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Studies on the influence of structure units on the state of ytterbium ions in TeO2-based glasses

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A simple composition of TeO2–Yb2O3 binary glass was selected as the host glass matrix for discussing the structure of tellurite glass with increasing Yb2O3 content. Raman spectra were measured to investigate the structure of the binary tellurite glasses, and upconversion and downconversion fluorescence characteristics were employed for discussing the relationship between the structural units and the state of Yb3+ in the tellurite glasses. The results suggested that the decrease of TeO4/2 in the glasses would result in the formation of Yb3+ clusters and Yb3+–O2− couple in the tellurite glasses, and then results in the decrease of cooperative upconversion and downconversion fluorescence intensity.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11872058).

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  1. Analytical and Testing Center, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Yonggang Liu

  2. Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China

    Yonggang Liu

  3. State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Zhongyuan Lu

  4. State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China

    Jianjie Xu & Tengxiao Guo

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Liu, Y., Lu, Z., Xu, J. et al. Studies on the influence of structure units on the state of ytterbium ions in TeO2-based glasses. Journal of Materials Research 35, 422–429 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2020.28

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