Photoluminescence studies of Eu2+-Yb3+ co-doped BaMgAl10O17 phosphor synthesized by the combustion method

BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+,Yb3+ was investigated as a possible quantum cutting system to enhance solar cells efficiency. Phosphors were synthesized by combustion method and composed of nanorods. Photoluminescence spectra showed that Eu in the sample was reduced to bi-valence while Yb remained trivalence. Through a cooperative energy transfer process, the obtained powders exhibited both blue emission of Eu2+ (around 450 nm) and near infrared emission of Yb3+ (around 1020 nm) under broad band excitation (250-410 nm) originating from 4f→5d transition of Eu2+. Energy transfer phenomenon between the sensitizer Eu2+ and the activator Yb3+ was investigated via the lumines-cent spectra and the decay curves of Eu2+ with different Yb3+ concentrations. Results indicated that energy transfer efficiency from Eu2+ to Yb3+ was not high. The poor efficiency can be explained by the long distance between rare earth ions.     

高温导致三结太阳电池电致发光谱变化

高温下半导体材料性能会发生变化,影响太阳电池光电转换效率。为了了解Ga In P/Ga As/Ge三结太阳电池在聚光和高温条件下的工作性质,研究了热加载后的三结太阳电池样品在定压下的电致发光谱,发现受热后Ga In P顶电池和Ga As中电池的电致发光谱的强度发生变化,出现峰值反转的现象。结合光照下伏-安特性、暗伏安特性及外量子效率分析了这种现象产生的原因,即加热过程在Ga In P顶电池中引入晶格结构缺陷,导致其电致发光强度变弱,同时顶电池并联电阻变小,Ga As中电池分压有所增加,发光增强,整个样品的电致发光谱出现峰值反转现象。结果表明Ga As中电池比Ga In P顶电池具有更好的耐热性。     

Experimental and theoretical analysis on the charge transfer band of Y_2O_3:Eu nanocrystals

Nanocrystalline cubic Y2O3:Eu were prepared by combustion reaction.The crystal structure and morphology were analyzed by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The luminescent properties of the powder were investigated.The charge transfer band position showed redshift from 241 to 251 nm,which was related to the change of the local surroundings of Eu3+ ions in nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu.The ground-state electronic structure and charge transfer transition of both the bulk and nanocrystalline cubic Y2O3:Eu crystals were calculated by the ab initio self-consistent relativistic DV-Xα(discrete variational Xα) method.A complete 35-ion cluster was selected to simulate the local coordination surroundings of Eu doped in Y2O3 bulk crystals while five additional incomplete clusters were also selected to simulate the local surroundings of Eu ions in nanocrystals.It could be found that the charge transfer energies of the nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu were less than that of the bulk counterpart,which was consistent with the redshift phenomenon of the CT band in the excitation spectrum of the nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu.