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Temperature dependence of the lifetime of Cr3+ luminescence in garnet crystals I

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The lifetimes of the R-lines from the 2 E level and the broad bands from the 4 T 2 level of Cr3+ ions in various garnet crystals vary with the energy separation between the 2 E and 4 T 2 levels, which change systematically with the composition of host crystal. The trend of the Cr3+ lifetimes, as well as their temperature dependences in garnet crystals, is explained by zero-point vibration and phonon-assisted tunnelling between the 2 E and 4 T 2 states of Cr3+ ion.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of General Education, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, 501-11, Gifu, Japan

    M. Yamaga

  2. Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Strathclyde, G4 ONG, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    B. Henderson, K. P. O'Donnell & C. Trager Cowan

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    A. Marshall

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Yamaga, M., Henderson, B., O'Donnell, K.P. et al. Temperature dependence of the lifetime of Cr3+ luminescence in garnet crystals I. Appl. Phys. B 50, 425–431 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325096

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