Abstract
The lead-free Er3+-doped (K0.48Na0.48Li0.04)(Nb0.96Bi0.04)O3 (KNLNB-Er-x) ceramics were fabricated by conventional pressureless sintering. They possess a tetragonal perovskite phase with dense microstructure. High transmittances of the ceramics are obtained both in the visible and infrared regions. The optical band gap energies of them are 3.07–3.11eV, close to other KNN-based materials. The relaxor-like characteristics, good dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of the ceramics have been obtained. The up-conversion photoluminescence spectra have been studied and obvious color-tunable emissions have been observed by modulating temperature. The fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) value based on green emissions at 533 and 555nm in the temperature ranging from 300 to 750K have been investigated, giving the maximum sensitivity of ~ 0.0038K−1. Furthermore, the FIR technique opens up a method to detect the Curie temperature of the ceramics. Owing to both optical and electrical properties, the KNLNB-Er-x transparent ceramics could be a promising candidate in the application of color-tunable solid-state lightings, optical temperature sensors, and electrical-optical coupling devices.
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