Tin-dioxide nanocrystals as Er3+ luminescence sensitizers: Formation of glass-ceramic thin films and their characterization

Lidia Zur; Lam Thi Ngoc Tran; Marcello Meneghetti; Van Thi Thanh Tran; Anna Lukowiak; Alessandro Chiasera; Daniele Zonta; Maurizio Ferrari; Giancarlo C. Righini

doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2016.08.041

Tin-dioxide nanocrystals as Er³⁺ luminescence sensitizers: Formation of glass-ceramic thin films and their characterization

Lidia Zur, Lam Thi Ngoc Tran, Marcello Meneghetti, Van Thi Thanh Tran, Anna Lukowiak, Alessandro Chiasera, Daniele Zonta, Maurizio Ferrari, Giancarlo C. Righini

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Abstract

Silica-tin dioxide thin films doped with Er³⁺ ions were fabricated and investigated. Different parameters such as heat-treatment temperatures, molar concentrations of SnO₂ as well as Er³⁺ ions concentration were changed in order to obtain the best properties of presented thin films. Using several techniques, thin films were characterized and proved to be crack-free, water-free and smooth after a heat-treatment at 1200 °C. Aiming to application in optics, the transparency of thin films was also evidenced by transmission spectra. Based on the photoluminescence measurements, the mechanism of energy transfer from SnO₂ nanocrystals to Er³⁺ ions was examined and discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-100
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optical Materials
Volume	63
Early online date	10 Sep 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2016.08.041
Publication status	Published - 30 Jan 2017

Keywords

energy transfer
glass-ceramics
luminescence
rare-earths
SnO-SiO
thin films

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Tin-dioxide nanocrystals as Er³⁺ luminescence sensitizers : Formation of glass-ceramic thin films and their characterization. / Zur, Lidia; Tran, Lam Thi Ngoc; Meneghetti, Marcello; Tran, Van Thi Thanh; Lukowiak, Anna; Chiasera, Alessandro; Zonta, Daniele; Ferrari, Maurizio; Righini, Giancarlo C.

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