Room temperature visible/infrared emission and energy transfer in Nd3+-based organic/inorganic hybrids
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2003-01-01
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Sá Ferreira, R. A.
Carlos, L. D.
De Zea Bermudez, V.
Molina, C. [UNESP]
Dahmouche, K. [UNESP]
Messaddeq, Younes [UNESP]
Ribeiro, Sidney José Lima [UNESP]
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The photoluminescence features and the energy transfer processes of Nd3+-based siloxanepoly(oxyethylene) hybrids are reported. The host matrix of these materials, classed as di-ureasils, is formed by a siloxane backbone covalently bonded to polyether chains of two molecular weights by means of urea cross-links. The room-temperature photoluminescence spectra of these xerogels show a wide broad purple-blue-green band (350-570 nm), associated with the emitting centres of the di-ureasil host, and the typical near infrared emission of Nd3+ (700-1400 nm), assigned to the 4F3/2 → 4I9/2,11/2,13/2 transitions. Self-absorptions in the visible range, resonant with intra-4f3 transitions, indicate the existence of an energy conversion mechanism of visible di-ureasil emission into near infrared Nd3+ luminescence. The existence of energy transfer between the di-ureasil's emitting centres and the Nd3+ ions is demonstrated calculating the lifetimes of these emitting centres. The efficiency of that energy transfer changes both with the polymer molecular weight and the Nd3+ concentration.
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Di-ureasils, Energy transfer, Luminescence, Neodymium triflate, Crosslinking, Neodymium compounds, Photoluminescence, Polyethers, Silicon compounds, Thermal effects, Urea, Optical amplification, Sol-gels
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Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, v. 26, n. 1-3, p. 315-319, 2003.