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Visible up-conversion emissions at (435, 545, 580, 675 and 690 nm) and (437, 547 575 and 675 nm) have been observed from the sol-gel derived nano-crystalline Ho3+: BaTiO3 powders and thin films respectively, under 808 nm laser diode excitation emissions. Combined with the energy level structure of Ho3+ ions and the kinetics of the visible emissions, the up-conversion mechanism has been analyzed and explained. The blue, green and red emissions of both samples has been attributed to the ground state-directed transition from (5F1), (5S2) and (5F5), which are populated through excited state absorption (ESA) for 808 nm excitation. Nano-structure pure barium titanate and doped with different concentrations of Ho3+ ions in the from of powder and thin film have been prepared by sol-gel technique, using barium acetate (Ba(Ac)2), and titanium butoxide (Ti(C4H9O)4), as precursors. The thin films were prepared by sol-gel spin coating method. The as-grown thin films and powders were found to be amorphous, which crystallized to the tetragonal phase after heating at 750°C in air for 30 minutes. The crystallite sizes of the thin film and powder both doped with 4% Ho3+ ions was found to be equal to 11 and 16 nm, respectvely.
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Battisha, I. Visible Up-Conversion Luminescence in Ho3+: BaTiO3 Nano-Crystals Prepared by Sol Gel Technique. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 30, 163–172 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JSST.0000039501.22116.86
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