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Compositional-dependent properties of Pr3+-doped multicomponent fluoro-phosphate glasses for visible applications: a photoluminescence study

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Five fluoro-phosphate (FP) glasses of different compositions, 49.5P2O5–10AlF3–10BaF2–10SrF2–10PbO–10M (M = Li2O, Na2O, K2O, ZnO, and Bi2O3), doped with 0.5 mol% praseodymium were prepared by melt quenching technique. For these glass matrices, structural, thermal, dielectric, electrical, and optical properties have been studied. The structures are characterized by XRD, Fourier transform infrared, Raman spectroscopy, and solid-state 31P and 27Al magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. The chemical and electronic states of these glass materials are characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The thermal stability for the host glass matrix is estimated from differential scanning calorimetry technique. From the impedance spectroscopy, various parameters, viz. electrical conductivity, dielectric constant (ε′), and dielectric losses (tan δ), at various frequencies and temperatures have been measured. X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy was used to study the electronic structure of praseodymium in the host glass matrices. By analyzing the absorption spectra with Judd–Ofelt theory, three intensity parameters (Ω λ , λ = 2, 4, 6) are obtained. In turn, these parameters are used to calculate radiative properties such as emission probabilities (A R), radiative lifetimes (τ R), and integrated absorption cross sections (Σ) of different Pr3+ transitions. Luminescence parameters such as stimulated emission cross sections (σ p) and branching ratios (β exp) have been studied through photoluminescence spectra. Further, decay time constants are estimated from the decay profiles of Pr3+-doped different FP glasses.

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Acknowledgements

One of the authors S. Babu would like to thank University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi for the sanction of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) under Research Fellowship in Sciences for Meritorious students (RFSMS) scheme. The authors are thankful to Dr. S.N. Jha, Scientific officer (SOH), A&MPD, BARC, Mumbai for providing EXAFS measurements. The support of Dr. C. Nayak, Scientific officer (SOD), A&MPD, BARC, Mumbai to analyze the data is gratefully acknowledged.

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Babu, S., Rajput, P. & Ratnakaram, Y.C. Compositional-dependent properties of Pr3+-doped multicomponent fluoro-phosphate glasses for visible applications: a photoluminescence study. J Mater Sci 51, 8037–8054 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0073-7

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