Preparation and up-conversion luminescence properties of Er: YbAG and Er: YAG single crystals

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2023.10.038

Abstract

Abstract: High quality optical single crystals of cubic Yb_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ and Y_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ were successfully prepared using the OFZ method. The 980 nm photon absorption intensity by Yb_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ crystal is much larger than that in Y_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ crystal, the transmission of Yb_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ crystal is lower than that of Y_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ crystal, because the density of Yb_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ single crystal (6.604 g/cm³) is larger than that of Y_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ single crystal (4.529 g/cm³). The up-conversion luminescence spectra of the crystals excited by 980 nm laser show several distinct groups of emission peaks at ∼544 and ∼556 nm, as well as ∼650 and ∼667 nm. The peak intensities of the up-conversion luminescence spectrum for the Yb_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ crystal were much higher than those for the Y_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ crystal. Overall, the results of the present study suggest that Yb_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ single crystal may have advantages over Y_2.96Er_0.04Al₅O₁₂ single crystal for luminescence in solid-state lasers.

Key words: YbAG single crystals, Up-conversion luminescence, Rare earth ions

Limin Wu, Zeyu Cheng, Shoulei Xu, Wenxia Wu, Yazhao Wang, Huiting Zhang, Zhonghua Zhu, Ninghan Zeng, Bernard Albert Goodman, Wen Deng. Preparation and up-conversion luminescence properties of Er: YbAG and Er: YAG single crystals[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 185: 1-8.

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