Enhanced infrared to visible upconversion emission in er 3 doped phosphate glass: role of silver nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Amjad, Raja Junaid, Sahar, Md. Rahim, Ghoshal, Sib Krishna, Dousti, Mohammad Reza, Riaz, Saira, Tahir, B. A.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/46925/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2012.05.008

Phosphate glasses with compositions (59.5–x)P2O5–MgO–xAgCl–0.5Er2O3 (0.0≤x≤1.5 mol%) containing fixed concentration of Er3+ ion with and without silver nanoparticles (NPs) are prepared using melt quenching technique. The amorphous nature of the glass is confirmed using the X-ray diffraction method....