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CHEM01200604004 Shri Sanyasinaidu Boddu - Homi Bhabha ...

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curves are shown in Fig.39. Lifetime values corresponding to host emission decreased with<br />

increase in the terbium ion concentration (Table 5). The decrease in lifetime values with<br />

increase in Tb 3+ concentration confirms the energy transfer from host to lanthanide ion.<br />

Normalised Intensity<br />

1<br />

0.1<br />

0.01<br />

1<br />

0.1<br />

0.01<br />

1<br />

0.1<br />

0.01<br />

1<br />

0.1<br />

2 % Tb<br />

1% Tb<br />

0.5% Tb<br />

undoped<br />

0.01<br />

0 1 2 3 4<br />

Time (ms)<br />

Fig.39 Decay curves corresponding to excited state of the host emission of β-Ga 2 O 3<br />

nanomaterials doped with 0, 0.5, 1 and 2 at % Tb 3+ ions.<br />

Table 5 Excited state lifetime values of host emission from β-Ga 2 O 3 :Tb nanomaterials after<br />

doping with different amounts of Tb 3+ ions.<br />

Sample τ 1 (ms) τ 2 (ms)<br />

β-Ga 2 O 3 110 (24%) 885 (76%)<br />

β-Ga 2 O 3 : 0.5% Tb 100 (26%) 811 (74%)<br />

β-Ga 2 O 3 : 1% Tb 94 (29%) 827 (71%)<br />

β-Ga 2 O 3 : 2% Tb 65 (32%) 590 (68%)<br />

The emission and excitation spectra from a representative β-Ga 2 O 3 :Dy and β-<br />

Ga 2 O 3 :Eu samples are shown in Fig.40(a-d). Emission spectrum shown in Fig. 40 (a)<br />

corresponds to β-Ga 2 O 3 :Dy nanorods and is obtained by exciting the host at 260 nm. Sharp<br />

emission peaks due to intra 4f transitions of Dy 3+<br />

ions characterize the spectrum.<br />

Corresponding excitation spectrum obtained by monitoring Dy 3+<br />

emission at 575 nm is<br />

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