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The Physical, Optical, Photo and Radioluminescence Studies of Dy3+ Doped Zinc Barium Gadolinium Phosphate Glasses

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The Dy2O3 doped phosphate glasses of chemical composition 10ZnO · 10BaO · 10Gd2O3 · 70P2O5, 10ZnO · 10BaO · 10Gd2O3 · 69P2O5 · 1Dy2O3 and 10ZnO · 10BaO · 10GdF3 · 69P2O5 · 1Dy2O3 were prepared by melt quench technique. The prepared glass samples were characterized through physical and luminescence properties such as density, molar volume, refractive index, FTIR, UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectra, photoluminescence excitation and emissions, radio-luminescence and life time. The J–O theory were analyzed to calculate the radiative properties such as radiative transition probabilities (AR), stimulated emission cross section (σR) and branching ratio (βR). Total nine characteristics absorption peaks belong to Dy3+ ion at the 347, 386, 454, 750, 800, 896, 1089 and1674 nm respectively corresponding to transition from ground state 6H15/2 to excited state 4M15/2+4I15/2, 4F7/2+4I13/2, 4I15/2, 6F3/2, 6F5/2, 6F7/2, 6F9/2 and 6H11/2 are observed in absorption spectra in the 300–1900 nm region. The photoluminescence and radio-luminescence emission spectra of the present glasses were recorded and found in good agreement with one another. The CIE 1931 chromaticity color coordinates were evaluated and it is found that these coordinates positioned in the white region with (x, y) = (0.39, 0.44) values for both oxide and oxyfluoride glasses. The florescence decay time from 4F9/2 level was measured by monitoring the intense 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 (573 nm) transition. The decay time is found to be non-exponential so the non-exponential curve was well fitted to Inokuti–Hirayama (IH) model for S = 6. The results obtained in present work demonstrate that the present glasses could be a good choice for use in white light solid state lighting applications.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author (M. Shoaib) is grateful to his Advisor Professor Dr. Gul Rooh, Advisor Professor Dr. J. Kaewkhao and Co-advisor Dr. N. Chanthima in Thailand for their support. Further author (R. Rajaramakrishna) thanks to Center of excellence in glass and material science Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University Thailand for funding this project (funding project number PD1_2017). J. Kaewkhao, N. Chanthima and K. Siengsanoh would like to thanks National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University (NPRU) for supporting this research. This research was partially supported by Chiang Mai University.

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  1. Department of Physics, Abdul Wali Khan University, 23200, Mardan, Pakistan

    M. Shoaib & G. Rooh

  2. Center of Excellence in Glass Technology and Materials Science (CEGM), Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, 73000, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

    N. Chanthima, R. Rajaramakrishna, J. Kaewkhao & K. Siengsanoh

  3. Physics Program, Faculty of Science and Technology Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, 73000, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

    N. Chanthima, J. Kaewkhao & K. Siengsanoh

  4. Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, Republic of Korea

    H. J. Kim

  5. Center of Radiation Research and Medical Imaging, Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    S. Kothan

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Shoaib, M., Rooh, G., Chanthima, N. et al. The Physical, Optical, Photo and Radioluminescence Studies of Dy3+ Doped Zinc Barium Gadolinium Phosphate Glasses. Glass Phys Chem 46, 474–486 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1087659620060255

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