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Investigation on luminescence properties of Er3+-Yb 3+-Tm3+ co-doped Gd2O3 hollow microspheres

  • Fang Xu
  • , Wan Lei Han
  • , Xiao Bo Liu
  • , Ying Lin Song*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Soochow University

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Abstract

The Gd2O3 hollow microspheres have been successfully fabricated via carbonaceous polysaccharide microspheres as templates and urea as a precipitating agent, which involved the deposition of an inorganic coating on the surface of carbon microsphere, followed by heat treated 800°C for 4h. The obtained high uniform Gd2O3 microspheres with a spherical shape and hollow structure are uniform in size and distribution. The possible mechanism of evolution from glucose to carbonaceous polysaccharide microspheres and the chemical reaction of each step to form the final hollow spheres are proposed. The rare earth ion Ln3+ doped Gd 2O3 (Ln = Er, Yb and Tm) hollow microspheres show bright up-conversion luminescence with different colors coming from different activator ions under ultraviolet or 980 nm light excitation, which may open new possibilities to synthesize other hollow spherical materials and extend their applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011
Subtitle of host publicationLaser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Laser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging - Beijing, China
Duration: 24 May 201126 May 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8192
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Laser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period24/05/1126/05/11

Keywords

  • Er-Yb -Tm co-doped
  • Hollow microspheres
  • Nanometer phosphors
  • Rare earth
  • Up-conversion luminescence

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