Investigating the Mechanism of Rare-Earth Ion Incorporation into Glass–Ceramic Crystal Phases through Er3+ Ion Probe Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Sample Preparation
2.2. Characterization Techniques
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of the Degree of Crystallinity by XRD
3.2. Calculation of J-O Parameters from Absorption Spectra
3.3. Fluorescence Spectroscopy
3.4. Comparison of the Glass Crystallization Process with the Entry of Er3+ into the Crystal Phase
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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S | Diffraction Peak S1 (2θ = 26°) | Amorphous Halo S2 | Crystallinity (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Time (h) | ||||
0.5 | 87.1 | 294.7 | 29.6 | |
1.0 | 159.4 | 520.5 | 30.6 | |
1.5 | 152.1 | 493.2 | 30.8 | |
2.0 | 178.6 | 579.7 | 30.8 | |
2.5 | 198.7 | 626.6 | 31.7 | |
3.0 | 189.0 | 585.9 | 32.2 |
U(λ = 2,4,6) | 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 | 4F7/2 → 4I15/2 | 2H11/2 → 4I15/2 | 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 | 4I9/2 → 4I15/2 | 4I11/2 → 4I15/2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U(2) | 0 | 0 | 0.7158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0276 |
U(4) | 0 | 0.1465 | 0.4138 | 0.5511 | 0.1587 | 0.0002 |
U(6) | 0.2225 | 0.6272 | 0.0927 | 0.4621 | 0.0072 | 0.3924 |
Sample | Ω2 (10−20 cm2) | Ω4 (10−20 cm2) | Ω6 (10−20 cm2) |
---|---|---|---|
0.5 h | 2.31 | 1.24 | 0.84 |
1.0 h | 1.42 | 0.94 | 0.75 |
1.5 h | 1.27 | 0.89 | 0.73 |
2.0 h | 1.11 | 0.84 | 0.72 |
2.5 h | 1.03 | 0.81 | 0.70 |
3.0 h | 0.93 | 0.78 | 0.70 |
0.5 h | 1.0 h | 1.5 h | 2.0 h | 2.5 h | 3.0 h | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratiolum | 4.98 | 5.02 | 5.01 | 4.96 | 4.99 | 5.02 |
Ratioobv | 2.77 | 3.76 | 4.01 | 4.41 | 4.55 | 4.91 |
Time | 0.5 h | 1.0 h | 1.5 h | 2.0 h | 2.5 h | 3.0 h |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X | 30.7% | 75.4% | 82.9% | 90.9% | 94.9% | 100% |
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Chen, Z.; Cui, W.; Ren, S.; Yang, J.; Tian, J.; Xia, H.; Shen, J.; Ren, G. Investigating the Mechanism of Rare-Earth Ion Incorporation into Glass–Ceramic Crystal Phases through Er3+ Ion Probe Characteristics. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1479. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14181479
Chen Z, Cui W, Ren S, Yang J, Tian J, Xia H, Shen J, Ren G. Investigating the Mechanism of Rare-Earth Ion Incorporation into Glass–Ceramic Crystal Phases through Er3+ Ion Probe Characteristics. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(18):1479. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14181479
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Zhixin, Wenzhe Cui, Sijun Ren, Ju Yang, Jiayu Tian, Haitao Xia, Jiajing Shen, and Guozhong Ren. 2024. "Investigating the Mechanism of Rare-Earth Ion Incorporation into Glass–Ceramic Crystal Phases through Er3+ Ion Probe Characteristics" Nanomaterials 14, no. 18: 1479. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14181479