Effect of silver nanoparticles on the visible upconversion emission of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped SbPO4-GeO2 glasses

Rare earth-doped glasses are largely studied for developing new and efficient photonic devices. The influence of localized electric fields from the LSPR of metallic nanoparticles (MNP) on the rare-earth luminescent properties is a matter of study. This work describes the effect of Ag-MNP on the visi...

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Autores: Capelo, Renato Grigolon, Rubio, Thiago Israel, Calderón, Gaston Lozano, de Moraes, Daniel Angeli, Junior, Euclydes Marega, Nalin, Marcelo [UNESP], Manzani, Danilo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/246374
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2022.113234
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/246374
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Antimony-phosphogermanate glass
Localized-surface plasmon resonance
Metallic nanoparticle
Upconversion emission
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Sumario:Rare earth-doped glasses are largely studied for developing new and efficient photonic devices. The influence of localized electric fields from the LSPR of metallic nanoparticles (MNP) on the rare-earth luminescent properties is a matter of study. This work describes the effect of Ag-MNP on the visible-upconversion emission of Er3+/Yb3+-co-doped SbPO4-GeO2 glass. Ag-MNP was obtained with an average size of ∼5 nm and a LSPR absorption band at 520 nm. A significant enhancement of the red emission (∼650 nm) of Er3+ as a function of Ag-MNPs content was observed. It showed silver nanocluster emission through excitation at infrared via energy transfer from Er3+ to the Ag nanoclusters. Photoluminescence spectroscopy revealed that longer heat treatment times increase the red emission and enhance the rapid depopulation of 4F9/2 level, reducing the lifetime by 57% due to the LSPR of Ag-MNPs in the vicinity of the Er3+ and Yb3+.