Dependence of the luminescent properties of thermostabilized upconversion NaYF4:Yb, Er particles on the excitation power and temperature

Abstract

The excitation power dependence of upconversion luminescence intensity and temperature sensing characteristics are investigated in the NaYF4 : Er3 + , Yb3 + @ SiO2 particles synthesized in-house using a hydrothermal method. The effect of laser-induced heating of the upconversion particles is shown, which introduces distortions in the measured power and temperature dependences of the upconversion luminescence. We propose a technique for calibrating the temperature dependence of upconversion particle luminescence, which should improve the accuracy of temperature measurements. The technique is based on the stabilization of upconversion particles temperature, which provides the suppression of laser-induced heating of upconversion particles.