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Up-conversion luminescence and near-infrared quantum cutting of Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped hexagonal NaGdF4 phosphors

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In this paper, Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped Sodium Gadolinium Fluoride (NaGdF4) phosphors were synthesized by a facile and efficient hydrothermal method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy spectrum (EDS), and photoluminescence (PL). The results of XRD and SEM indicated that the prepared NaGdF4 samples have the hexagonal structure and good orientation in the case of changing the concentration of Yb3+. The results of pump power dependence of up-conversion intensity indicated that the energy transfer mechanism from Yb3+ to Ho3+ is a two-photon process. The energy transfer between Ho3+ and Yb3+ under 448 nm excitation was determined by PL spectra and fluorescence lifetimes. All the results proved that the doping of Yb3+ ions can effectively improve the up-conversion luminescence of NaGdF4 phosphors and achieve quantum cutting efficiency of up to 179.8%. Overall, NaGdF4:Ho3+/Yb3+ have potential application in the field of optoelectronic materials.

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This work was supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016M602746), the National College Students' innovation and entrepreneurship training program (201910710572), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (CHD300102310501) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61604016).

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Yu, X., Li, H., Li, X. et al. Up-conversion luminescence and near-infrared quantum cutting of Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped hexagonal NaGdF4 phosphors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 21032–21043 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06588-w

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