Published September 21, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Concentration enhanced red upconversion in nanocrystalline ZrO2 : Er under IR excitation

  • 1. Centro de Investigaciones en Optica A.C., Leon, Gto., C.P. 37000 Mexico (Mexico)
  • 2. Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Cd. de Mexico, D.F. Mexico 07730 (Mexico)

Description

The effects of Er3+ concentration in ZrO2 on the red (680 nm) and green (545 nm) upconversion emission from Er3+ under near infrared radiation (NIR) excitation (at both 1438 and 962 nm) are presented. For the highest Er3+ concentration used, the red band is almost quenched under VIS (489 nm) excitation, whereas it is enhanced under NIR excitation. Such a difference between photoluminescence and upconversion is explained taking into account the concentration dependent cross-relaxation process (2H11/2 + 4I15/2) → (4I9/2 + 4I13/2). Experimental results suggest that two- and three-photon upconversion processes are taking place under 962 nm and 1438 nm excitation, respectively

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/37/2489/d4_18_004.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics (ISSN 1361-6463) http://www.iop.org/

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
18
Journal Page Range
p. 2489-2495
ISSN
0022-3727
CODEN
JPAPBE