Issue 35, 2024

Molten salt synthesized LaTa7O19:Er3+/Yb3+ with superior upconversion luminescence using KCl flux

Abstract

A LaTa7O19(LTO):Er3+/Yb3+ upconversion luminescence (UCL) phosphor with a hexagonal structure was successfully prepared using a molten salt synthesis method using KCl as solvent. Increasing the holding temperature from 825 to 1150 °C, the LTO structure is transformed towards K2LaTa5O15(KLTO). At 1150 °C, the sample is pure phase KLTO:Er3+/Yb3+. Increasing the holding time at 825 °C from 2 to 48 h, the LTO phase first increases and then decreases. Increasing the KCl flux mass at 825 °C for 24 h, the KLTO structure is first transformed towards LTO, then the KLTO structure increases, and LTO:Er3+/Yb3+ grain size decreases. The highest green UCL integral intensity of LTO:Er3+/Yb3+ reached 89% of β-NaYF4:Er3+/Yb3+. The maximum relative temperature sensitivity of 0.866% K−1 is reached by using the luminescence intensity ratio (LIR) technique. LTO:Er3+/Yb3+ phosphors with excellent pure green UCL can be prepared by molten salt with KCl flux, which can be applied in display and temperature sensing.

Graphical abstract: Molten salt synthesized LaTa7O19:Er3+/Yb3+ with superior upconversion luminescence using KCl flux

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 6 2024
Accepted
29 7 2024
First published
30 7 2024

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 13875-13883

Molten salt synthesized LaTa7O19:Er3+/Yb3+ with superior upconversion luminescence using KCl flux

X. Yan, Y. Cao, X. Wang, J. Zhang, S. Xu, G. Li and B. Chen, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 13875 DOI: 10.1039/D4TC02625J

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