Luminescence and Time-Resolved Emission Spectra of Nd³⁺and Er³⁺: Silver Zinc Borate Glasses

Abstract:

The paper reports the visible-NIR luminescence and time-resolved emission spectral profiles of Nd³⁺, and Er³⁺ doped silver zinc borate glasses. Steady state luminescence (SSL) and time-resolved emission spectroscopy (TRES) were used to evaluate how the randomness of the network can influence the emission from rare earth ions in the visible region. As expected the composition of the glasses strongly influences the emission bands of the dopant ions. The lack of homogeneity in the glass network results in distorted and broad luminescence spectra. Moreover, time-resolved techniques allowed the visualization of the time dependence of the spectra. The luminescence was also characterized using steady state techniques and the strongest NIR emission peaks were ⁴F_3/2 à ⁴I_l1/2 for Nd ³⁺ and ⁴I_13/2 à ⁴I_l5/2 for Er ³⁺ ions respectively.Key words: Time-resolved emission spectra; decay associated spectra; Nd³⁺ and Er³⁺; Silver zinc borate glasses

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 207)
• Pages: 37-53
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.207.37
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: João Coelho, Graham Hungerford, Sooraj Hussain Nandyala
• Keywords: Decay Associated Spectra, Er³⁺, Nd³⁺, Silver Zinc Borate Glasses, Time-Resolved Emission Spectra

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