Alexandrov
Moscow
Daria V. Pominova
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daria V. Pominova
Moscow
Valery V. Voronov
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valery V. Voronov
Moscow
Pavel P. Fedorov
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel P. Fedorov
Moscow
Vladimir K. Ivanov
Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir K. Ivanov
Moscow
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