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Structural and Upconversion Studies of Er3+ Codoped with CdS Nanoparticles in Sol-Gel Glasses

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The Er3+ codoped with CdS nanoparticles in sol-gel glass with an average particle size of about 10 nm have been synthesized by sol-gel method. The green and red up-conversion emissions centered at about 534, 560 and 680 nm, corresponding to the 2H11/2→4I15/2, 4S3/2→4I15/2 and 4F9/2→4I15/2 transitions of Er3+, respectively; were detected by a 800 nm excitation. The two-photon absorption process is involved in the green and red up-conversion emissions.

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Authors wish to thanks Mr. Joston Nongkyrih, SAIF, NEHU for technical support in taking TEM micrograph. One of us (L. Bokatial) would like to thank the University Grant Commission (UGC) for the fellowship award.

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  2. Department of Physics, Mizoram University, Aizawl, 796004, Mizoram, India

    S. Rai

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Bokatial, L., Rai, S. Structural and Upconversion Studies of Er3+ Codoped with CdS Nanoparticles in Sol-Gel Glasses. J Fluoresc 22, 1639–1645 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-012-1108-3

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