Abstract

To develop new up-conversion luminescent materials for non-contact optical thermometer with high sensitivity and temperature resolution, a battery of KBaGd(MoO4)3:Yb3+,Ho3+ phosphors were fabricated through solid reaction process. The crystal structure, up-conversion luminescence, energy transfer, thermal stability and optical temperature sensing performances were studied in detail. Under 980 nm laser excitation, the KBaGd(MoO4)3:Yb3+,Ho3+ phosphor exhibits distinctive emission bands of Ho3+ at 545, 660, and 755 nm, and excellent illuminant performance. Based on the thermally coupled levels (TCLs) of Ho3+, both the relative sensitivity (Sr) and absolute sensitivity (Sa) display similar change trends, with the highest values of 6.73%/K (@298 K) and 5.69%/K (@298 K), respectively. Furthermore, the highest Sa of 13.90%/K (@623 K) and the ultimate Sr of 0.62%/K (@ 298 K) are achieved based on non-TCLs of Ho3+. Therefore, KBaGd(MoO4)3:Yb3+,Ho3+ phosphor is a promising candidate for self-referenced optical thermometry.

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