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“GLASS” a novel framework platform for Judd-Ofelt theory: near infra-red photoluminescence studies of neodymium ions doped in barium zinc gadolinium borate glasses for lasing device applications

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The aim of the work is to prepare (79-x) B2O3 + 10ZnO + 10BaO + xGd2O3 + 1Nd2O3 where x = 0.0, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, and 20.0 mol% glasses with various concentration of gadolinium trioxide were prepared and subjected to spectroscopic analysis to understand their behavior in optical and photoluminescence properties. Also, analyze the optical / radiative properties and compare with other reported literature. In this work, the novel platform “GLASS” program was used to evaluate the Judd-Ofelt (JO) theory to predict the JO parameters, using JO parameter the radiative properties of the prepared samples, such as branching ratios, stimulated emission cross section and radiative lifetime were determined. The examined near infra-red (NIR) photoluminescence (PL) emissions are related with interelectronic energy levels of the Nd3+ ion, stimulated with 582 and 805 nm. These glasses show intense NIR emission at 1.06 μm corresponding to 4I11/2. These outcomes show that the neodymium-doped gadolinium barium zinc borate glasses have considerable potential glass to be used in a broad range of NIR solid state device applications.

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Raw data were generated at the Center of Excellence in Glass Technology and Materials Science (CEGM), Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.

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Acknowledgements

The first author, R. Rajaramakrishna (RRK) would like to thank Prof. J. Kaewkhao (JK) and Prof S. Kothan (SK) for supporting and collaboration this work. J. Kaewkhao would like to thank National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) under Research Grants for Talented Mid-Career Researchers Project (Project number N41A640097). This research was partially supported by Chiang Mai University.

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This project is funded by National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) under Research Grants for Talented Mid-Career Researchers Project (Project number N41A640097). Authors thank to Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) for partially supporting this research. This research was partially supported by Chiang Mai University.

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Ramakrishna, R.R., Kothan, S. & Kaewkhao, J. “GLASS” a novel framework platform for Judd-Ofelt theory: near infra-red photoluminescence studies of neodymium ions doped in barium zinc gadolinium borate glasses for lasing device applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 745 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10060-2

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