Li/Na substitution and Yb3+ co-doping enabling tunable near-infrared emission in LiIn2SbO6:Cr3+ phosphors for light-emitting diodes
Gaochao Liu,
Tao Hu,
Maxim S. Molokeev,
Zhiguo Xia
Affiliations
Gaochao Liu
State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
Tao Hu
State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
Maxim S. Molokeev
Laboratory of Crystal Physics, Kirensky Institute of Physics, Federal Research Center KSC SB RAS, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia; Research and Development Department, Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo 650000, Russia
Zhiguo Xia
State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China; Corresponding author
Summary: Near-infrared (NIR) phosphor-converted light-emitting diode (pc-LED) has great potential in non-invasive detection, while the discovery of tunable broadband NIR phosphor still remains a challenge. Here, we report that Cr3+-activated LiIn2SbO6 exhibits a broad emission band ranging from 780 to 1400 nm with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 225 nm upon 492 nm excitation. The emission peaks are tuned from 970 to 1020 nm together with considerable broadening of FWHM (∼285 nm) via Li/Na substitution. Depending on Yb3+ co-doping, a stronger NIR fluorescence peak of Yb3+ appears with improved thermal resistance, which is ascribed to efficient energy transfer from Cr3+ to Yb3+. An NIR pc-LED package has been finally designed and demonstrated a remarkable ability to penetrate pork tissues (∼2 cm) so that the insertion depth of a needle can be observed, indicating that the phosphor can be applied in non-destructive monitoring.
