Up-conversion luminescence properties and temperature sensing characteristics of Tm3+, Yb3+ co-doped SrBi4Ti4O15 phosphors with high thermometric sensitivity
摘要
In this work, Tm3+- and Yb3+-doped SrBi4Ti4O15 phosphor was successfully synthesized through the high-temperature solid-state reaction. The phosphor composition was characterized by X‑ray diffraction, revealing a reduction in the lattice parameters and volume due to a successful substitution of Sr3+ by Tm3+ and Yb3+. Under the excitation of a 980 nm diode laser, weak green emission centered at 476 nm and strong red emission centered at 696 and 801 nm were observed, which originated from Tm3+ 1G4→3H6, 1G4→3F4, 3F2,3→3H5 and 3H4→3H6 transitions. The best doping concentration for Tm3+ and Yb3+ was 1 and 20 mol%, respectively. Extensive studies were conducted on the Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doping effect on the pump power. The absolute sensitivity of non-thermal coupling levels for doped Tm3+/Yb3+ calculated at different wavelengths, was 0.4504 and 0.0359 K−1, respectively. These results indicated that SrBi4Ti4O15:Tm3+/Yb3+ is an effective candidate for red up-conversion luminescent materials and can be used as a high-efficiency temperature sensing material.