Abstract
Cr3+/Ni2+ co-doped optically transparent magnesium aluminosilicate glass-ceramics containing MgAl2O4 nanocrystals have been prepared by heat-treatment. Greatly enhanced broadband near-infrared emission centered at 1216 nm in Cr3+/Ni2+ co-doped glass ceramics is observed when compared with the Ni2+ single-doped glass ceramics under 532 nm excitation. The observed enhancement of infrared emission is attributed to the energy transfer from Cr3+ to Ni2+ ions in the nanocrystalline phase, which leads to the emission due to 3T2 (3F) →+ 3A2 (3F) transition of octahedral Ni2+ ions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 310-315 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Research |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |