Spectroscopic properties of HoAl3(BO3)4 single crystal

D. A. Ikonnikov, A. V. Malakhovskii, A. L. Sukhachev, V. L. Temerov, A. S. Krylov, A. F. Bovina, A. S. Aleksandrovsky

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Abstract

The Judd-Ofelt theory has been applied to analyze absorption spectra of Ho3+ ion in HoAl3(BO3)4 measured in spectral range 300-700 nm at room temperature. The Judd-Ofelt spectroscopic parameters have been determined as: Ω2 = 18.87 × 10-20 cm2, Ω4 = 17.04 × 10-20 cm2, Ω6 = 9.21 × 10-20 cm2. These parameters have been used to calculate radiative lifetimes and branching ratios of the luminescence manifolds. Three luminescent bands were found in the spectral range 450-700 nm ascribed to transitions from the 5F5, (5F4, 5S2) and 3K8 states to the ground state 5I8. Experimental intensities of these luminescence transitions were compared with those calculated by using Judd-Ofelt theory and the system of kinetic equations for populations of starting luminescing states. Probabilities of radiativeless transitions were evaluated from this comparison.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-261
Number of pages5
JournalOptical Materials
Volume37
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

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© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Funding

FundersFunder number
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Russian Foundation for Basic Research14-02-00219, 12-02-00026, 13-02-00825
Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

    Keywords

    • Absorption
    • Holmium
    • Huntite
    • Judd-Ofelt
    • Luminescence

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