Influence of boron on the essential properties for new generation scintillators
Abstract Cerium doped yttrium aluminum (YAG:Ce) and lutetium aluminum garnets (LuAG:Ce) are some of the most popular materials used as scintillators. While the scintillators themselves are materials that absorb and convert high-energy radiation into light. The decay time in YAG:Ce and LuAG:Ce is about 60 ns, therefore the essential task for their improvement would be to shorten it as much as possible. For this reason, in this work, the aforementioned garnets were doped with different amounts of boron. B3+ ion has a suitable neutron capture cross section and can therefore absorb gamma radiation. Because of the extremely strong absorption of thermal neutrons and the weak interaction with MeV …
EPR studies of the oxyfluoride glass ceramics using Mn2+as a paramagnetic probe
In this work, we used Mn2+ as a dopant in the oxyfluoride glasses with various fluoride compounds. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements were carried out before and after a heat treatment of the material. In both cases, a well pronounced hyperfine (hf) structure of the EPR spectra characteristic to the Mn2+ ion have been observed. EPR measurements have also been studied for the separate fluoride counterparts of the oxyfluoride glasses. EPR spectra of the LaF3:Mn2+ and CaF2:Mn2+ powders show that Mn2+ ion has a strong superhyperfine (shf) interaction with surrounding fluorine nuclei, and this shf structure could be observed also in the heat treated glass samples.
Synthesis of cubic and hexagonal NaYF4:Er3+
Up-conversion luminescence process, which is related to absorption of several light photons (usually infrared) followed by emission of light in the visible or even ultraviolet spectral regions, has attracted interest of scientists due to its potential practical use in various applications including biolabels, temperature sensors, light sources etc. Although observable in d- and f-ions doped materials, the highest efficiency of up-conversion luminescence is usually attained in lanthanides doped hosts. Among huge variety of materials suitable as up-conversion hosts the most prominent is considered to be NaYF4, both due to its low phonon energy and multisite nature of the crystalline lattice. …
Up-conversion processes in NaLaF4:Er3+
abstract Structural and spectroscopic investigation of NaLaF 4 :Er 3+ material at different doping concentrations ispresented. X-ray diffraction patterns, up-conversion luminescence spectra and decay curves for 2 H 9/2 ? 4 I 15/2 , 4 S 3/2 ? 4 I 15/2 and 4 F 9/2 ? 4 I 15/2 optical transitions in the material are shown and possibleexcitation routes are discussed. Raman spectrum for the undoped material is presented and the effectivephonon energy of the material is estimated. Based on the obtained results application of rare-earth dopedNaLaF 4 in the field of up-conversion phosphors is evaluated. 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. IntroductionFor many years rare-earth (RE) doped materi…
Excitation and photoluminescence spectra of single- and non-single-phased phosphors based on LaInO3 doped with Dy3+, Ho3+ activators and Sb3+ probable sensitizer
Abstract Single-phased La 0.95 Ln 0.05 InO 3 ( Ln – Dy, Ho), La 0.90 Dy 0.05 Ho 0.05 InO 3 , LaInO 3 ceramic samples as well as the La 0.95 Ln 0.05 In 0.98 Sb 0.02 O 3 ( Ln – Dy, Ho), La 0.90 Dy 0.05 Ho 0.05 In 0.98 Sb 0.02 O 3 , LaIn 0.98 Sb 0.02 O 3 samples with additional impurity LaSbO 3 phase were prepared by solid-state reactions method. Their excitation and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were measured at room temperature. It was established that PL bands intensity of spectra obtained for samples of nominal composition La 0.95 Dy 0.05 In 0.98 Sb 0.02 O 3 , La 0.95 Ho 0.05 In 0.98 Sb 0.02 O 3 , La 0.90 Dy 0.05 Ho 0.05 In 0.98 Sb 0.02 O 3 is much higher than that of single-phase La 0.95…
Cathodoluminescence of oxyfluoride glass-ceramics
Abstract Tb, Ce, Eu activated oxyfluoride glass-ceramics with the composition SiO2 · Al2O3 · Li2O · LaF3 have been studied by cathodoluminescence (CL). We compared CL intensities and decay times of the Tb, Ce, Eu activated glass-ceramic samples and observed that the Tb activated sample has the most intense luminescence, but the Ce activated sample has the shortest decay times. Induced optical absorption and thermostimulated luminescence have been observed after X-ray irradiation of samples.
International Conference on Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies (FM&NT2012)
The International Conference Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies (FMN ferroics; multiscale and multiphenomenal material modeling and simulation 2. Nanotechnologies including progressive methods, technologies and design for investigation of nanoparticles, nanostructures, nanocomposites, thin films and coatings; 3. Energy including perspective materials and technologies for renewable and hydrogen energy, fuel cells, photovoltaics and developing diverse energy systems. A special section devoted to Organic Materials was organized to commemorate a long-time organizer of the FM&NT conference series, Dr. habil. phys, academician Inta Muzikante who passed away on 15 February 2012. The number …
Oxygen influence on luminescence properties of rare-earth doped NaLaF 4
Abstract Luminescence properties of erbium and europium doped NaLaF4 with different oxygen content have been studied. Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) excitation luminescence spectroscopy technique has been applied by using synchrotron radiation excitation. It was found that oxygen impurity leads to significant degradation of Er3+ or Eu3+ emission under VUV excitation. The intensive O2−–Er3+ charge transfer excitation band has been detected from oxygen abundant NaLaF4 in the 150–165 nm spectral range. This band reveals a competing absorption mechanism in oxygen containing NaLaF4. It is clearly demonstrated that one reason for the Er3+ emission degradation in oxygen abundant NaLaF4 is strong suppres…
Analysis of Mn2+EPR spectral shapes for studies of the oxyfluoride glass ceramics
We investigated the EPR superhyperfine structure of the Mn 2+ ion in the disordered BaF2 crystalline media which tends to crystallize in the oxyfluoride glass-ceramics material. Obtained EPR spectra reveal explicit shf structure due to Mn 2+ ion building into the BaF2 lattice showing its usefulness as a probe in orientationally disordered and amorphous structures. Two types with explicit shf structure of Mn 2+ ion characteristic EPR spectra were obtained in BaF2 powder samples characteristic with broad (type 1) and narrow (type 2) hyperfine structure lines. Spectra of the ZnF2-BaF2 oxyfluoride glass-ceramics samples revealed explicit fine structure lines.
Local structure studies of SrTi16O3and SrTi18O3
In this work we report on the local structure of Ti in SrTi 16 O3 (STO16) and SrTi 18 O3 (STO18) investigated in the low temperature range (6‐300K) by extended x-ray absorption fine structure and x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy at Ti K-edge and by optical second harmonic generation (SHG). By comparing XANES of STO16 and STO18 we have identified the isotopic effect which produces at T < 100K a noticeable difference in the measured mean square relative displacements (MSRD) of Ti‐O1 bonds: while STO16 follow the expected Einstein-like behavior, for STO18 we have measured an increase of MSRD values with decreasing temperature. This is an indication of an increasing off…
Oxidation State and Local Structure of Chromium Ions in LaOCl
This research is funded by the Latvian Council of Science, project “Novel transparent nanocomposite oxyfluoride materials for optical applications”, project No. LZP-2018/1-0335. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017- TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2.
Electrochemical performance of Na2FeP2O7/C cathode for sodium-ion batteries in electrolyte with fluoroethylene carbonate additive
Abstract Solution synthesis was used to prepare pristine Na2FeP2O7 and Na2FeP2O7/C composite cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries, using glucose as a carbon source. While the pristine Na2FeP2O7 displays capacity of only 45 mAh/g due to the relatively large grain size, the addition of carbon increases the capacity to up to 92 mAh/g (95% of the theoretical 97 mAh/g capacity) with excellent rate capability, as 44 mAh/g capacity is still retained even at 20 C (1.94 A/g) current. The optimal content of carbon was found to be 4.8%. The initial capacity of 81 mAh/g is fully retained after 500 cycles at 1 C, indicating excellent cycle life. Measurements were carried out in 1 M NaClO4 salt in …
Intrinsic defect related luminescence in ZrO2
The studies of ZrO 2 and yttrium stabilized ZrO 2 nanocrystals luminescence as well as yttrium stabilized single crystal luminescence and induced absorption showed that the intrinsic defects are responsible for luminescence at room temperature. These defects form a quasi-continuum of states in ZrO 2 band gap and are the origin of the luminescence spectrum dependence on the excitation energy. Luminescence centers are oxygen vacancies related but not the vacancies themselves. At room temperature, in ZrO 2 , deep traps for electrons and holes exist. The oxygen vacancies are proposed to be the traps for electrons.
Ordering of fluorite-type phases in erbium-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramics
In this study, novel transparent Er3+ doped glass ceramics were prepared from melt-quenched oxyfluoride glasses with general composition of Na2O-NaF-BaF2-YbF3-Al2O3-SiO2. The crystallization of fluorite (BaF2, BaF2-YbF3, NaF-BaF2-YbF3 and Na0.5-xYb0.5+xF2+2x) and distorted fluorite (rhombohedral Ba4Yb3F17 and tetragonal NaF-BaF2-YbF3) phases was analysed in glass ceramics with different BaF2 and YbF3 ratio. The phase composition and microstructure were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Intense red upconversion luminescence (UCL) was detected under near-infrared excitation resulting from three photon upconversion followed by cross-relaxation betw…
Photoluminescence in Er-doped 0.4Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-(0.6-x)SrTiO3-xPbTiO3 solid solutions
Photoluminescence and optical second harmonic generation in Er-doped 0.4Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-(0.6-x)SrTiO3-xPbTiO3 solid solutions is studied. Earlier, it was shown that upon increasing of PbTiO3 concent...
Cubic and rhombohedral Ba4Lu3F17:Er3+ in transparent glass ceramics: Crystallization and upconversion luminescence
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Rare Earth Activated Oxyfluoride Glasses and Glass-Ceramics for Scintillation Applications
Oxyfluoride glasses 49SiO2·6Al2O3·24Li2O·20LaF3 activated with Tb, Ce, Eu have been synthesized and studied. After heating at 580°C and 750°C crystalline phases were obtained. The samples were studied by DTA (Differential thermal analyzer), CL (cathodoluminescence), XRD (X-ray diffraction), SEM (scanning electron microscope), EDS (energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy) methods. We found out that presence of crystalline phase enhances the CL of Tb activated samples significantly; whereas, the shortest decay time of 0.29 μs has been observed for less intense Ce doped glass sample.
Sol-gel assisted molten-salt synthesis of novel single phase Y3–2xCa2xTaxAl5−xO12:1%Eu garnet structure phosphors
Strong absorption and emission are the key the features of any phosphor. The results obtained during this study demonstrate the difficulty of the incorporation of tantalum ions into the garnet structure and reveal that only the combination of Sol-Gel synthesis method together with Molten-Salt technique enable to obtain a single-phase cubic garnet structure. Note that, the Sol-Gel synthesis assisted by further processing by Molten-Salt technique can be a potentially new way of material preparation reported in literature. This work also proves that this combination of synthesis methods is much more capable of incorporating ions with large ionic radii into the garnet structure as compared to t…
Up-conversion process in erbium doped lithium fluoride bulk crystal, lithium borate glass and glass ceramics
In our research the up-conversion processes in Er doped bulk LiF crystal, lithium borate oxyfluoride glass and lithium borate oxyfluoride glass ceramics were studied: up- conversion and traditional photoluminescence spectra, the up-converted signal as a function of the laser power are presented. It was found that sharp luminescence bands in the visible part of the spectrum appear when the bulk crystal is subjected to IR irradiation at 980 nm by a laser diode. After the heat treatment of the glass submicron crystallites were detected by SEM technique. The presence of LiF crystalline phase in the oxyfluoride glass ceramics was proved by XRD method. The questions about the synthesis of the oxy…
Plasmonic photoluminescence enhancement by silver nanowires
Strong enhancement of photoluminescence is demonstrated for CdS nanocrystals and ruthenium-based dye (N719) due to localized surface plasmon resonance of silver nanowires placed on silver film. Alternative reasons for photoluminescence modulation such as mirror effect and uneven coating by dye or nanocrystals due to geometrical factors are discussed. An artifact such as carbon contamination at the surface of silver nanowires at high laser power is demonstrated and taken into consideration. Silver nanowire on silver film is proved to be an effective system for photoluminescence enhancement by localized surface plasmon resonance.
Tribovoltaic Device Based on the W/WO3 Schottky Junction Operating through Hot Carrier Extraction
Up-conversion luminescence dependence on structure in zirconia nanocrystals
The zirconia samples containing two different concentrations of Er and Yb dopants were prepared using the Sol–Gel method and up-conversion luminescence was studied using the time-resolved techniques. The up-conversion luminescence depends on the oxygen content in surrounding gasses during annealing as well as on the annealing temperature. These dependencies indicate that ZrO2 intrinsic defects annealing and generation, phase transition as well as dopant redistribution take place. The possible role of these processes on up-conversion luminescence is discussed. The results of experiments confirmed that the annealing temperature has a crucial influence on up-conversion luminescence for samples…
Flame-Retardant and Tensile Properties of Polyamide 12 Processed by Selective Laser Sintering
This research was funded by the European Regional Development Fund within Measure 1.1.1.1 “Industry-Driven Research” of the Specific aid objective 1.1.1 “To increase the research and innovation capacity of scientific institutions of Latvia and their ability to attract external funding by investing in human resources and infrastructure” of the Operational Program “Growth and Employment” (Project No. 1.1.1.1/19/A/143). A.S. and A.Z. are grateful to funding received from the European Union Horizon 2020 Framework programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2.
Upconversion luminescence of Er3 +/Yb3 + and their role in the stabilization of cubic NaLaF4 nanocrystals in transparent oxyfluoride glass ceramics
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Temperature and impurity concentration effects on upconversion luminescence in LaInO3 doped with Er3+
In this paper a novel method for synthesis of LaInO3:Er3+ is reported and upconversion luminescence properties of the synthesized material at different temperatures (9–300 K) are studied. The samples were prepared by co-precipitation and subsequent heat treatment of lanthanum, indium and erbium hydroxides. It is shown that the excitation at 980 nm leads to a strong green upconversion luminescence in the material. At the concentrations above 0.1 mol. % of Er3+ the energy transfer upconversion mechanism of the luminescence becomes evident. Further increase of Er3+ content in the material leads to higher red-to-green upconversion luminescence intensity ratio. The mechanisms responsible for the…
Selective excitation of up-conversion luminescence by Yb3+–Er3+ energy transfer in glass and crystalline phase of oxyfluoride glass ceramics
Up-conversion luminescence of oxyfluoride glass and glass ceramics containing LaF3 crystallites doped with Yb 3+ and Er 3+ was investigated at low temperature. Excitation of Yb 3+ in the IR region revealed the fast and the slow components of Er 3+ up-conversion luminescence originating from both glass and crystalline phases. The temporal differences of the both kinds of the luminescence allowed reconstructing the excitation spectra of the up-conversion luminescence related to the glass and crystalline phases in the glass ceramics. 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Upconversion luminescence in erbium doped transparent oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing hexagonal NaYF4 nanocrystals
Abstract In this work transparent erbium doped oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing hexagonal NaYF 4 nanocrystals has been prepared by melt-quenching and subsequent heat treatment of the precursor glass. The formation of β-NaYF 4 was confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurements. The overall intensity of the upconversion luminescence of the glass ceramics sample is 2 orders of magnitude higher than that of the precursor glass. The observed enhancement of the efficiency is explained by the incorporation of Er 3+ into low-phonon β-NaYF 4 crystalline phase.
Comprehensive study on different crystal field environments in highly efficient NaLaF4:Er3+ upconversion phosphor
Abstract Complex fluorides, especially rare-earth doped NaREF 4 (RE = Y 3+ , La 3+ or Gd 3+ ), are promising materials for the upconversion luminescence mostly due to low phonon energy of their matrices and multisite nature of the crystalline lattice. Although multisite formation in hexagonal NaREF 4 structures has generally been proved, the actual number of the active sites in different structures varies from two (NaGdF 4 ) to seven (NaYF 4 ). The aim of this work has been to study multisite formation in NaLaF 4 :Er 3+ . For this purpose low-temperature site-selective spectroscopy measurements in hexagonal NaLaF 4 :Er 3+ have been performed. Excitation at different wavelengths correspondin…
Enhanced Electrochemical Properties of Na0.67MnO2 Cathode for Na-Ion Batteries Prepared with Novel Tetrabutylammonium Alginate Binder
This research was funded by the State Education Development Agency, the Republic of Latvia, grant number 1.1.1.2/VIAA/1/16/166, "Advanced Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries". Institute of Solid-State Physics, University of Latvia as the Centre of Excellence has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Program H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2.
EPR and optical spectroscopy of neutron-irradiated Gd3Ga5O12 single crystals
Abstract In this paper, we have performed comparative analysis of EPR, optical absorption (OA) and luminescence spectra for a series of Gd3Ga5O12 (GGG) single crystals irradiated with fast neutrons with fluencies varied from 1016 to 1020n/cm2. In a crystal irradiated with the maximum neutron fluence, the EPR spectra demonstrated the formation of several paramagnetic defects. In particular, EPR spectrum shows a strong resonance at (effective) g ≈ 1.4 with practically isotropic behavior in the crystal rotation around the [1 1 1] direction (magnetic field being perpendicular to [1 1 1]) and several weaker lines in the g ≈ 1.1–2.6 region, which show more pronounced angular dependences. While th…
Local Structure Studies of Ti for SrTi16O3 and SrTi18O3 by Advanced X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Data Analysis
Strontium titanate is a model quantum paraelectric in which in the region of dominating quantum statistics the ferroelectric instability is inhibited due to nearly complete compensation of the harmonic contribution into ferroelectric soft mode frequency by the zero-point motion contribution. The enhancement of atomic masses by the substitution of 18O for 16O decreases the zero-point atomic motion and low-T ferroelectricity in SrTi18O3 is realized. In this study we report on the local structure of Ti in SrTi16O3 and SrTi18O3 by Ti K-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure measurements in temperature range 6 – 300 K.
Thickness-dependent properties of ultrathin bismuth and antimony chalcogenide films formed by physical vapor deposition and their application in thermoelectric generators
This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project No 1.1.1.1/16/A/257. J. A. acknowledges the ERDF project No. 1.1.1.2/1/16/037. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017 TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2 . The raw/processed data required to reproduce these findings cannot be shared at this time as the data also form a part of an ongoing study.
Unraveling the Structure and Properties of Layered and Mixed ReO3–WO3 Thin Films Deposited by Reactive DC Magnetron Sputtering
Tungsten trioxide (WO3) is a well-known electrochromic material with a wide band gap, while rhenium trioxide (ReO3) is a “covalent metal” with an electrical conductivity comparable to that of pure metals. Since both WO3 and ReO3 oxides have perovskite-type structures, the formation of their solid solutions (ReO3–WO3 or RexW1–xO3) can be expected, which may be of significant academic and industrial interest. In this study, layered WO3/ReO3, ReO3/WO3, and mixed ReO3–WO3 thin films were produced by reactive DC magnetron sputtering and subsequent annealing in air at 450 °C. The structure and properties of the films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy, Hall conductivity…
Spectroscopic studies of Cr3+ ions in natural single crystal of magnesium aluminate spinel MgAl2O4
Abstract The natural spinel crystal MgAl2O4 containing the Cr3+ ions was studied experimentally and theoretically in this paper. The absorption and emission spectra at room and low temperatures were recorded. The experimental spectroscopic results were aided with the crystal field calculations, which returned the energy level schemes of the Cr3+ ions at the Al sites with the local D3d symmetry. Effects of the trigonal crystal field were clearly seen in the calculated results, which were compared with the experimental spectra to yield a good agreement between both data sets.
Up-conversion and Photoluminescence in Er3+ Single Crystal MgAl-spinel
Abstract Traditional and up-conversion luminescence of MgAl 2 O 4 single crystal doped with erbium ions obtained by the Verneuil method has been investigated. The time resolved spectral measurements of the green and red up-conversion luminescence bands show that a build-up part is present in the up-conversion luminescence kinetics. This means that energy transfer process is involved in the creation of the luminescence. Considering rather small concentration of Er 3+ in the material (0.12 mass %), the expected up-conversion mechanism should be excited state absorption since the average distance between erbium ions is high. The above-mentioned considerations suggest that clustering of the act…
New low-temperature phosphate glasses as a host for Europium Ions
Abstract Artificial lightining, especially that of light emitting diodes, and telecommunications are penetrating every part of human lives daily. Different compositions phosphate glasses were suggested as a suitable host material for Eu3+ ions. Here rare earth metal ions act as luminescent centers also perturbing the bond order of phosphate glass network comprised of (PO4)3−, [−(O)PO3]2−, [−(O)2PO2]−, [−(O)3PO] structural units, which is indicated by Raman spectroscopy, confirming successful integration of aforementioned ions into the glass material. Glasses doped with Eu3+ ions show their typical photoluminescence spectra in low symmetry environment, consisting of the highest intensity 5D0…
The role of structural disorder on luminescence of Eu-doped Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3
A detailed analysis of photoluminescence of Eu-doped Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NBT) is performed using it as a tool for describing the local structure of NBT. The obtained results reveal the low symmetry of the Eu3+ local environment in NBT, as indicated by the observed maximal number of sublevels of the 5D0→7F1 and the 5D0→7F2 luminescence transitions, clearly observed at low temperatures. Approximation of the luminescence spectra by Gaussian peaks provides valuable information about the shift of the involved levels upon change of the excitation wavelength. Variation in the strength of the crystal field in Eu-doped NBT is evaluated. Temperature dependence of the luminescence above room temperature i…
<title>Formation of deep acceptor centers in AlGaN alloys</title>
AlGaN alloy thin film materials are of high interest for light emitting diodes (LED of the ultraviolet (UV) spectral region. Origin of the deep intrinsic and impurity Si states in the AlxGa1-xN (0 < x < 0.35) epilayer structures grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technique have been considered. Effects of the lattice mismatch and Si-doping in the heterostructures of epilayers with different alloy composition are investigated using time resolved photoluminescence (PL) of donor – deep acceptor (DA) pairs. It is shown that the undoped AlGaN alloys, grown on a GaN buffer layer, due to the lattice mismatch contain the increased concentration of cation vacancy (Vcation) defec…
Photoluminescence of neodymium and erbium doped NaLaF4 material
Abstract In the course of this research several NaLaF 4 samples doped with different Er 3+ and Nd 3+ concentrations have been synthesized. For these samples photoluminescence spectra, kinetics and excitation spectra have been measured. It has been found that when samples containing Nd 3+ and Er 3+ impurities are excited in specific Nd 3+ bands not only Nd 3+ but also Er 3+ luminescence bands appear. The studies of the decay kinetics show that there is an energy transfer from Nd 3+ to Er 3+ , moreover “green” and “red” Er 3+ luminescence bands appear as result of two different energy transfer mechanisms. In addition, photoluminescence processes in Nd 3+ ions are investigated. Based on the ob…
Phase transitions and upconversion luminescence in oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing Ba4Gd3F17 nanocrystals
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: G. Krieke, A. Sarakovskis, R. Ignatans, J. Gabrusenoks "Phase transitions and upconversion luminescence in oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing Ba4Gd3F17 nanocrystals", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2017, 37 (4), which has been published in final form at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955221916306768 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Elsevier Terms and Conditions for Sharing and Self-Archiving.
UV and X-ray excited red persistent luminescence in Mn2+ doped MgGeO3 material synthesized in air and reducing atmosphere
Abstract Materials with long persistent luminescence (PersL) have caused widespread interest among scientists and industry for decades. Currently, there is widely available information on the long persistent luminescence materials with emission in the blue and green spectral range, while the number of publications on the afterglow in the red and near-infrared spectral range is considerably lower. In the course of this work MgGeO3 material doped with 0.1 mol% Mn2+ was produced using solid-state reaction synthesis in ambient and reducing atmospheres. The material exhibits a broad luminescence band with a peak around 680 nm, excited by either X-rays or UV. After cessation of irradiation, the a…
Low-temperature studies of Cr 3+ ions in natural and neutron-irradiated g-Al spinel
This study was supported by a grant from Latvian Council of Science (agreement No. LZP-2018/1-0214).
Investigation of Nonlinear Optical Processes in Mercury Sulfide Quantum Dots
European Regional Development Fund (1.1.1.5/19/A/003), State Assignment to Higher Educational Institutions of Russian Federation (FZGU-2020-0035), Russian Foundation for Basic Research (18-29-20062). Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence acknowledges funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2.
Plasma Dynamics Characterization for Improvement of Resonantly Enhanced Harmonics Generation in Indium and Tin Laser-Produced Plasmas
R.A.G. is grateful to H. Kuroda for providing the access to the laser facility. As a Center of Excellence, the Institute of Solid State Physics at the University of Latvia received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement no. 739508, project CAMART².
Time-resolved luminescence of YAG:Ce and YAGG:Ce ceramics prepared by electron beam assisted synthesis
Abstract The luminescence characteristics of YAG:Ce and YAGG:Ce ceramic phosphors produced by electron beam assisted synthesis have been investigated. The obtained emission and decay kinetics characteristics have been compared with those for commercial phosphors synthesized by conventional methods and showed good qualitative and quantitative correspondence. In our opinion, the used electron-beam-assisted synthesis method could be considered as a perspective production method of high refractory multicomponent oxide ceramics.
Multicolor Up-Conversion Luminescence in Rare-Earth Doped NaLaF4
In this work we tried to achieve multicolor up-conversion luminescence in low phonon energy material NaLaF4 doped with different Er3+ Tm3+ and Yb3+ concentrations. Up-conversion luminescence was measured and main luminescence bands from Er3+ and Tm3+ in red, green and blue spectral regions were observed. The relative intensities of the luminescence bands could be changed by changing the doping levels of rare-earth ions. Changes in the up-conversion luminescence color could be achieved by applying different infrared pump power density. The color coordinates of the multicolor up-conversion luminescence depending on doping level as well as on the pump power density were presented in CIE (x, y)…
Europium doped zirconia luminescence
Abstract The luminescence properties and crystalline structure of ZrO2:Eu nanocrystals doped with different concentrations of Eu were studied. Luminescence from the Eu2+ state was not observed even if the electrons and holes were created up to ∼1019 cm−3; thus it was suggested the Eu3+ was not an efficient trap for electrons possibly due to Eu3+ negative charge relative to the crystalline lattice. The mutual interaction between Eu3+ ions was not strong up to 5 at.% concentration. The stabilization of ZrO2 tetragonal as well as cubic structure by Eu3+ is possible.
The time-resolved luminescence characteristics of Ce and Ce/Pr doped YAG ceramics obtained by high pressure technique
Abstract Transparent Ce and Ce/Pr doped YAG ceramics were prepared under high pressures (up to 8 GPa) and relative low temperature (450 °C). Grain size of the ceramics is less than 50 nm. However unknown defects or disorders strains on grain boundaries caused the additional absorption in these ceramics. The luminescence intensity, spectra and the decay time dependence on pressure applied during ceramic preparation were studied. Concentration of some intrinsic point defect was reduced under the high pressure applied for sintering process. It is shown that formation time of the excited state of Ce luminescence depends on the pressure applied during ceramic sintering.
Membrane-less amphoteric decoupled water electrolysis using WO 3 and Ni(OH) 2 auxiliary electrodes
This work has been supported by the European Regional Development Fund within the Activity 1.1.1.2 “Post-doctoral Research Aid” of the Specific Aid Objective 1.1.1 “To increase the research and innovative capacity of scientific institutions of Latvia and the ability to attract external financing, investing in human resources and infrastructure” of the Operational Programme “Growth and Employment” (No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/3/19/466). Institute of Solid-State Physics, the University of Latvia as the Centre of Excellence has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement no. 739508, project CAMART. 2
The role of disorder on Er3+ luminescence in Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3
Abstract Photoluminescence in Er-doped NBT is studied at different temperatures. Remarkable reduction of the luminescence intensity in the green spectral range is found in the poled state comparing with the depoled state. Luminescence spectra at low temperatures reveal continuous wavelength shift of some maxima belonging to the 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 transition depending on the excitation wavelength, which is explained by large variety of different environments around Er 3+ related to the random distribution of Na + and Bi 3+ in A-sublattice of the ABO 3 perovskite structure. Poling extends the wavelength range where shift of luminescence maxima is observed in the direction of longer excitati…
Time-resolved luminescence and excitation spectroscopy of co-doped Gd3Ga3Al2O12 scintillating crystals
The work of Viktorija Pankratova was supported by the Latvian Science Council grant LZP-2018/2-0358. Vladimir Pankratov gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of Increase Competitiveness Program of NUST «MISiS» (Grant No. К3-2018-021). The research leading to this result has also been supported by the project CALIPSO plus under the Grant Agreement 730872 from the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESP…
Crystallization and upconversion luminescence of distorted fluorite nanocrystals in Ba2+ containing oxyfluoride glass ceramics
Abstract In this study novel Er 3+ -doped transparent glass ceramics were prepared from melt-quenched glasses with general composition of Na 2 O-NaF-BaF 2 -YF 3 -Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 . The phase composition of the annealed glass ceramics strongly depends on the BaF 2 content in glass matrix. Crystallization of β-NaYF 4 , cubic fluorite type, tetragonal nanocrystals and rhombohedral Ba 4 Y 3 F 17 was observed. An introduction of BaF 2 in the glass matrix suppresses the crystallization of β-NaYF 4 , promotes the formation of Ba 2+ containing fluoride phases and reduces the cross-relaxation between Er 3+ ions in fluoride crystals. Small rate of the nonradiative processes and low local symmetry of r…
The role of Nb in intensity increase of Er ion upconversion luminescence in zirconia
It is found that Nb co-doping increases the luminescence and upconversion luminescence intensity in rare earth doped zirconia. Er and Yb-doped nanocrystalline samples with or without Nb co-doping were prepared by sol-gel method and thermally annealed to check for the impact of phase transition on luminescence properties. Phase composition and grain sizes were examined by X-ray diffraction; the morphology was checked by scanning- and high-resolution transmission electron microscopes. Both steady-state and time-resolved luminescence were studied. Comparison of samples with different oxygen vacancy concentrations and different Nb concentrations confirmed the known assumption that oxygen vacanc…
Rare earth doped glass–ceramics containing NaLaF4 nanocrystals
Abstract Oxyfluoride glasses 16Na 2 O–9NaF–5LaF 3 –7Al 2 O 3 –63SiO 2 (mol%) activated with 3% terbium, dysprosium, praseodymium and neodymium fluorides have been prepared and studied by differential thermal analysis, cathodoluminescence, X-ray induced luminescence, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. We found out that the presence of crystalline phase enhances the X-ray induced luminescence intensity. X-ray induced luminescence is the most intense for the sample activated with terbium and treated at 700 °C, whereas the praseodymium and neodymium activated samples have the fastest decay times.
Upconversion luminescence of a transparent glass ceramics with hexagonal Na(Gd,Lu)F4 nanocrystals
Novel Er3+ doped transparent glass ceramics containing hexagonal Na(Gd,Lu)F4 nanocrystals were prepared from oxyfluoride glasses. The distribution of rare earth ions in the crystalline and glassy phase has been analyzed by X-ray diffraction and erbium luminescence decay kinetics measurement. A strong deviation of rare earth ion content in fluoride nanocrystals in comparison to the base glass has been observed. Preferential incorporation of Gd3+ over Lu3+ ions in the fluoride lattice leads to the stabilization of hexagonal Na(Gd,Lu)F4 structure and prevents the formation of cubic fluorite type solid solutions. A considerable enhancement of upconversion luminescence correlates with the format…
Effect of Core–Shell Rubber Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy and Epoxy-Based CFRP
This research was funded by M-Era.Net project MERF “Matrix for carbon reinforced epoxy laminates with reduced flammability” grant No. 1.1.1.5/ERANET/20/04 from the Latvian State Education Development Agency and M-Era.Net project “EPIC—European Partnership for Improved Composites“ funded by grant No. TH06020001. A.S., K.S. and A.Z. are grateful to funding received from the European Union Horizon 2020 Framework program H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2.
Excited state absorption and energy-transfer mechanisms of up-conversion luminescence in Er3+-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramics at different temperatures
Abstract Oxyfluoride silicate glass SiO2–Al2O3–Na2CO3–NaF–LaF3–ErF3 was synthesized. The glass transition and crystallization temperatures were determined by differential thermal analysis. Glass ceramics containing LaF3:Er3+ crystallites of size ∼20 nm were formed in the glass matrix after the heat treatment of the precursor glass in the vicinity of the crystallization temperature. Up-conversion luminescence, excitation spectra as well as time-resolved up-conversion luminescence of the glass and glass ceramics were studied at different temperatures. The up-conversion transients showed that at room temperature the dominant mechanism of the up-conversion luminescence in the glass ceramics is …
Bi2Se3 Nanostructured Thin Films as Perspective Anodes for Aqueous Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
This research was funded by the European Regional Development Fund Project (ERDF) No. 1.1.1.1/19/A/139. Y.R. acknowledges the support of post-doctoral ERDF project No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/4/20/694. V.L. also acknowledges the support of “Strengthening of the capacity of doctoral studies at the University of Latvia within the framework of the new doctoral model”, identification No. 8.2.2.0/20/I/006. A.S. acknowledges the support from the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, which, as the Center of Excellence, has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2.