Synthesis of SiO2-TiO2:Yb3+ glass-ceramics and characterization of structure and optical properties

Abstract

In this work, the monoliths of 85 % SiO2-15 % TiO2 doped Yb3+ ions at different contents have been prepared by sol-gel method. The measurement of FT-IR, Raman spectroscopic and XRD analysis show the formation of anatase TiO2 nanocrystals with average size about 15–20 nm in silica matrix. Moreover, the pyrochlore crystals of Yb2Ti2O7 begin to form in the samples when content of Yb3+ reaches to 1 mol %. TiO2 Yb3+ 2F7/2 2F5/2 truyền năng lƣợng kích thích UV EV EC mức khuyết tật 974 nm The energy transferred from TiO2 crystals to Yb3+ ions is proven by the characteristic emission spectrum of Yb3+ at the wavelength of 980 nm when the samples are excited by the wavelength of 300 nm. The photoluminescence intensity is highest at 0.1% mol of Yb3+ and gradually decreases with doping content