Influence of nanoenvironment on luminescence lifetime of Er3+-activated ZrO2 nanocrystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 681-684

  Maciel, Glauco S ^a   Patra, Amitava ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b CSIR CENTRAL GLASS AND CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL RELAXATION; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ERBIUM; IONS; LUMINESCENCE; QUENCHING; ZIRCONIA;

CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; EXCITED STATE; LUMINESCENCE LIFETIME; LUMINESCENCE QUENCHING; NANOENVIRONMENT; NONRADIATIVE RELAXATION MECHANISMS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 4243137857     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000681     Document Type: Article

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