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A new technique for the synthesis of luminescent powders of Ca1–x–yYbxEryF2+x+y solid solutions is proposed for the preparation of ceramics using ammonium fluoride and potassium fluoride as fluorinating agents. The phosphors show high upconversion luminescence energy yields (3-5.5%) indicating a low content of luminescence quenching impurities.
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Yasyrkina, D.S., Ermakova, J.A., Ivanov, V.K. et al. SYNTHESIS OF Ca1–x–yYbxEryF2+x+y UPCONVERSION POWDERS FOR THE PREPARATION OF OPTICAL CERAMICS. J Struct Chem 64, 1733–1742 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0022476623090160
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