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Efficient luminescence of Li+/Er3+ co-doped ytterbium silicate films and thermometric performance of Li+-doped erbium silicate films

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The Li+/Er3+ co-doped ytterbium silicate films with high near- infrared luminescence intensity and lifetime were prepared by RF magnetron sputtering. The excellent near-infrared luminescence performance of Li+/Er3+ doped ytterbium silicate films is mainly due to the doped lithium and ytterbium. The interstitial lithium in the crystal structure reduces the crystal field symmetry around erbium ions, and enhances the electron radiation transition rate. The ytterbium inhibits the interaction between erbium ions, and sensitizes erbium ions to enhance absorption. The efficient luminescent Li+/Er3+ co-doped ytterbium silicate films are expected to be apply for chip-scale silicon-based light source. Furthermore, we have found that Li+-doped erbium silicate film has strong up-conversion luminescence (UCL) intensity, due to the crystal field asymmetry around erbium ions caused by doped lithium. Therefore, we have prepared a remote optical temperature sensor with a high relative sensitivity of 17.6% K−1 at 80 K, based on the UCL of Li+-doped erbium silicate film. This result provides a method to improve the sensitivity of the optical thermometer by decreasing the crystal field symmetry arising from doping lithium. And it indicates erbium compounds as a very promising material for optical temperature sensing.

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Shang, H., Yang, D. & Li, D. Efficient luminescence of Li+/Er3+ co-doped ytterbium silicate films and thermometric performance of Li+-doped erbium silicate films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 963 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12726-x

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