Er3+/Yb3+ ions doped chiral inorganic nanostructured BiOCl phosphor as a novel temperature sensing material

Abstract

AbstractInorganic chiral materials have attracted increasing attention due to their application prospects. In this work, we synthesized the chiral nanostructured bismuth oxychloride co‐doped with Er3+/Yb3+ phosphor (D‐BYEP) by hydrothermal growth with a subsequent air‐annealing strategy using chiral sugar alcohols as the chiral inducer. The D‐BYEP emitted bright red light under the excitation of 980 nm near‐infrared laser. The temperature sensing behavior was evaluated by employing the thermally coupled (TCLs) or non‐thermally coupled (NTCLs) levels of Er3+. The maximum relative sensitivities (SR) obtained are 0.84% K−1 and 1.30% K−1 (298 K), respectively. The results show that the D‐BYEP may be ideal candidates for optical temperature sensors. We anticipate that this new type of inorganic chiral phosphor may have a range of applications in temperature measurement of light sources.