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Tuning upconversion emissions of Ho3+ through changing excitation conditions

Gao Wei Wang Bo-Yang Sun Ze-Yu Gao Lu Zhang Chen-Xue Han Qing-Yan Dong Jun

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Tuning upconversion emissions of Ho3+ through changing excitation conditions

Gao Wei, Wang Bo-Yang, Sun Ze-Yu, Gao Lu, Zhang Chen-Xue, Han Qing-Yan, Dong Jun
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  • The upconversion (UC) emission properties of rare-earth ions are not only dependent on the host materials, but also relate to the excitation conditions. In this work, taking the Ho3+ ions for example, upconversion emission properties are studied in two NaYF4 and LiYF4 fluoride microcrystals through changing excitation conditions, namely the excitation power and the sample environment. The NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ and NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystal are synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The typical X-ray diffraction patterns of NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ and LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystal indicate that the prepared samples possess pure hexagonal phase NaYF4 structure and the pure tetragonal phase LiYF4 structure with high crystallinity, respectively. Most of NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystals show uniform and regular rod shape with diameter and length of approximately 3 μm and 10 μm, respectively. Few rods with a length of approximately 5 μm are also observed. The LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystals are all octahedral in shape with a smooth surface, the average size is around 10 μm. The spectral peculiarities of Ho3+ are investigated by using confocal microscopy equipment under near infrared 980 nm excitation. Beautiful patterns with different upconversion emissions of Ho3+ are discovered in single NaYF4 and LiYF4 microcrystal. As the excitation power increases, the upconversion emission of Ho3+ turns from green to pink in single NaYF4 microrods due to the cross-relaxation between Ho3+ and the energy back transfer from Ho3+ to Yb3+. However, in single LiYF4:Ho3+ microcrystal no similar phenomenon is observed. Nevertheless, when the powder of NaYF4 and LiYF4 microcrystals are excited by a 980 nm laser, increasing the power can turn the output colours of Ho3+ all green. Because particles outside the laser radiation are not directly covered by the laser, most of them are excited by the scattered light from the laser, and the actual excitation energy is low compared with at the center position. This result can be proved in the single NaYF4 and LiYF4 microcrystal under low excitation power. Thus, the results indicate that UC emission of rare-earth ions is controlled by changing the excitation condition. Using the new testing methods we can not only observe more interesting spectral phenomena, but also find a new way to further study its luminescence mechanism.
      Corresponding author: Dong Jun, dongjun@xupt.edu.cn
    • Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11604262), the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province, China (Grant No. 2018JM1052), the Shaanxi Provincial Research Plan for Young Scientific and Technological New Stars, China (Grant No. 2019KJXX-058), the International (Regional) Exchange Program of Shaanxi Province, China (Grant No. 2019KW-027), and the Research Plan of Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, China (Grant No. CXJJ2017001)
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  • 图 1  (a) NaYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体和(b) LiYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体的XRD图谱

    Figure 1.  XRD patterns of (a) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ and (b) LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystals.

    图 2  (a) NaYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体和(b) LiYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体的SEM图谱

    Figure 2.  The SEM images of (a) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ and (b) LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystals.

    图 3  共聚焦显微光谱测试系统示意图

    Figure 3.  Schematic illustration of confocal microscopy setup.

    图 4  在980 nm激光激发下, 单颗NaYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体和LiYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体的上转换发射光谱图(激发功率为100 mW/cm2)

    Figure 4.  Upconversion emission spectra and corresponding optical micrographs of single NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ and LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystal under local excitation at 980 nm (100 mW/cm2).

    图 5  在980 nm激光激发下, 单颗粒(a) NaYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体和(b) LiYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶的上转换发射与其激发功率的依赖关系, 插图为其对应光谱图案; (c)和(d)为对应不用激发功率下的峰面积, 插图为其随激发功率变化的红绿比图

    Figure 5.  (a), (b) Upconversion emission spectra and corresponding optical micrographs, (c), (d) the peak area of the green and red emission intensity and corresponding R/G ratio of single NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ (a), (c) and LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ (b), (d) microcrystal with excitation power densities increasing from 20 mW to 100 mW.

    图 6  在980 nm激光激发下 (a) NaYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米粉末和(b) LiYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米粉末的上转换发射与其激发功率的依赖关系, 插图为其对应发光光谱图案; (c)和(d)为对应不用激发功率下的峰面积图, 插图为其随激发功率变化的红绿比图

    Figure 6.  (a), (b) UC emission spectra and corresponding optical micrographs, (c), (d) the peak area of the green and red emission intensity and corresponding R/G ratio of cluster NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ (a), (c) and LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ (b), (d) microcrystals with excitation power densities increasing from 20 mW to 100 mW.

    图 7  Ho3+离子相应的能级图及其可能跃迁机理图

    Figure 7.  Energy level diagrams and proposed energy transfer pathways.

    图 8  在532 nm激发下, 单粒NaYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶体和 LiYF4:20.0%Yb3+/2.0%Ho3+微米晶的下转换发射光谱(a)及相应跃迁机理图(b)

    Figure 8.  (a) Downconversion emission spectra and (b) emission mechanism of single NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ and LiYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Ho3+ microcrystal under laser 532 nm excitation.

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    [2]

    Sang J K, Zhou J Y, Zhang J C, Zhou H, Li H H, Ci Z P, Peng S L, Wang Z F 2019 ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11 20150Google Scholar

    [3]

    Wang Y H, Ohwaki J 1993 Appl. Phys. Lett. 63 3268Google Scholar

    [4]

    Strassel K, Ramanandan S P, Abdolhosseinzadeh S, Diethelm M, Nuesch F, Hany R 2019 ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11 23428Google Scholar

    [5]

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    [6]

    Feng Y S, Wu Y N, Zuo J, Tu L P, Quec I, Chang Y L, Cruzc L J, Chanc A, Zhang H 2019 Biomaterials 201 33

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    Huang B L, Dong H, Wong K L, Sun L D, Yan C H 2016 J. Phys. Chem. C 120 18858Google Scholar

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    Chen D Q, Yu Y L, Huang F, Yang A P, Wang Y S 2011 J. Mater. Chem. 21 6186Google Scholar

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