Effect of Direct Current Electric Field Assisted Heat Treatment on the Luminescence Properties of TeO₂-ZnO-Bi₂O₃ Glasses Containing Silver Nanoparticles

Abstract:

Introduction of metallic nanoparticles into glasses can obviously improve the up-conversion luminescence efficiency through surface plasmon resonance (SPR). In this research, the Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped TeO₂-ZnO-Bi₂O₃ glasses containing silver nanoparticles and nanocrystals were prepared by direct current(DC) electric field assisted heat treatment, to study the effect of silver nanoparticles on the up-conversion luminescence properties of Er³⁺. The results show that, although the introduction of AgNO₃ will weaken the thermal stability of TZB-ErYb to some extent, the number and size of silver nanoparticles can be increased after DC electric field treated at 100°C for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, the nanocrystals do not grow too large to affect the up-conversion emission intensity of Er³⁺. The up-conversion emission intensity of Er³⁺ in TZB-ErYb-6AgNO₃-100°C-150V-10min is 43 times stronger than that of TZB-ErYb. These results indicate that DC electric field assisted heat treatment can synergistically adjust the silver nanoparticles and nanocrystals and is a promising method to improve the luminescence properties of tellurite glasses.

• Periodical: Journal of Nano Research (Volume 66)
• Pages: 13-25
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.66.13
• Online since: February 2021
• Authors: Min Hui Zhang, Jian Lin*, Song Ye, Zi Min Zhu
• Keywords: DC Electric Field, Heat Treatment, Luminescence Property, Nanocrystals, Silver Nanoparticles, Tellurite Glass

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