Unraveling Thermal Interactions in Lanthanide-Doped Phosphors: A Frequency-Domain Analysis Approach [Dataset]

Ensuring the thermal reliability of luminescent materials is a key requirement for next-generation lighting, display, and sensing technologies. The intricate interplay of thermal crossover and thermal ionization in lanthanide-doped phosphors often obscures their individual contributions. We present...

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Autores: Romero Aguilar, Manuel, Castaing, Victor, Rytz, Daniel, Lozano, Gabriel, Míguez, Hernán
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/420565
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/420565
https://doi.org/10.20350/digitalCSIC/18118
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Persistent luminescence
Afterglow
Phosphors
Thermal ionization
Efficiency
Thermal quenching
Frequency analysis
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Sumario:Ensuring the thermal reliability of luminescent materials is a key requirement for next-generation lighting, display, and sensing technologies. The intricate interplay of thermal crossover and thermal ionization in lanthanide-doped phosphors often obscures their individual contributions. We present a frequency-domain photoluminescence analysis that disentangles these competing mechanisms. Using single crystals of SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ (SAO:Eu,Dy) and (Gd₀.₃₃Y₀.₆₇)₃Al₂.₄Ga₂.₆O₁₂:Ce3+,Cr3+ (GYAGG:Ce,Cr) as model systems, we extract temperature-dependent trapping efficiencies and decay rates by analyzing the phase and amplitude response of luminescence under modulated excitation. Our approach reveals distinct signatures of thermal ionization and enables the direct quantification of ionization barriers and crossover rates. We demonstrate that SAO:Eu,Dy exhibits dominant trapping behavior with high ionization efficiency, while GYAGG:Ce,Cr shows significant competition between ionization and crossover. This method provides a powerful framework for resolving overlapping quenching pathways and offers new insights for the design of thermally robust luminescent materials.