Abstract
Photon cascade emission has been reported in Pr3+-doped SrAl12O19 system, providing a unique method for direct measuring the quantum efficiency of 3P0 in this material. The 1S0→1I6 fluorescence intensity can be taken as a measure of the initial 3P0 population. Thus the quantum efficiency of 3P0 can be calculated using the intensity ratio of the total emission from 3P0 and the emission of 1S0→1I6. The efficiency decreases as the concentration of Pr increases, indicating the effect of concentration quenching. The quantum efficiency is still substantially less than 100% even in dilute sample due to the thermal excitation of 1I6 and 3P1 states.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 344-348 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Luminescence |
Volume | 102-103 |
Issue number | SPEC |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2003 |
Event | Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Luminescence - Budapest, Hungary Duration: Aug 24 2002 → Aug 29 2002 |
Keywords
- Cascade emission
- Praseodymium
- Quantum efficiency
- SrAlO