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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cao, Jiangkun
• Ding, Yicong
• Sun, Minghui
• Sajzew, Roman
• Langenhorst, Falko
• Wondraczek, Lothar

Titel

Ultrasound‐Induced Luminescence from Cr3+‐Doped ZnGa2O4 Glass–Ceramic Composites

Ist Teil von

• Advanced photonics research, 2023-08, Vol.4 (8), p.n/a

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An intense ultrasound‐induced luminescence (USL) from Cr3+‐activated glass–ceramic composites, obtained by direct precipitation of nanoscale ZnGa2O4 from silicate melts upon cooling, is reported. The USL band overlaps with the first near‐infrared transmission window of biological tissue and spans further into the visible red spectral range, generating interest for visible data encryption and labeling as well as for photophysical stimulation with a remote, non‐optical energy source. Time‐resolved observations of luminescence build‐up and decay, US heating, and persistent luminescence reveal thermal de‐trapping as the origin of the observed US sensitivity. The spectroscopic performance is very similar to that of phase‐pure ZnGa2O4, the fabrication process leads to a robust, dense, and biocompatible composite without requiring secondary encapsulation. Ultrasound‐stimulated luminescence from glass–ceramic composites enables not only local heating with a remote energy source but also simultaneous light emission, for example, for optical data encryption and read‐out or local light delivery and photophysical stimulation.