Efficient plasmonic coupling between Er3<ce:hsp sp="0.10"/>+:(Ag/Au) in tellurite glasses

We report a systematic study of the localized surface plasmon resonance effects on the photoluminescence of Er3+-doped tellurite glasses containing Silver or Gold nanoparticles. The Silver and Gold nanoparticles are obtained by means of reduction of Ag ions (Ag+a'Ag0) or Au ions (Au3+a'Au0...

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Published in:Journal of non-crystalline solids 2012-01, Vol.358 (2), p.399-405
Main Authors: Rivera, VAG, Ledemi, Y, Osorio, SPA, Manzani, D, Messaddeq, Y, Nunes, LAO, Marega, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Glass
Gold
Joining
Nanoparticles
Photoluminescence
Plasmonics
Silver
Spectra
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Summary:We report a systematic study of the localized surface plasmon resonance effects on the photoluminescence of Er3+-doped tellurite glasses containing Silver or Gold nanoparticles. The Silver and Gold nanoparticles are obtained by means of reduction of Ag ions (Ag+a'Ag0) or Au ions (Au3+a'Au0) during the melting process followed by the formation of nanoparticles by heat treatment of the glasses. Absorption and photoluminescence spectra reveal particular features of the interaction between the metallic nanoparticles and Er3+ ions. The photoluminescence enhancement observed is due to dipole coupling of Silver nanoparticles with the 4I13/2a'|>4I15/2Er3+ transition and Gold nanoparticles with the 2H11/2a'|>4I13/2(805nm) and 4S3/2a'|>4I13/2 (840nm) Er3+ transitions. Such process is achieved via an efficient coupling yielding an energy transfer from the nanoparticles to the Er3+ ions, which is confirmed from the theoretical spectra calculated through the decay rate.
ISSN:0022-3093
DOI:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.10.008