Abstract

Borogermanate glasses singly doped with Dy3+ ions were synthesized and then studied using the absorption and luminescence spectra. Spectroscopic changes of Dy3+ ions have been examined for compositional-dependent glasses with various molar ratios GeO2:B2O3. In this work, several spectroscopic parameters of Dy3+ ions were obtained experimentally and compared to the calculated values from the Judd-Ofelt theory. Luminescence spectra measured for borogermanate glasses consist of blue, yellow and red bands, which correspond to 4F9/2 → 6H15/2, 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 and 4F9/2 → 6H11/2 transitions of Dy3+, respectively. Luminescence lifetimes for the 4F9/2 excited state are reduced, whereas the stimulated emission cross-sections for the most intense 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 yellow transition of Dy3+ increase with increasing GeO2 and decreasing B2O3 concentrations in glass-hosts. Quantum efficiency of the 4F9/2 (Dy3+) excited state is nearly independent on molar ratios GeO2:B2O3. Attractive spectroscopic properties related to the 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 transition of Dy3+ ions are found for borogermanate glasses implying their potential utility for yellow laser action and solid-state lighting technology.

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