1. School of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China
2. National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education (Jilin Normal University), Siping 136000, China
Abstract:Dy3+, Tb3+ doped and Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped silicate oxyfluoride scintillating glass were prepared by high temperature melting method. The Fourier transform infrared spectra, transmission spectra, photoluminescence excitation and emission spectra, X-ray excited luminescence spectra and luminescence decay curves were analyzed. The influence of the energy transfer between Dy3+ and Tb3+ions and Dy3+doping onluminescence properties of Tb3+ activated silicate oxyfluoride scintillating glass was studied. The results indicated that Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped silicate oxyfluoride scintillating glass has relatively high density and good transmittance in visible region. The networkstructure of glass isconstituted of tetrahedral [SiO4] and [AlO4]. Under the irradiation of ultraviolet light, the luminescence of Dy3+-doped glass originates from 4F9/2→6H15/2 (483 nm) and 6H13/2 (576 nm) transition emission of Dy3+ ions, while the luminescence of Tb3+-doped glass originates from 5D4→7F6 (489 nm), 7F5 (544 nm), 7F4 (586 nm) and 7F6 (623 nm) transition emission of Tb3+ ions. As for Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped silicate oxyfluoride scintillating glasses, the emission spectra aremainly due to fluorescence emission of Tb3+ ions. The emission spectra under ultraviolet excitation with different wavelengths revealed that Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped scintillating glass includes manifold energy transfers. When Tb3+-doped glass is excited by the characteristic excitation wavelength (452 nm) of Dy3+ ions, the luminous intensity of Tb3+-doped glass is very weak. With the introduction of Dy3+ ions, Tb3+ ions emission are sensitized and enhanced by the energy transfer of 4F9/2 (Dy3+)→5D4 (Tb3+). The luminous intensity ofDy3+/Tb3+ co-doped glassesis improved with the increase of Dy2O3. The luminous intensity ofDy3+/Tb3+ co-doped glasses reaches the maximum when the content of Dy2O3 is 1mol%. However, when the content of Dy2O3 is further increased, the concentration of Dy3+ ions is quenched, which results in the decrease of the energy transfer to Tb3+ions and the reduction of the luminous intensity. When the excitation wavelength is decreased to 350 nm, Dy3+ and Tb3+ ions are excited to higher energy levels of 6P7/2 (Dy3+) and 5L9 (Tb3+). At this point, the energy transfer of both 4F9/2 (Dy3+)→5D4 (Tb3+) and 5D4(Tb3+)→4F9/2 (Dy3+) occurs. When the doping concentration of Dy3+ ions is relatively low, the energy transfer of Dy3+→Tb3+ is stronger than that of Tb3+→Dy3+, which enhancesthe luminescence of Tb3+ ions by sensitization. With the increase of Dy2O3 content, the energy transfer of Tb3+→Dy3+ is enhanced. When the content of Dy2O3 is above 0.4 mol%, the energy transfer of Tb3+→Dy3+ is strongerthan that of Dy3+→Tb3+, which reduces the transition luminescence of Tb3+ ions and thus decreases theluminous intensity of Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped glass. Due to the efficient energy transfer from Gd3+ to Dy3+ or Tb3+, the competition of energy transferfrom Gd3+ to Dy3+ and Tb3+ion soccurs under characteristic excitation wavelength of Gd3+ ion at 274 nm. With the increase of content of Dy2O3, the captured energy of Tb3+ions decreases constantly. At the same time, the energy backtransfer of Tb3+→Dy3+ and the nonradiative cross relaxation between Dy3+ ions appear, which leads to the reduction of theluminous intensity of Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped glass. The 5D4→7F5 luminescence decay curves of Tb3+ions for Dy3+/Tb3+co-doped scintillating glass showed that with the increase of Dy2O3 content, the lifetime of 5D4 (Tb3+) reduces from 2.24 to 1.15 ms and the curve changes from single-exponential to double-exponential form, indicating the possibility of the energy back transfer of 5D4 (Tb3+)→4F9/2 (Dy3+) in the glass. The X-ray excited luminescence emission spectra showed that the introduction of Dy3+ ions has a negative effect on the luminescence of Tb3+ activated scintillating glass. Becausethat negative effect is not enough to make up for the Dy3+→Tb3+ energy transfer, the radiation luminescence intensity of Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped glass decreases with the increase of the Dy2O3 content. Therefore, Dy3+ ions should not be used as sensitizers to enhance the luminescence intensity of Tb3+ ions in Tb3+ activated silicate oxyfluoride scintillating glass.
Key words:Scintillating glass;Dy3+/Tb3+ co-doped;X-ray excitation;Energy transfer
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