Cooperative infrared to visible upconversion and visible to near-infrared quantum cutting in Tb and Yb co-doped glass containing Ag nanoparticles

Z. Pan; G. Sekar; R. Akrobetu; R. Mu; S. H. Morgan

doi:10.1117/12.893872

20 September 2011 Cooperative infrared to visible upconversion and visible to near-infrared quantum cutting in Tb and Yb co-doped glass containing Ag nanoparticles

Z. Pan, G. Sekar, R. Akrobetu, R. Mu, S. H. Morgan

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Proceedings Volume 8096, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties IX; 809633 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893872
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Tb, Yb, and Ag co-doped glass nano-composites were synthesized in a lithium-lanthanum-aluminosilicate glass matrix (LLAS) by a melt-quench technique. Ag nanoparticles (NPs) were formed in the glass matrix and confirmed by optical absorption and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Plasmon enhanced luminescence was observed. Cooperative infrared to visible upconversion and visible to near-infrared quantum cutting were studied for samples with different thermal annealing times. Because the Yb³⁺ emission at 940 - 1020 nm is matched well with the band gap of crystalline Si, the quantum cutting effect may have its potential application in silicon-based solar cells.

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Z. Pan, G. Sekar, R. Akrobetu, R. Mu, and S. H. Morgan "Cooperative infrared to visible upconversion and visible to near-infrared quantum cutting in Tb and Yb co-doped glass containing Ag nanoparticles", Proc. SPIE 8096, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties IX, 809633 (20 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893872

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