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The effect of ions of rare-earth metals on the temperature dependence of the luminescence of molecular clusters of silver in oxyfluoride glasses

Agafonova, D.S., Kolobkova, E.V., Nikonorov, N.V., Sidorov, A.I.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Агафонова Д.С., Колобкова Е.В., Никоноров Н.В., Сидоров А.И. Влияние ионов редкоземельных металлов на температурную зависимость люминесценции молекулярных кластеров серебра в оксифторидных стеклах // Оптический журнал. 2014. Т. 81. № 7. С. 59–66.

Agafonova D.S., Kolobkova E.V., Nikonorov N.V., Sidorov A.I. The effect of ions of rare-earth metals on the temperature dependence of the luminescence of molecular clusters of silver in oxyfluoride glasses [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2014. V. 81. № 7. P. 59–66.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

D. S. Arafonova, A. I. Sidorov, E. V. Kolobkova, and N. V. Nikonorov, "The effect of ions of rare-earth metals on the temperature dependence of the luminescence of molecular clusters of silver in oxyfluoride glasses," Journal of Optical Technology. 81(7), 408-413 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.81.000408

Abstract:

The influence of temperature on the spectral composition and luminescence intensity of oxyfluoride glasses containing molecular clusters of silver and ions of the rare-earth metals samarium and terbium has been investigated. It is shown that introducing these ions into the composition of the glass increases the luminescence intensity of the molecular clusters of silver and the temperature sensitivity of their luminescence intensity. In oxyfluoride glass with molecular clusters of silver and Tb3+ ions, the overall luminescence intensity in the 20°C–250°C temperature range is attenuated by a factor of 50. It is shown that molecular clusters of silver are characterized by temperature sensitivity of the luminescence intensity in the range 0.045–0.099 dB/°C.

Keywords:

luminescence, molecular cluster, rare-earth metals, oxyfluoride glass, thermal quenching of luminescence

Acknowledgements:

This work was carried out with state financial support of the leading universities of the Russian Federation (Subsidy 074-U01), as well as with grants for graduate students and young scientists KÉOP-43 (St. Petersburg State Electrical Engineering University).

OCIS codes: 160.2540, 160.5690, 280.4788

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