Enhancement of NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ up-conversion luminescence based on anodized alumina template

Mu Li-Peng; Zhou Yao; Zhao Jian-Xing; Wang Li; Jiang Li; Zhou Jian-Hong

doi:10.7498/aps.73.20231405

Abstract

Up-conversion nanoparticle (UCNP) can collect near-infrared (NIR) light and convert it into visible light. Therefore, UCNP has potential applications in fields such as biomedicine, anti-counterfeiting, and solar cells. However, the efficiency of traditional UCNP in the above-mentioned fields is relatively low, greatly limiting its use in related fields. Therefore, enhancing the up-conversion luminescence intensity of up-conversion nanoparticles is particularly important and urgently needed. In this work, anodic alumina templates are used to enhance the luminescence intensity of up-conversion nanocrystals. NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺with a diameter of 35 nm is prepared by using co-precipitation method. Single pass AAO templates with pore size and pore spacing of 88 nm and 100 nm are prepared by using two-step anodization method. Finally, NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO composite structures are formed by using spin coating method. The red green light emission intensity of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO sample can increase 4.4 and 9.0 times that of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/Al reference sample, respectively. The enhancement mechanism is explored by using the finite difference time domain method, and the results show that the primary source of enhancement is the localized surface plasmon resonance effect of the pores in the anodic alumina template. At the same time, the relationship between the up-conversion luminescence intensity of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO sample and the incident angle is investigated. The experimental results show that as the incident angle increases, the luminescence intensity of the red and green light of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO samples first decrease and then increase. Due to the coupling of the local surface plasmon resonance with the excitation wavelength and emission wavelength, the up-conversion luminescence intensity of the sample can be affected. The relationship of AAO channel enhancement factor with incident angle at excitation wavelength and emission wavelength is studied by using the finite difference time domain method. The results indicate that as the incident angle increases, the enhancement factor at the excitation wavelength decreases, while the enhancement factor at the emission wavelength increases after being illuminated at an incident angle of 15°. Therefore, when the incident angle is less than 20°, the electric field intensity at 980 nm dominates, but when it is greater than 20°, the electric field intensity at 540 nm and 650 nm takes precedence. The above results provide a reference for putting them into practical applications in the fields of anti-counterfeiting and solar cells.

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School of Photoelectric Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Measurement and Optical Information Transmission Technology of Ministry of Education, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Corresponding author: Zhou Jian-Hong, zjh@cust.edu.cn

Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12274042) and “111” Program (Grant Nos. D21009, D17017).

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图 1 (a) β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ SEM图, 插图显示980 nm激光激发下纳米颗粒溶液的上转换发光照片; (b) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺的TEM图; (c) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺的HRTEM图, 插图为NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺的SAED图; (d) β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ XRD谱图; (e)氧化电压40 V二次氧化时间 30 min 得D = 88 nm, P = 100 nm AAO的SEM图; (f) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺填充AAO孔道结构SEM图; (g)结构示意图

Figure 1. (a) Scanning electron microscope image of β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺, where the inset is up-conversion luminescence photo of nanoparticle solution under 980 nm laser excitation; (b) TEM diagram of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺; (c) HRTEM diagram of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺, illustration showing SAED diagram of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺; (d) β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ X-ray diffraction pattern; (e) the SEM images of D = 88 nm, P = 100 nm AAO obtained by oxidation voltage of 40 V and secondary oxidation time of 30 min; (f) SEM image of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ filled AAO pore structure; (g) structural diagram.

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图 2 (a)增强光谱图; (b) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/Al功率密度曲线; (c) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO功率密度曲线

Figure 2. (a) Enhanced spectral diagram; (b) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/Al power density curve; (c) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO power density curve.

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图 3 (a)吸收光谱图; (b)波长980 nm近场增强图像

Figure 3. (a) Absorption spectrogram; (b) near-field enhancement image with wavelength 980 nm.

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图 4 (a)测试光路示意图; (b) AAO增强NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺的红绿上转换发光对入射角度的依赖关系; (c) FDTD仿真模拟计算不同入射角下NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO吸收曲线; (d) NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO的980 nm, 650 nm, 540 nm电场增强因子与入射角度的关系

Figure 4. (a) Test optical path schematic; (b) the dependence of the red-green up-conversion luminescence of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO on the angle of incidence; (c) the absorption curves of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO at different incidence angles calculated by FDTD simulation; (d) 980 nm, 650 nm, 540 nm electric field enhancement factor vs. incidence angle curve of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺/AAO.

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