Spectroscopic properties and energy transfer parameters of Nd3+ and Sm3+ doped lithium borate glasses
J. Anjaiah, C. Laxmikanth
Li2O-B2O3 glasses mixed with three different modifier oxides viz., ZnO, CaO and CdO doped with Nd2O3 and Sm2O3 were prepared by melt quench method and using X-ray diffraction technique. The amorphous nature was confirmed. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed reasonably good forming tendency of the glass composition. The glasses were characterized by X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and IR spectra. FTIR spectra were used to analyze the presence of BO3 and BO4 functional groups in the glasses. From the optical absorption spectra, the intensities of various absorption bands of these glasses are measured and the Judd-Ofelt parameters Ω2, Ω4 and Ω6 have been evaluated. The variation of Judd–Ofelt intensity parameters are discussed and correlated to the structural changes in the glass network; out of all the J-O parameters Ωλ, the value of Ω2, which is related to the structural changes in the vicinity of the neodymium ion indicates the highest covalent environment of Nd3+ ion in ZnBNd glasses and samarium ion indicates the highest covalent environment of Sm3+ ion in ZnBSm glasses. From this theory, various radiative properties for various emission levels of these glasses have been determined and reported. The radiative transition probabilities are evaluated from photoluminescence spectra for various luminescent transitions observed in the luminescence spectra of all the Sm3+ ion doped glasses suggest the highest value for 4G5/2 6H9/2 transition in ZnBSm glass.
Keywords
FTIR Spectra, Optical Absorption, Judd–Ofelt Parameters, Borate Glasses, Neodymium Ions, Samarium Ions
Published online 1/1/2017, 31 pages
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291159-5
Part of Current Trends on Lanthanide Glasses and Materials
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