Structural and Optical Studies of Ho\(^{3+}\)/yb\(^{3+}\) Co-Doped TiO\(^{2}\) Nanoparticles in Silica Glass

Authors

  • S. Rai Department of Physics, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796004

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26713/jamcnp.v3i2.462

Keywords:

Up conversion, Radiative, Quantum efficiency, TiO\(_2\) nanoparticles, Photoluminescence

Abstract

The TiO\(_{2}\) nanoparticles doped with Ho\(^{3+}\) and Yb\(^{3+}\) ions were synthesized by sol gel method. The structure of the samples were characterized by XRD, TEM and by thermo gravimetric analysis. The average particle size of the TiO\(_{2}\) range from 7-10 nm (in diameter). The result obtained from TEM, XRD studies indicate that the rare earth ions were positioned in low phonon glass. The photoluminescence (PL) and upconversion (UC) properties of Ho\(^{3+}\) in various concentrations of TiO\(_{2}\) nanoparticles have been investigated. The PL and UC luminescence depends on particle size and crystal structure and we also observed that the emission of Ho\(^{3+}\) in silica xerogel was significantly depends on the amount of TiO\(_{2}\) nanoparticles.

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2016-07-30
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Rai, S. (2016). Structural and Optical Studies of Ho\(^{3+}\)/yb\(^{3+}\) Co-Doped TiO\(^{2}\) Nanoparticles in Silica Glass. Journal of Atomic, Molecular, Condensed Matter and Nano Physics, 3(2), 61–71. https://doi.org/10.26713/jamcnp.v3i2.462

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016)

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Research Article

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