Excited state trap in erbium doped borate glass

Abstract

Erbium doped borate glass is widely used in luminescent materials, the luminescence dynamics of erbium doped borate glass is of great significance for optimizing and improving the luminous efficiency. The 2% molar ratio erbium doped borate glass was synthesized by the traditional melt quenching method, and annealed at 260 °C below the borate glass transition temperature. The thermal performance parameters of borate glass undoped and doped with Er3+ were measured by differential scanning calorimetry with 10 °C/min. The transient emission spectrum and decay kinetics curves were measured for the luminescence mechanism of erbium doped borate. Er3+ ions have different lifetime when emitted at 556 nm with different excitation wavelengths, the excited state trap may exist in erbium doped borate glass.