Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Glasses Doped with (Erbium-ions/CdSe) Nanoparticles for Laser Amplifications

2007 ◽  
Vol 1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Inorganic Hybrid ◽  
Laser Amplifiers ◽  
Erbium Ions ◽  
Laser Amplification ◽  
Silicate Materials ◽  
Glassy Matrices

AbstractHybrid organic/inorganic silicate materials are employed to incorporate rare-earth metal ions for laser amplification applications. Performance of laser amplifiers doped with rare-earth ions significantly relies on glassy hosts. We thus designed and synthesized highly fluorinated glassy hosts doped with biphase of Er3+/CdSe nano-particles. Fluoroalkylene-bridged xerogels containing Er3+-ions show low absorptions at the 1540 nm in this study. The presence of CdSe nano-particles also significantly influences the fluorescence environment of Er3+-ions in the fluorinated glassy matrices.

Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Silicate Materials for Optical Applications; Highly Fluorinated Hybrid Glasses Doped with (Erbium-ions/CdSe nanoparticles) for Laser Amplifier Material

2004 ◽  
Vol 846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung M. Choi ◽  
John A. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Intensity ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Laser Amplifier ◽  
Inorganic Hybrid ◽  
New Family ◽  
Erbium Ions ◽  
Optical Applications ◽  
Hybrid Silicate ◽  
Chemical Strategy ◽  
Silicate Materials

A new family of organic/inorganic hybrid silicate materials, bridged polysilsesquioxanes, was designed and synthesized through a molecular-level mixing technique. Since hybrid materials in the molecular-composite level, whose domain sizes are in the nanometer-scale, and whose constituents often lose individual identities and thus create new properties, we obtained a set of improved properties from those organically modified glasses. By modifying the Si-O-Si polymeric network, in this study, we produced controllable, porous hybrid glasses for facile and uniform doping of various ions, metals or semiconductor particles. By taking advantage of void volume created in those molecularly modified silicate systems, novel optical materials with designed properties can thus be achieved. Via a chemical strategy, we designed hexylene- or fluoroalkylene-bridged hybrid glasses doped with both Er+3 ions and CdSe nano-particles for the development of new laser amplifier materials. In photoluminescence experiments, a significant enhancement in fluorescence intensity at 1540 nm has been obtained from the fluoroalkylene-bridged glass. The presence of CdSe nano-particles, by virtue of their low phonon energy, also appears to significantly influence the nature of the surrounding environment of Er+3 ions in those modified silicate systems, resulting in the increased fluorescence intensity.

scholarly journals Preparation of a Novel Polystyrene-Poly(hydroxamic Acid) Copolymer and Its Adsorption Properties for Rare Earth Metal Ions

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Cao ◽  
Qing Wang ◽  
Shuai Wang ◽  
Ruilin Man
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Hydroxamic Acid ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Rare Metal ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Area Measurement ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Acid Copolymer

In this study, a novel polystyrene-poly(hydroxamic acid) copolymer was synthesized as an effective adsorbent for the treatment of rare earth elements. Through the use of elemental analysis as well as FTIR, SEM, XPS, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurement, the synthesized polymer was found to have a specific surface area of 111.4 m2·g−1. The adsorption performances of rare metal ions were investigated under different pH levels, contact times, initial concentrations of rare earth ions, and temperatures. The adsorption equilibrium for La3+, Ce3+, and Y3+ onto a polystyrene-poly(hydroxamic acid) copolymer is described by the Langmuir model, which confirms the applicability of monolayer coverage of rare earth ions onto a polystyrene-poly(hydroxamic acid) copolymer. The amount of adsorption capacities for La3+, Ce3+, and Y3+ reached 1.27, 1.53, and 1.83 mmol·g−1 within four hours, respectively. The adsorption process was controlled by liquid film diffusion, particle diffusion, and chemical reaction simultaneously. The thermodynamic parameters, including the change of Gibbs free energy (∆G), the change of enthalpy (∆H), and the change of entropy (∆S), were determined. The results indicate that the adsorption of resins for La3+, Ce3+ and Y3+ was spontaneous and endothermic. The polymer was also used as a recyclable adsorbent by the desorption experiment.

A simple method to measure the lifetime of excited levels of rare earth ions: application to erbium ions in fluorophosphate glasses

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Brunel ◽  
Marc Vallet ◽  
Fabien Bretenaker ◽  
Albert Le Floch ◽  
Jean-Luc Adam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Erbium Ions

The Difference between Rare Earth Ions and Alkaline Earth Metal Ions in DNA Condensation Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 694 ◽  
pp. 613-615
Author(s):  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Xiao Ting Shi ◽  
Wei Guo ◽  
Zhong Zhang ◽  
Hong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Alkaline Earth ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Dna Condensation ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Alkaline Earth Metal ◽  
Condensation Process ◽  
Alkaline Earth Metal Ions ◽  
The Difference

The structural transition of DNA double-stranded induced by Ce3+ or Mg2+ ions was investigated in this paper. By atomic force microscopy, different types of condensed DNA structures were observed at the presence of Ce3+ or Mg2+ ions. The results show that there are some differences between rare earth ions and alkaline earth metal ions in the DNA condensation process.

Synthesis and characterization of the novel rare earth orthophosphates Y0.5Er0.5PO4 and Y0.5Yb0.5PO4

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Schildhammer ◽  
Lucas L. Petschnig ◽  
Gerda Fuhrmann ◽  
Gunter Heymann ◽  
Martina Tribus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
The Novel ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
The Individual ◽  
New Compounds ◽  
The Rare Earth

AbstractThe new mixed rare earth (RE) orthophosphates Y0.5Er0.5PO4 and Y0.5Yb0.5PO4 were synthesized by a classical solid state reaction in an electrical furnace at 1200 °C. As starting materials, the corresponding rare earth oxides and diammonium hydrogen phosphate were used. The powder diffraction analyses revealed that the new compounds Y0.5Er0.5PO4 and Y0.5Yb0.5PO4 crystallize in a zircon-type structure being isostructural with the rare earth orthophosphate YPO4. Y0.5Er0.5PO4 and Y0.5Yb0.5PO4 crystallize in the tetragonal space group I41/amd (no. 141) with four formula units in the unit cell. The structural parameters based on Rietveld refinements are a = 687.27(2), c = 601.50(2) pm, V = 0.28412(1) nm3, Rp= 0.0143, and Rwp = 0.0186 (all data) for Y0.5Er0.5PO4 and a = 684.61(2), c = 599.31(2) pm, V = 0.28089(2) nm3, Rp = 0.0242, and Rwp = 0.0313 (all data) for Y0.5Yb0.5PO4. Furthermore, the structure of Y0.5Er0.5PO4 was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data: a = 687.78(5), c = 601.85(4) pm, V = 0.28470(5) nm3, R1= 0.0165, and wR2 = 0.0385 (all data). In both compounds, the rare earth metal ions are eightfold coordinated by oxygen atoms, forming two unique interlocking tetrahedra with two individual RE–O distances. The tetrahedral phosphate groups [PO4]3– are slightly distorted in both compounds. The individual rare earth ions share a common position (Wyckoff site 4a). The presence of two rare earth ions in the structures of the new orthophosphates Y0.5Er0.5PO4 and Y0.5Yb0.5PO4 was additionally confirmed by single-crystal EDX spectroscopy revealing a ratio of 1:1.

Solvent Extraction of Light Rare Earth Ions Using D2EHPA from Nitric Acid and Sulphuric Acid Solutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 970 ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Takip Khaironie ◽  
Markom Masturah ◽  
Meor Yusoff Meor Sulaiman ◽  
Salim Nazaratul Ashifa
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Solvent Extraction ◽  
Sulphuric Acid ◽  
Extraction Efficiency ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Acid Solutions ◽  
Light Rare Earth ◽  
Extraction Ability ◽  
Extraction Percentage

A study on solvent extraction of a mixture of light rare earths ions (La (III), Nd (III) and Ce (IV)) from nitric and sulphuric acid solutions with di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) in kerosene as an extractant has been carried out. The influences of D2EHPA and acid concentrations on the extraction efficiency of rare earth metal ions were evaluated. It was found that the extraction percentage of La, Nd and Ce decreased as the acids concentrations increased. On the contrary, the extraction efficiency of these ions increased as D2EHPA concentration increased. The utmost extraction percentage of La, Nd and Ce (99.4%, 99.7% and 100% respectively) was extracted from 0.1 M HNO3using 1.0 M D2EHPA. The order of extraction ability of the studied rare earth elements by D2EHPA decreased in the series of Ce (IV)>Nd (III)>La (III).

scholarly journals Influence of Gd Doping on the Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO

2015 ◽  
Vol 773-774 ◽  
pp. 672-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Fadzilah Ab Rasid ◽  
Siti Nooraya Mohd Tawil ◽  
Che Ani Norhidayah ◽  
Mohd Zainizan Sahdan
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Structural And Optical Properties ◽  
Zinc Oxide Films ◽  
Atomic Force

Doping transition metal or rare-earth metal ion are one of the most popular topics in semiconductors. In this work, gadolinium (Gd) doped zinc oxide thin films was prepared using spin-coating technique with different concentrations in atomic percent (at.%). The influences of rare-earth ions doped into the zinc oxide films were studies. The effects on the physical and optical properties of the films were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscope, x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopic and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer. It was found that the properties of zinc oxide can be tuned by changing the concentration physical and optical of Gd.

Er3+-Doped Silicon Prepared by Laser Doping

1993 ◽  
Vol 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Asatsuma ◽  
P. Dodd ◽  
J. F. Donegan ◽  
J. G. Lunney ◽  
J. Hegarty
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Optically Active ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Molten Layer ◽  
Laser Doping ◽  
Doped Silicon ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Rare Earth

ABSTRACTWe have carried out an investigation of the laser doping of Si with rare-earth ions. In this technique a silicon surface coated with a thin layer of the rare-earth metal is melted with a pulsed laser, the dopant is mixed in the molten layer, and incorporated in the crystal during regrowth. Er was chosen for the main part of our work as it is the best characterized of the rare-earth ions in Si. Luminescence is observed around 1.54µm and is assigned to optical transitions on Er3+ ions. This preliminary study shows that this new technique is viable for the production of optically active Er3+ in Si.

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