J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2024, Vol. 194: 98-109.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2023.12.074

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Bifunctional optical probe based on La3Mg2SbO9:Mn4+ phosphors for temperature and pressure sensing

Zhanglin Chena, Songmo Dua, Fei Lia, Shijia Zhanga, Shuo Zhaoa, Zhaobo Tianb, Jie Zhangc, Xuanyi Yuand,*, Guanghua Liua,*, Kexin Chena   

  1. aState Key Laboratory of New Ceramics & Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
    bSchool of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
    cAdvanced Ceramics and Structures Center, Yongjiang Laboratory, Ningbo 315021, China;
    dBeijing Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials & Micro-nano Devices, Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
  • Received:2023-12-12 Revised:2023-12-24 Accepted:2023-12-24 Published:2024-09-20 Online:2024-02-28
  • Contact: *E-mail addresses: yuanxuanyi@ruc.edu.cn (X. Yuan), liuguanghua@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn (G. Liu).

Abstract: Photoluminescent materials, serving as optical probes, constitute a significant medium for reliable remote sensing of fundamental state parameters such as temperature and pressure. Herein, we report a novel Mn4+-activated perovskite-type La3Mg2SbO9 phosphor (LMS:Mn4+) for bifunctional application in both thermometry and manometry. Upon excitation with 341 nm, LMS:Mn4+ (0.7 % Mn4+) emits a bright narrow-band red light peaking at 705 nm with an FWHM (full width at half maximum) of 32 nm. As a thermometer, when the temperature surpasses 298 K, non-radiative transitions from the 2Eg excited state lead to a sharp decrease in decay lifetimes with increasing temperature. This allows for lifetime-based luminescence thermometry with a relative sensitivity of 2.52 % K-1 at 391 K. Moreover, LMS:Mn4+ was processed into a temperature-sensing coating and its non-contact thermometry functionality was validated. In manometry applications, the LMS:Mn4+ probe experiences substantial pressure-dependent redshift with a sensitivity of 1.20 nm GPa-1 in the testing range of 9.48 GPa, which is about 3.3 times that of conventional ruby probes. Furthermore, its FWHM consistently remains below 37 nm, which contributes to a high reliability of pressure measurements. The above results indicate that the LMS:Mn4+ constitutes a promising bifunctional luminescence probe material in thermometry and manometry.

Key words: Perovskite, Phosphors, Thermometry, Manometry