Temperature dependence of the lifetime of Cr3+ luminescence in garnet crystals: II. The case of YGG

M. Yamaga; B. Henderson; K. P. O'Donnell; G. Yue

doi:10.1007/BF00326013

Temperature dependence of the lifetime of Cr3+ luminescence in garnet crystals: II. The case of YGG

M. Yamaga^*, B. Henderson, K. P. O'Donnell, G. Yue

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The coexistence of sharp R-lines from the ²E state and the broad band from the ⁴T₂ state in the photoluminescence spectra of Cr³⁺:Gd₃Sc₂Ga₃O₁₂ (GSGG) and Cr³⁺:Y₃Ga₅O₁₂ (YGG) is observed at low temperature (10K). The decay lifetimes of the broad emission bands of Cr³⁺ in GSGG and YGG are very close to those of the R-lines being, respectively, 0.23 ms and 2.5 ms. These results are explained in terms of the extent of the mixing of the ⁴T₂ vibronic wavefunction with that of the ²E lowest excited state by tunnelling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	132-136
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Physics B Photophysics and Laser Chemistry
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00326013
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 1990

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garnet crystals
photoluminescence spectra
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Temperature dependence of the lifetime of Cr3+ luminescence in garnet crystals: II. The case of YGG

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