Abstract
Dysprosium (Dy3+ ions) doped YAG nanopowders were prepared by the solution combustion synthesis (SCS) method and undoped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG, Y3Al5O12) single crystal was grown by the Czochralski technique. The structure of the prepared materials has been confirmed and characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. PL spectra were acquired using Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) excitation tuned at 350nm. Several emission bands in Dy3+ emission spectrum were observed in the blue (470–500nm), yellow (560–600nm), red (660–685nm) and infra-red (750–780nm) regions, corresponding to 4F9/2–6H15/2, 4F9/2–6H13/2, 4F9/2–6H11/2, 4F9/2–(6H9/2+6H11/2) transitions in the 4f levels of Dy3+ ions, respectively. By using the Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity diagram of emission spectra it has been shown that this material can be used as a source of a white light. The result of lifetime analysis of the 4F9/2 level in dysprosium ion has been reported, as well.
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