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Up-Conversion in Perovskite Strontium Stannate Nanocrystal Whiskers

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We report a simple, eco-friendly facile wet chemical route for the synthesis of pristine and rare–earth metal co-doped (Er/Yb, 10/90, 15/85, 20/80) nano-crystalline, strontium stannate (SrSnO3) whiskers. It is n-type wide bandgap (~4.1 eV) orthorhombic perovskite semiconductor at room temperature, and reveals increase in band gap with the increase in Er/Yb content (from 4.10 to 4.23, 4.30 to 4.39 eV). The samples exhibited strong emission around 365 nm following band-edge excitation by the wavelength of 290 nm. Further, strong up-conversion emission was observed in visible range at the excitation of wavelength 980 nm. The resistivity values were found to decrease with increase in the dopants Er/Yb concentration due to enhancement of charge carriers.

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This work was supported in part by SERB, Government of India (SB/FTP/ETA-243/2012, 2013-2016).

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  1. Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, 136119, India

    Ashok Kumar & Astakala Anil Kumar

  2. School of Material Science and Nanotechnology, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, 136119, India

    Vikas Sahrawat

  3. Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA

    Shashank Priya

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Kumar, A., Sahrawat, V., Kumar, A.A. et al. Up-Conversion in Perovskite Strontium Stannate Nanocrystal Whiskers. Trans Indian Inst Met 70, 573–579 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-017-1051-8

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