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Luminescence and temperature properties of Y2O3: Ho3+/Yb3+ millimeter crystals obtained by laser annealing

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FIR temperature measurement based on thermally coupled levels of rare earth ions has been widely studied, but its sensitivity is limited by the thermal coupling levels’ spacing. In this letter, a transition from non-thermally coupled levels of Ho3+ to thermally coupled levels is reported for the first time. It can effectively improve the sensitivity of temperature measurement based on thermal coupling levels. The Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped Y2O3 millimeter crystals have been prepared by laser annealing. The fluorescence properties of laser-annealed Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped Y2O3 millimeter crystals were investigated as a function of temperature. It was found that the I667nm/I549nm show non-thermal coupling below 453K, but changes to thermal coupling above 453K. The maximum relative sensitivity of I667nm/I549nm in thermal coupling is greater than the relative sensitivity of any known thermal coupling energy levels of Ho3+. It provides a new way to improve the sensitivity of thermally coupled FIR temperature measurement.

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The work is support by the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Education Commission of (KJQN202201403). The University Innovation Research Group of Shale Gas Optical Fiber Intelligent Sensing Technology (CXQT20027). Co-operative Projects between Undergraduate Universities in Chongqing and Institutes affiliated with Chinese Academy of Sciences (HZ2021014). “New Generation of Information Technology Innovation Project” sponsored by China University Innovation Fund (2021ITA04001).

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    Qiu-Yue Ran, Yu-Long Lian, Yong Tang, Jian-Hong Hao & Yun-Feng Bai

  2. College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, People’s Republic of China

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Qiu-Yue Ran: Investigation, Validation, Experiment, Paper writing, Paper revision, Software. Yu-Long Lian: Conceptualization, Experiment, Writing-original draft, Software. Yong Tang: Data curation, Visualization, Software, Writing-review & editing. Jian-Hong Hao: Investigation, Resources. Yun-Feng Bai: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing-review & editing.

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Ran, QY., Lian, YL., Tang, Y. et al. Luminescence and temperature properties of Y2O3: Ho3+/Yb3+ millimeter crystals obtained by laser annealing. Appl. Phys. B 130, 38 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-024-08181-5

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