Judd-Ofelt Analysis of High Erbium Content Yttrium-Aluminum and Yttrium-Scandium-Aluminum Garnet Ceramics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Transition 4I15/2→ | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | ||||
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(nm) | Г (nm × cm−1) | (nm) | Г (nm × cm−1) | (nm) | Г (nm × cm−1) | (nm) | Г (nm × cm−1) | |
4I13/2 | 1495.0 | - | 1494.9 | - | 1494.1 | - | 1494.1 | - |
4I11/2 | 968.8 | 268.250 | 967.2 | 275.135 | 968.4 | 295.429 | 968.1 | 297.084 |
4I9/2 | 797.5 | 100.318 | 796.1 | 90.996 | 795.9 | 97.574 | 798.5 | 110.707 |
4F9/2 | 653.5 | 339.720 | 653.3 | 331.758 | 653.2 | 379.385 | 653.2 | 376.760 |
4S3/2+2H11/2+4F7/2 | 514.1 | 491.496 | 514.7 | 456.811 | 514.1 | 489.456 | 513.7 | 496.346 |
4F5/2+4F3/2 | 449.9 | 78.839 | 448.6 | 71.185 | 448.5 | 76.869 | 448.7 | 78.585 |
2H9/2 | 408.5 | 44.988 | 407.7 | 41.845 | 407.8 | 45.055 | 407.8 | 43.392 |
4G11/2+4G9/2+2K15/2+2G7/2 | 372.8 | 389.977 | 372.6 | 385.820 | 372.8 | 383.785 | 372.9 | 374.759 |
Transition 4I15/2→ | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | ||||
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sexp × 10−20 (cm2) | scalc × 10−20 (cm2) | sexp × 10−20 (cm2) | scalc × 10−20 (cm2) | sexp × 10−20 (cm2) | scalc × 10−20 (cm2) | sexp × 10−20 (cm2) | scalc × 10−20 (cm2) | |
4I13/2 | - | 1.97(16) ed +0.72 md | - | 1.94(17) ed +0.72 md | - | 2.19(20) ed +0.72 md | - | 2.34(11) ed +0.72 md |
4I11/2 | 0.38 | 0.26(2) | 0.42 | 0.27(3) | 0.42 | 0.25(2) | 0.40 | 0.28(1) |
4I9/2 | 0.19 | 0.14(5) | 0.17 | 0.16(1) | 0.17 | 0.15(1) | 0.18 | 0.15(1) |
4F9/2 | 0.71 | 0.72(9) | 0.79 | 0.79(7) | 0.73 | 0.73(7) | 0.75 | 0.76(4) |
4S3/2+2H11/2 + 4F7/2 | 1.19 | 1.26(1) | 1.29 | 1.36(1) | 1.27 | 1.36(1) | 1.14 | 1.43(7) |
4F5/2 + 4F3/2 | 0.25 | 0.22(3) | 0.23 | 0.23(2) | 0.22 | 0.21(2) | 0.25 | 0.23(1) |
2H9/2 | 0.13 | 0.16(1) | 0.15 | 0.17(2) | 0.14 | 0.15(1) | 0.15 | 0.16(1) |
4G11/2+4G9/2 + 2K15/2 + 2G7/2 | 1.24 | 1.19(4) | 1.35 | 1.292(1) | 1.43 | 1.35(1) | 1.44 | 1.39(8) |
(%) | 8.17 | 9.02 | 9.19 | 5.05 |
Transition 4I15/2→ | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | ||||
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fexp × 10−6 | fcalc × 10−6 | fexp × 10−6 | fcalc × 10−6 | fexp × 10−6 | fcalc × 10−6 | fexp × 10−6 | fcalc × 10−6 | |
4I13/2 | - | 1.54(20) ed +0.59 md | - | 1.51(5) ed +0.59 md | - | 1.71(7) ed +0.59 md | - | 1.84(11) ed +0.59 md |
4I11/2 | 0.46 | 0.31(4) | 0.52 | 0.34(1) | 0.50 | 0.30(1) | 0.49 | 0.33(7) |
4I9/2 | 0.26 | 0.17(2) | 0.25 | 0.24(1) | 0.25 | 0.22(1) | 0.27 | 0.22(5) |
4F9/2 | 1.28 | 1.32(2) | 1.46 | 1.45(5) | 1.33 | 1.33(6) | 1.36 | 1.37(4) |
4S3/2 + 2H11/2 + 4F7/2 | 3.00 | 2.97(4) | 3.03 | 3.20(2) | 2.95 | 3.18(2) | 3.18 | 3.35(2) |
4F5/2 + 4F3/2 | 0.63 | 0.61(8) | 0.63 | 0.65(1) | 0.61 | 0.57(3) | 0.67 | 0.63(2) |
2H9/2 | 0.44 | 0.48(7) | 0.44 | 0.51(2) | 0.43 | 0.46(2) | 0.46 | 0.50(2) |
4G11/2 + 4G9/2 + 2K15/2 + 2G7/2 | 4.53 | 3.96(7) | 4.52 | 4.34(2) | 4.76 | 4.51(2) | 4.80 | 4.63(2) |
(%) | 13.6 | 3.64 | 4.54 | 3.39 |
Ceramic Samples | Judd-Ofelt Parameters | ||
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Ω2 × 10−20, cm2 | Ω4 × 10−20, cm2 | Ω6 × 10−20, cm2 | |
S1 | 0.2955 | 0.8037 | 0.6410 |
S2 | 0.3064 | 0.8984 | 0.6818 |
S3 | 0.4446 | 0.8521 | 0.6080 |
S4 | 0.4681 | 0.8378 | 0.6741 |
Parameters | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 |
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AJ→J’ (s−1) | 137.74 | 143.98 | 133.08 | 140.26 |
(ms) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
(ms) | 0.146 (3) | 0.180 (2) | 0.264 (4) | 0.266 (3) |
η (%) | 4.56 | 5.81 | 8.25 | 8.58 |
WNR (s−1) | 6536 | 5233 | 3475 | 3437 |
·10−19 (cm2) | 0.105 | 0.110 | 0.097 | 0.082 |
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Zhmykhov, V.; Dobretsova, E.; Tsvetkov, V.S.; Nikova, M.; Chikulina, I.; Vakalov, D.; Tarala, V.; Pyrkov, Y.; Kuznetsov, S.; Tsvetkov, V. Judd-Ofelt Analysis of High Erbium Content Yttrium-Aluminum and Yttrium-Scandium-Aluminum Garnet Ceramics. Inorganics 2022, 10, 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics10100170
Zhmykhov V, Dobretsova E, Tsvetkov VS, Nikova M, Chikulina I, Vakalov D, Tarala V, Pyrkov Y, Kuznetsov S, Tsvetkov V. Judd-Ofelt Analysis of High Erbium Content Yttrium-Aluminum and Yttrium-Scandium-Aluminum Garnet Ceramics. Inorganics. 2022; 10(10):170. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics10100170
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhmykhov, Vadim, Elena Dobretsova, Vladimir S. Tsvetkov, Marina Nikova, Irina Chikulina, Dmitry Vakalov, Vitaly Tarala, Yurii Pyrkov, Sergey Kuznetsov, and Vladimir Tsvetkov. 2022. "Judd-Ofelt Analysis of High Erbium Content Yttrium-Aluminum and Yttrium-Scandium-Aluminum Garnet Ceramics" Inorganics 10, no. 10: 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics10100170