Y_(3)Al_(2)Ga_(3)O_(12):Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)(YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)),as a persistent luminescent material,has advantages of high initial luminescence intensity and long persistent time,which is promising in persistent lumine...Y_(3)Al_(2)Ga_(3)O_(12):Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)(YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)),as a persistent luminescent material,has advantages of high initial luminescence intensity and long persistent time,which is promising in persistent luminescent material applications.At present,YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)powders exhibit good persistent performance,but their persistent performance of ceramics still needs to be further improved to meet the new requirements.In this work,(Y_(0.998)Ce_(0.002))_(3)(Al_(1-x)Cr_(x))_(2)Ga_(3)O_(12) ceramics with different Cr^(3+)doping concentrations were prepared by solid-state reaction,including air pre-sintering,hot isostatic pressing(HIP)post-treatment and air annealing,to investigate the effects of Cr^(3+)doping concentration on the microstructure,optical properties and persistent performance of the ceramics.The results showed that as the doping concentration of Cr^(3+)increased from 0.025%to 0.2%(in atom),no significant effect of Cr^(3+)concentration on the morphology of pre-sintered ceramics or HIP post-treatment ceramics was observed,but the in-line transmittance gradually increased while the persistent performance gradually decreased.Among them,YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)ceramics doped with 0.025%Cr^(3+)showed the strongest initial luminescence intensity exceeding 6055 mcd/m^(2) and a persistent time of 1030 min after air pre-sintering combined with HIP post-treatment and air annealing.By optimizing the Cr^(3+)doping concentration and the fabrication process,the persistent luminescence(PersL)performance of the YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)ceramics was obviously improved.展开更多
Sc_(2)O_(3),as a host for solid-state laser gain materials,has advantage of high thermal conductivity and easy matching with activating ions,which is promising in high-power laser applications.Currently,Yb-doped Sc_(2...Sc_(2)O_(3),as a host for solid-state laser gain materials,has advantage of high thermal conductivity and easy matching with activating ions,which is promising in high-power laser applications.Currently,Yb-doped Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics have been fabricated at very high sintering temperatures,but their optical quality and sintering process still need further improvement.In this work,5%Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3)(in mass)nano-powders were obtained by co-precipitation,and then transparent ceramics were fabricated by vacuum pre-sintering and hot isostatic pressing(HIP)post-treatment.The cubic Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) nano-powders with good dispersity and an average crystallite of 29 nm were obtained.Influence of pre-sintering temperatures(1500-1700℃)on densification process,microstructure changes,and optical transmittance of Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics was detected.Experimental data revealed that all samples have a uniform microstructure,while the average grain sizes increase with the increase of the sintering temperatures.Impressively,the optimum in-line transmittance of Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics,pre-sintered at 1550℃after HIP post-treatment,reaches 78.1%(theoretical value of 80%)at 1100 nm.Spectroscopic properties of the Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics reveal that the minimum population inversion parameterβ2 and the luminescence decay time of 5%Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics are 0.041 and 0.49 ms,respectively,which demonstrate that the optical quality of the Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) has been improved.Meanwhile,their best vacuum sintering temperature can be controlled down to a lower temperature(1550℃).In conclusion,Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) nano-powders are successfully synthesized by co-precipitation method,and good optical quality transparent ceramics are fabricated by vacuum pre-sintering at 1550℃and HIP post-treatment.展开更多
(Gd,Lu)_(2)O_(3)∶Eu scintillation ceramics have promising applications in the high-energy X-ray imaging.Eu0.1Gd0.6Lu1.3O3 nano-powders with pure phase were prepared from the precursor calcined at 1050℃for 4 h by the...(Gd,Lu)_(2)O_(3)∶Eu scintillation ceramics have promising applications in the high-energy X-ray imaging.Eu0.1Gd0.6Lu1.3O3 nano-powders with pure phase were prepared from the precursor calcined at 1050℃for 4 h by the co-precipitation method.Using the synthesized nano-powders as initial material,Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics were fabri-cated by vacuum pre-sintering at different temperatures for 2 h and hot isostatic pressing(HIP)at 1750℃for 3 h in ar-gon.The influence of pre-sintering temperature on the microstructure,optical and luminescence properties was investi-gated.The Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics pre-sintered at 1625℃for 2 h combined with HIP post-treatment show the high-est in-line transmittance of 75.2%at 611 nm.The photoluminescence(PL)and X-ray excited luminescence(XEL)spectra of the Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)transparent ceramics demonstrate a strong red emission peak at 611 nm due to the^(5)D_(0)→^(7)F_(2) transition of Eu^(3+).The PL,PLE and XEL intensities of the HIP post-treated Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics show a trend of first ascending and then descending with the increase of pre-sintering temperature.The thermally stimulated lumines-cence(TSL)curve of the HIP post-treated Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics presents one high peak at 178 K and two peaks with lower intensities at 253 K and 320 K.The peak at 320 K may be related to oxygen vacancies,and the lumines-cence peak at 178 K is related to defects caused by the valence state changes of Eu^(3+)ions.展开更多
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFB3506600)。
文摘Y_(3)Al_(2)Ga_(3)O_(12):Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)(YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)),as a persistent luminescent material,has advantages of high initial luminescence intensity and long persistent time,which is promising in persistent luminescent material applications.At present,YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)powders exhibit good persistent performance,but their persistent performance of ceramics still needs to be further improved to meet the new requirements.In this work,(Y_(0.998)Ce_(0.002))_(3)(Al_(1-x)Cr_(x))_(2)Ga_(3)O_(12) ceramics with different Cr^(3+)doping concentrations were prepared by solid-state reaction,including air pre-sintering,hot isostatic pressing(HIP)post-treatment and air annealing,to investigate the effects of Cr^(3+)doping concentration on the microstructure,optical properties and persistent performance of the ceramics.The results showed that as the doping concentration of Cr^(3+)increased from 0.025%to 0.2%(in atom),no significant effect of Cr^(3+)concentration on the morphology of pre-sintered ceramics or HIP post-treatment ceramics was observed,but the in-line transmittance gradually increased while the persistent performance gradually decreased.Among them,YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)ceramics doped with 0.025%Cr^(3+)showed the strongest initial luminescence intensity exceeding 6055 mcd/m^(2) and a persistent time of 1030 min after air pre-sintering combined with HIP post-treatment and air annealing.By optimizing the Cr^(3+)doping concentration and the fabrication process,the persistent luminescence(PersL)performance of the YAGG:Ce^(3+),Cr^(3+)ceramics was obviously improved.
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFE3812005)International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(121631KYSB20200039)+1 种基金National Center for Research and Development(WPC2/1/SCAPOL/2021)Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative(2024VEA0005,2024VEA0014)。
文摘Sc_(2)O_(3),as a host for solid-state laser gain materials,has advantage of high thermal conductivity and easy matching with activating ions,which is promising in high-power laser applications.Currently,Yb-doped Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics have been fabricated at very high sintering temperatures,but their optical quality and sintering process still need further improvement.In this work,5%Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3)(in mass)nano-powders were obtained by co-precipitation,and then transparent ceramics were fabricated by vacuum pre-sintering and hot isostatic pressing(HIP)post-treatment.The cubic Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) nano-powders with good dispersity and an average crystallite of 29 nm were obtained.Influence of pre-sintering temperatures(1500-1700℃)on densification process,microstructure changes,and optical transmittance of Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics was detected.Experimental data revealed that all samples have a uniform microstructure,while the average grain sizes increase with the increase of the sintering temperatures.Impressively,the optimum in-line transmittance of Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics,pre-sintered at 1550℃after HIP post-treatment,reaches 78.1%(theoretical value of 80%)at 1100 nm.Spectroscopic properties of the Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics reveal that the minimum population inversion parameterβ2 and the luminescence decay time of 5%Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) ceramics are 0.041 and 0.49 ms,respectively,which demonstrate that the optical quality of the Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) has been improved.Meanwhile,their best vacuum sintering temperature can be controlled down to a lower temperature(1550℃).In conclusion,Yb:Sc_(2)O_(3) nano-powders are successfully synthesized by co-precipitation method,and good optical quality transparent ceramics are fabricated by vacuum pre-sintering at 1550℃and HIP post-treatment.
文摘(Gd,Lu)_(2)O_(3)∶Eu scintillation ceramics have promising applications in the high-energy X-ray imaging.Eu0.1Gd0.6Lu1.3O3 nano-powders with pure phase were prepared from the precursor calcined at 1050℃for 4 h by the co-precipitation method.Using the synthesized nano-powders as initial material,Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics were fabri-cated by vacuum pre-sintering at different temperatures for 2 h and hot isostatic pressing(HIP)at 1750℃for 3 h in ar-gon.The influence of pre-sintering temperature on the microstructure,optical and luminescence properties was investi-gated.The Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics pre-sintered at 1625℃for 2 h combined with HIP post-treatment show the high-est in-line transmittance of 75.2%at 611 nm.The photoluminescence(PL)and X-ray excited luminescence(XEL)spectra of the Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)transparent ceramics demonstrate a strong red emission peak at 611 nm due to the^(5)D_(0)→^(7)F_(2) transition of Eu^(3+).The PL,PLE and XEL intensities of the HIP post-treated Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics show a trend of first ascending and then descending with the increase of pre-sintering temperature.The thermally stimulated lumines-cence(TSL)curve of the HIP post-treated Eu_(0.1)Gd_(0.6)Lu_(1.3)O_(3)ceramics presents one high peak at 178 K and two peaks with lower intensities at 253 K and 320 K.The peak at 320 K may be related to oxygen vacancies,and the lumines-cence peak at 178 K is related to defects caused by the valence state changes of Eu^(3+)ions.
