简介：YbF2.357,YbF3,Ba2YbF7,andBa2upconversionnanocrystalsdopedwithemitterEr3+ionweresynthesizedinthesamesolventsystemjustwithchangingthemolarratioofBa2+toYb3+intheprecursor,whichcorresponedtothecrystalphasesofrhombohedral,orthorhombic,tetragonal,andcubic,respectively.Allthesamplesemittedboth660nmredlightand543/523nmgreenlightwhichoriginatedfromEr3+-4fnelectronictransitions4F9/2-4I15/2and4S3/2/2H11/2-4I15/2,respectively.ItwasworthmentioningthatYbF3:Er3+,Ba2YbF7:Er3+,andBaF2:Er3+couldemitdazzlinglybrightlightevenundertheexcitationofa980nmCWlaserwithoutputpowerof0.1W.Upconversionemissionmechanismanalysisindicatedthattheintensityratioofredtogreenlighthighlydependedonthesynergisticeffectofcrystalstructure,concentrationquenching,andparticlesize,butwerenotsensitivetocrystallinityaspreviouslyreportedforNaLnF4（Ln=lanthanide）.

简介：Er~（3＋）andLa~（3＋）codopedY_2O_3nanocrystallinepowdersweresynthesizedbygelcombustionmethodandcharacterizedwiththermalanalysis,X-raydiffraction（XRD）,transmissionelectronmicroscopy（TEM）,high-resolutionTEM（HRTEM）techniquesandfluorescencespectroscopy.Afterbeingcalcinedat1200oC,the（Y_（1–x）La_x）_2O_3：Er~（3＋）powderswereconfirmedtobecubicY_2O_3phasewiththecrystallinegrainsizeintherangeof20–40nm.TheEr~（3＋）emissionat1.53μmfromthe~4I_（13/2）→~4I_（15/2）transitionwasobserved,whichwasfoundtobeenhancedbyintroducingLa~（3＋）ions.SuchenhancementcouldbeattributedtotheadjustmentofEr~（3＋）ions＇localenvironmentbythecodopingofLa~（3＋）ions,leadingtotheincreasedgroundstateabsorptioncrosssectionofEr~（3＋）ions.

简介：AdetailedstudyofthefluorescenceemissionpropertiesandenergytransfermechanisminEr3+/Tm3+co-dopedleadsilicateglasseswasreported.Enhancednearinfrared1.8μmandvisibleup-conversionemissionswereinvestigatedunder808and980nmexcitations,respectively.TheenergytransfermechanismbetweenEr3+andTm3+wasanalyzedaccordingtotheabsorptionspectra,theemissionspectraandthelevelstructuresofEr3+andTm3+.TheenergytransferefficiencybetweenEr3+andTm3+reached68.1%intheEr3+/Tm3+co-dopedleadsilicateglasseswhenpumpedby808nmlaserdiode.Basedontheabsorptionspectra,theJudd-Ofeltparameters,spontaneousemissionprobability,absorptionandemissioncrosssections,gaincoefficientswerecalculatedandanalyzed.Itwasfoundthatthecalculatedemissioncrosssectionandthemaximumgaincoefficientaround1.8μmwere4.9×10–21cm2and1.12cm–1,respectively.TheseresultsindicatedthattheEr3+/Tm3+co-dopedlead-silicateglasseshadpotentialapplicationinnearinfraredlasers.