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Journal of luminescence, 2014-02, Vol.146, p.288-294
Ort / Verlag
Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
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Alma/SFX Local Collection
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Zinc Alumino Bismuth Borate (ZnAlBiB) glasses at different compositions doped with 1mol% of Sm3+ ions were prepared by using the melt quenching technique and investigated by XRD, optical absorption, emission and decay curve analysis to understand the visible luminescence of these glasses. From the absorption spectra the JO parameters are evaluated and are used to calculate the radiative properties such as transition probability, radiative lifetime, branching ratio and absorption cross-sections for various fluorescent levels of Sm3+ ions. The emission spectra of Sm3+ ions doped ZnAlBiB glasses show two intense emission bands 4G5/2→6H7/2 (orange) and 4G5/2→6H9/2 (red) for which the stimulated emission cross-section and branching ratios are evaluated to understand the potentiality of these materials as visible lasers. The decay profiles for the 4G5/2 fluorescent level of Sm3+ doped ZnAlBiB glasses have been recorded to measure the quantum efficiency (η) of these glasses. The strong visible emissions, large stimulated emission cross-sections, high branching ratios and good quantum efficiencies observed for the present ZnAlBiB glasses suggest the suitability of these glasses as laser and photonic devices operating in visible region.
•Sm3+ doped ZnAlBiB glasses have been synthesised using melt quenching technique.•JO theory has been applied to evaluate the radiative properties of Sm3+ doped ZnAlBiB glasses.•Emission cross-sections have been evaluated for the intense emission transitions.•Quantum efficiency of the ZnAlBiB glasses was measured to understand the suitability of these glasses for lasers.