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Investigation of Sm3+ ion emission in lead borophosphate glass system with varied modifiers for photonic applications

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PbO–B2O3–P2O5:Sm2O3 glasses mixed with different modifier oxides viz., magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide, and barium oxides were prepared by melt-quenching method. The amorphous nature of the samples was confirmed by XRD and SEM studies. Optical absorption (OA), photoluminescence (PL) spectra, and decay characteristics of Sm3+ ions-doped glasses were registered at room temperature. J–O parameters viz., Ω2, Ω4, and Ω6 evaluated using the optical absorption spectra were found to be in the following order: Ω2 >  Ω4 > Ω6. Emission spectra obtained at λexc = 401 nm exhibited four prominent emission bands due to 4G5/2 → 6H5/2,7/2,9/2,11/2 transitions of Sm3+ ions in the visible region. Various radiative parameters viz., spontaneous emission probability A, total probability AT, branching ratio βr, and emission cross-section σEP for different emission levels originated from 4G5/2 state were calculated. The emission bands were observed that the intensity of orange and red emissions exhibited an increasing trend as the modifier oxide MgO is successively replaced by CaO, SrO, and BaO. Further, analysis of these results indicated that BaO was the most effective and promising modifier oxide compared to the other three modifier oxides for achieving intense orange-red emissions from Sm3+ ions and are suitable for efficient photonic applications.

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This work was assisted by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean Government (MSIT) (No. 2020R1C1C1014787).

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  2. Departmentof Physics, Dhanekula Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vijayawada, AP, 521139, India

    M. Nagarjuna

  3. Department of Automotive Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea

    L. Vijayalakshmi & Jong Dae Baek

  4. Department of Physics, Potti Sriramulu Chalavadi Mallikarjuna Rao College of Engineering & Technology, Vijayawada, 520001, India

    P. Naresh

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Kumar, V.R., Nagarjuna, M., Vijayalakshmi, L. et al. Investigation of Sm3+ ion emission in lead borophosphate glass system with varied modifiers for photonic applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 2288 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11683-1

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