Abstract
The local structure and spectroscopic properties of Cu-Sm co-doped Li2B4O7 glass have been studied using XRD, EPR, UV-Vis-NIR absorption and luminescence methods and compared with the corresponding results for Sm-doped and Cu-doped Li2B4O7 glasses. The EPR spectrum reveals an axially-symmetric signal with a characteristic hyperfine structure belonging to Cu2+ ions. The Cu2+/Cutotal ratio was determined. The optical absorption spectrum shows a broad, intense band attributed to Cu2+ ions and several weaker narrow bands attributed to Sm3+ ions. Photoluminescence (PL) and photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectra as well as PL decay kinetics of Sm3+ and Cu+ ions were registered, analyzed, and discussed. The PL spectra show a broad band assigned to the 3d94s1 → 3d10 transition of Cu+ ions and four narrow bands assigned to the 4G5/2 → 6HJ (J = 5/2-11/2) transitions of Sm3+ ions. The observed changes in PL intensity, shortening of the Sm3+ lifetime and prolongation of the Cu+ lifetime were explained by energy transfer from Sm3+ → Cu+ and re-absorption of the Sm3+ emission by Cu2+ ions.
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