Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
Abstract
Mid‐infrared luminescence at around 1.8 μm has shown great potential in many frontier photonic fields. However, how to realize the 1.8 μm emission of Tm3+ with multiple pump wavelengths and in particular in nanosized hosts has remained a challenge so far. Herein, an erbium sublattice–based core–shell nanostructure is proposed to achieve the multiwavelength excitable mid‐infrared emission of Tm3+ at around 1.8 μm from its 3F4 → 3H6 transition. The core–shell engineering and cross‐relaxation help to improve the population of Er3+ at its 4I13/2 energy level and subsequent energy transfer to Tm3+ (3F4) for its efficient 1.8 μm emission upon 808, 980, and 1530 nm excitations. The modulation of energy‐transfer channels by codoping other rare‐earth ions shows that introducing a small amount of Ce3+ into the erbium sublattice can enhance the 1.8 μm emission of Tm3+ through favorable cross‐relaxation processes. Moreover, the 1.8 μm emission is further significantly enhanced by designing a core–shell–shell nanostructure with a NaYF4:Yb‐sensitizing interlayer, which is able to maximize the absorption of 980 nm excitation energy. These results provide a new conceptual nanosized model for mid‐infrared luminescent materials toward infrared biophotonics and microlasers.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
South China University of Technology
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Complementary and alternative medicine,Pharmaceutical Science
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