White light generation controlled by changing the concentration of silver nanoparticles hosted by Ho<sup>3+</sup>/Tm<sup>3+</sup>/Yb<sup>3+</sup> doped GeO<inf>2</inf>-PbO glasses

Frequency upconversion (UC) experiments were performed with GeO<inf>2</inf>-PbO glasses, containing silver nanoparticles (NPs), doped with holmium (Ho<sup>3+</sup>), thulium (Tm<sup>3+</sup>) and ytterbium (Yb<sup>3+</sup>) ions. The samples were excit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Camilo, Mauricio E. [UNESP], Silva, Elton De O. [UNESP], Kassab, Luciana R.P. [UNESP], Garcia, José A.M. [UNESP], De Araújo, Cid B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/167819
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.04.108
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/167819
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Energy transfer
Frequency upconversion
Germanate glass
Rare-earth ions
Silver nanoparticles
White light generation
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Sumario:Frequency upconversion (UC) experiments were performed with GeO<inf>2</inf>-PbO glasses, containing silver nanoparticles (NPs), doped with holmium (Ho<sup>3+</sup>), thulium (Tm<sup>3+</sup>) and ytterbium (Yb<sup>3+</sup>) ions. The samples were excited using a continuous-wave diode laser operating at 980 nm. The UC intensities and the colors of the samples were controlled by changing the concentrations of the rare-earth ions (REI) and the silver NPs nucleated inside the samples. The colors observed spanned the visible range from the red-yellow to the blue. For a particular combination of silver NPs and REI concentrations it was obtained white light generation corresponding to the CIE coordinates X = 0.33 and Y = 0.33.