Luminescence quantum efficiency of gd and tb in borate glasses* and the mechanism of energy transfer between them

Renata Reisfeld*, Esther Greenberg, Rance Velapoldi, Baruch Barnett

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Abstract

A study of the quantum efficiency of the luminescence of gadolinium and terbium in borate glasses and of the energy transfer between these ions is presented. From our measurements of fluorescence decay times, absorption, fluorescence, and excitation spectra, we calculated the fluorescence quantum yield of the 6P7/2 gadolinium and the 5D 4 terbium levels on excitation to higher gadolinium and terbium levels, respectively. The energy transfer rates between gadolinium and terbium in borate glasses were calculated on the basis of the above measurements. These measurements were performed for gadolinium and terbium concentrations ranging from 0 to 4 wt%. Our results show that the energy transfer occurs mainly between the 6P7/2 gadolinium level and (5D 0, 5H7) terbium levels and is due to a dipole-dipole interaction. It is concluded that the energy transfer between gadolinium and terbium is a phonon assisted process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1698-1705
Number of pages8
JournalThe Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume56
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1972

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