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Spectral Properties of Pr 3+ ‐Doped Transparent‐Glass‐Ceramic Containing Ca 5 ( PO 4 ) 3 F Nanocrystals
Author(s) -
Huang Jianhua,
Zhang Sinian,
Chen Yujing,
Gong Xinghong,
Lin Yanfu,
Luo Zundu,
Huang Yidong
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/jace.12544
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallization , analytical chemistry (journal) , ceramic , nanocrystal , doping , transmission electron microscopy , glass ceramic , mineralogy , laser , quenching (fluorescence) , absorption (acoustics) , chemical engineering , fluorescence , optics , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , chromatography , engineering
A Pr 3+ ‐doped transparent oxyfluoride glass‐ceramic containing Ca 5 ( PO 4 ) 3 F nanocrystals was prepared by melt quenching and subsequent thermal treatment. The crystallization phase and morphology of the Ca 5 ( PO 4 ) 3 F nanocrystals were investigated by X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope, respectively. The volume fraction of the Ca 5 ( PO 4 ) 3 F nanocrystals in the glass‐ceramic is about 10% and the fraction of Pr 3+ ions incorporated into the Ca 5 ( PO 4 ) 3 F nanocrystals is about 22%. The peak absorption cross sections at 435 and 574 nm increase up to 128% and 132% after crystallization, respectively. The peak stimulated emission cross sections of the 3 P 0 → 3 H 4 blue laser channel and 3 P 0 → 3 F 2 red laser channel for the glass‐ceramic are 4.95 × 10 −20 and 29.8 × 10 −20 cm 2 , respectively. The spectral properties indicate that the glass‐ceramic is a potential visible laser material.
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