Er3+/Yb3+共掺光纤激光器中能量上转换的抑制

通过对掺Er^3 和Er^3 /Yb^3 共掺光纤激光器的输出功率进行数值模拟发现：高浓度的Er^3 /Yb^3 共掺光纤激光器的最大量子转换效率比同等浓度下的掺Er^3 光纤激光器的最大量子转换效率高出一倍。说明由于Yb^3 的加入，Er^3 /Yb^3 共掺光纤激光器有效地抑制了能量上转换，提高了受激转换效率。     

980nm半导体激光器激发下Er3+,Yb3+共掺杂氟氧化物微晶玻璃的上转换发光

测量了Er^3 ,Yb^3 掺杂氟氧化物微晶玻璃的吸收光谱、激发光谱、上转换发光、光谱及其强度随泵浦光强的变化,讨论了其上转换发光特性。     

Large Upconversion Enhancement in the “Islands” Au–Ag Alloy/NaYF4: Yb3+, Tm3+/Er3+ Composite Films,and Fingerprint Identification

The surface plasmon (SP) modulation is a promised way to highly improve the strength of upconversion luminescence (UCL) and expand its applications. In this work, the “islands” Au–Ag alloy film is prepared by an organic removal template method and explored to improve the UCL of NaYF₄: Yb3+, Tm³⁺/Er³⁺. After the optimization of Au–Ag molar ratio (Au_1.25–Ag_0.625) and the size of NaYF₄ nanoparticles (NPs, ≈7 nm), an optimum enhancement as high as 180 folds is obtained (by reflection measurement) for the overall UCL intensity of Tm³⁺. Systematic studies indicate that the UCL enhancement factor (EF) increases with the increased size of metal NPs and the increase of diffuse reflection, with the decreased size of NaYF₄ NPs, with the decreased power density of excitation light and with improving order of multiphoton populating. The total decay rate varies only ranging of about 20% while EF changes significantly. All the facts above indicate that the UCL enhancement mainly originates from coupling of SP with the excitation electromagnetic field. Furthermore, the fingerprint identification based on SP‐enhanced UCL is realized in the metal/UC system, which provides a novel insight for the application of the metal/UC device.     

Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+上转换纳米纤维的制备与表征

采用溶胶-凝胶法与静电纺丝技术相结合制备了PVA/[Gd(NO3)3+Yb(NO3)3+Er(NO3)3]复合纳米纤维,将其进行热处理,得到Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+上转换纳米纤维.采用XRD、SEM、TG-DTA、FTIR和荧光光谱对样品进行了表征.结果表明:复合纳米纤维为无定型,Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+上转换纳米纤维属于体心立方晶系,空间群为Ia3.复合纳米纤维的平均直径约为140nm,经过600℃焙烧后,获得了直径约60nm的Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+上转换纳米纤维.当焙烧温度高于600℃时,复合纳米纤维中水分、有机物和硝酸盐分解挥发完毕,样品不再失重,总失重率为81%.复合纳米纤维的红外光谱与纯PVA的红外光谱一致,600℃以上时,生成了Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+上转换纳米纤维.该纤维在980nm激光激发下发射出中心波长为522nm、560nm的绿色和659nm的红色上转换荧光,对应于Er3+离子的2H11/2/4S3/2→4Il5/2跃迁和4F9/2→4Il5/2跃迁.在Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+上转换纳米纤维形成过程中,PVA分子起到了导向模板作用.PVA/[Gd(NO3)3+Yb(NO3)3+Er(NO3)3]复合纳米纤维在热处理过程中,PVA分解挥发,稀土硝酸盐分解并氧化生成Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+纳米颗粒,这些纳米颗粒相互联结起来形成了Gd2O3:Yb3+,Er3+上转换纳米纤维.     

Yb3+/Ho3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的能量传递和上转换发光

制备了75TeO2-20ZnO-(3-x)La2O3-2Yb2O3-xHo2O3(TZLH x,x=0,0.2,0.4,1,2 mol %),75TeO2-20ZnO-(4.6)La2O3-0.4Ho2O3系列玻璃样品,研究了975nm泵浦下,在Yb3 离子浓度确定的情况下,Ho3 离子浓度的变化对Ho3 上转换发光的影响并分析了上转换发光机制.结果表明,随着Ho3 离子含量的增大,549nm绿光强度先增大而后减小.在TZLH-0.4玻璃中,即含有0.4mol%Ho2O3时,绿光强度达到最大值.而当Ho2O3含量超过0.4mol%时,绿光强度明显降低.基于Yb3 和Ho3 的能级图及上转换机制建立了速率方程,通过数值求解速率方程拟合实验测量寿命曲线,得出了Yb3 与Ho3 之间的能量转移系数CDi(i=2,3,4).     

Synthesis of Hexagonal Yb3+,Er3+‐Doped NaYF4 Nanocrystals at Low Temperature

Nanocrystals of NaYF₄ doped with Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺ are synthesized in oleylamine using Y₂(CO₃)₃, Yb₂(CO₃)₃, Er₂(CO₃)₃, Na₂CO₃, and NH₄F as precursors. In contrast to other starting materials normally used for such syntheses, these precursors react even at room temperature to form hexagonal‐phase (β‐phase) NaYF₄:Er,Yb nanoparticles. Cubic‐phase (α‐phase) NaYF₄:Yb,Er particles are formed only at elevated temperatures (>250 °C). The formation of the cubic phase at high temperatures can be suppressed by replacing pure oleylamine with oleic acid/oleylamine mixtures. Under optimized reaction conditions, particles with an average particle size of about 7 nm are generated in 84% yield. Heat treatment (30 min, 280 °C) of the particles significantly increases the luminescence efficiency. A transparent solution of the heat‐treated, nanometer‐sized phosphor in toluene shows intense visible light emission upon excitation in the near infrared.     

Effects of Phonon Confinement on Anomalous Thermalization,Energy Transfer,and Upconversion in Ln3+‐Doped Gd2O3 Nanotubes

There is a growing interest in understanding how size‐dependent quantum confinement affects the photoluminescence efficiency, excited‐state dynamics, energy‐transfer and thermalization phenomena in nanophosphors. For lanthanide (Ln³⁺)‐doped nanocrystals, despite the localized 4f states, confinement effects are induced mostly via electron–phonon interactions. In particular, the anomalous thermalization reported so far for a handful of Ln³⁺‐doped nanocrystals has been rationalized by the absence of low‐frequency phonon modes. This nanoconfinement may further impact on the Ln³⁺ luminescence dynamics, such as phonon‐assisted energy transfer or upconversion processes. Here, intriguing and unprecedented anomalous thermalization in Gd₂O₃:Eu³⁺ and Gd₂O₃:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺ nanotubes, exhibiting up to one order of magnitude larger than previously reported for similar materials, is reported. This anomalous thermalization induces unexpected energy transfer from Eu³⁺ C₂ to S₆ crystallographic sites, at 11 K, and ²H_11/2 → ⁴I_15/2 Er³⁺ upconversion emission; it is interpreted on the basis of the discretization of the phonon density of states, easily tuned by varying the annealing temperature (923–1123 K) in the synthesis procedure, and/or the Ln³⁺ concentration (0.16–6.60%).     

Raman测量Ge／Si多层膜中Ge晶粒尺寸的理论研究

研究了用磁控溅射方法制备的Gex/Si1-x多层膜的Ge拉曼光谱，在分析了多层膜中Ge微晶的分布和采用微晶壳层 结构假设的条件下，考虑了微晶表面效应的影响，用声子限域模型计算了Ge纳米晶粒的拉曼谱线，拉曼拟合谱线为三条理论谱线的叠加。计算结果表明：在考虑了微晶的表面效应后，拟合结果与实验结果符合得很好。     

钨酸锌中Yb^3＋—Tm^3＋间接敏化上转换和共振能量传输

在807nmLD激发下，Tm^3 ，Yb^3 ：ZnWO4中，Yb^3 可以提高Tm^3 486nm(^1 G4→^3 H6）的荧光强度2个数量级以上。其机理Tm^3 -Yb^3 -Tm^3 间接敏化下的共振能量传输。实验表明486nm和404nm处的上转换荧光强度分别随泵浦激光功率的1.8和2.4次幂变化。     

Electrospinning Preparation and Drug‐Delivery Properties of an Up‐conversion Luminescent Porous NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+@Silica Fiber Nanocomposite

Up‐conversion (UC) luminescent porous silica fibers decorated with NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ nanocrystals (NCs) (denoted as NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@silica fiber) are prepared by the electrospinning process using cationic surfactant P123 as a template. Monodisperse and hydrophobic oleic acid capped β‐NaYF₄: Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ NCs are prepared by thermal decomposition methodology. Then, these NCs are transferred into aqueous solution by employing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as secondary surfactant. The water‐dispersible β‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ NCs are dispersed into precursor electrospinning solution containing P123 and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), followed by preparation of precursor fibers via electrospinning. Finally, porous α‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@silica fiber nanocomposites are obtained after annealing the precursor fibers containing β‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ at 550 °C. The as‐prepared α‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@silica fiber possesses porous structure and UC luminescence properties simultaneously. Furthermore, the obtained nanocomposites can be used as a drug delivery host carrier and drug storage/release properties are investigated, using ibuprofen (IBU) as a model drug. The results indicate that the IBU–loaded α‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@silica fiber nanocomposites show UC emission of Er³⁺ under 980 nm NIR laser excitation and a controlled release property for IBU. Meanwhile, the UC emission intensity of IBU–α‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@silica fiber system varies with the released amount of IBU.     

Cr3+,Yb3+,Er3+共掺磷酸盐铒玻璃中Ce3+和Cr3+离子对光谱性质的影响

研究了 Cr3+ ,Yb3+ ,Er3+共掺磷酸盐铒玻璃的吸收光谱和荧光光谱性质。通过测定和计算各种 Cr3+ ,Yb3+ ,Er3+ 共掺磷酸盐铒玻璃的光谱参数 ,初步探明了 Ce3+ 和 Cr3+ 离子浓度含量对 Cr3+ ,Yb3+ ,Er3+ 共掺磷酸盐铒玻璃光谱性质的影响。结果表明 ,Ce O2 含量为 2 .8mol- %,Cr2 O3含量为 0 .0 8wt.- %玻璃的光谱性质较好。Ce3+ 离子价态的变化也对玻璃的光谱性质有重要影响。 Ce3+ 离子的存在更有利于对抽运光的吸收和能量的传递。在 Cr3+ ,Yb3+ ,Er3+共掺磷酸盐铒玻璃中实现了 Er3+荧光寿命达 8m s,受激发射截面为 0 .8× 1 0 - 2 0 cm2的光谱特性 ,为今后该玻璃的激光实验提供了重要参数。     

Up‐Conversion Luminescent and Porous NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+@SiO2 Nanocomposite Fibers for Anti‐Cancer Drug Delivery and Cell Imaging

Up‐conversion (UC) luminescent and porous NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@SiO₂ nanocomposite fibers are prepared by electrospinning process. The biocompatibility test on L929 fibrolast cells reveals low cytotoxicity of the fibers. The obtained fibers can be used as anti‐cancer drug delivery host carriers for investigation of the drug storage/release properties. Doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), a typical anticancer drug, is introduced into NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@SiO₂ nanocomposite fibers (denoted as DOX‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@SiO₂). The release properties of the drug carrier system are examined and the in vitro cytotoxicity and cell uptake behavior of these NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@SiO₂ for HeLa cells are evaluated. The release of DOX from NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@SiO₂ exhibits sustained, pH‐sensitive release patterns and the DOX‐NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@SiO₂ show similar cytotoxicity as the free DOX on HeLa cells. Confocal microscopy observations show that the composites can be effectively taken up by HeLa cells. Furthermore, the fibers show near‐infrared UC luminescence and are successfully applied in bioimaging of HeLa cells. The results indicate the promise of using NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@SiO₂ nanocomposite fibers as multi‐functional drug carriers for drug delivery and cell imaging.