Comprehensive rate equation analysis of upconversion luminescence enhancement due to BaCl2 nanocrystals in neodymium-doped fluorozirconate-based glass ceramics

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13087-13098

  Skrzypczak, U ^a   Pfau, C ^a   Seifert, G ^a,b   Schweizer, S ^c,d  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER CENTER FOR SILICON PHOTOVOLTAICS CSP   (Germany)

^c SOUTH WESTPHALIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS CERAMICS; NEODYMIUM; PHONONS;

EMBEDDED NANOCRYSTALS; EMISSION ENHANCEMENT; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; INTENSITY DEPENDENCE; PHOTON UP CONVERSIONS; QUANTITATIVE SIMULATION; RATE-EQUATION ANALYSIS; UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84903206300     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5021033     Document Type: Article

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