Monochromatic NIR UC emission in Tm3+/Yb3+co-doped GdVO4 phosphor: the effect of the Bi3+ ion concentration and pump power of a diode laser

A Tm3+/Yb3+/Bi3+ co-doped GdVO4 phosphor sample has been synthesized using a high-temperature solid-state reaction technique. The X-ray diffraction patterns reveal pure phase formation and crystalline behavior of the synthesized samples. Intense blue and NIR upconversion emissions have been observed...

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Published in:Optics letters 2018-12, Vol.43 (23), p.5785-5788
Main Authors: Dwivedi, Abhishek, Kumar, Devendra, Rai, Shyam Bahadur
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A Tm3+/Yb3+/Bi3+ co-doped GdVO4 phosphor sample has been synthesized using a high-temperature solid-state reaction technique. The X-ray diffraction patterns reveal pure phase formation and crystalline behavior of the synthesized samples. Intense blue and NIR upconversion emissions have been observed upon excitation with a 980 nm diode laser. It is found that the addition of the Bi3+ ion to the phosphor reduces the intensity of blue emission and enhances the NIR emission intensity to the extent that NIR emission is nearly monochromatic [(INIR/IBlue) ∼ 14]. This ratio is further improved up to 70 times (almost monochromatic) by varying the pump power of the diode laser. Thus, this material can be used as a cheap source of monochromatic NIR emission at 800 nm for bioimaging.
ISSN:1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.43.005785