Preparation and Characterization of Sm3+ Doped CBS Transparent Glass-Ceramics
Sm3+ doped transparent glass-ceramics of CaO-B2O3-SiO2 (CBS) system were prepared and characterized.The precursor glass was prepared by melting method and annealed at 450°C for 2h and cooled to room temperature at a speed of 5°C/min.The appropriate heat treatment schedule to precursor glass was determined to be 2h at 600°C for nucleation and 3h at 810°C for crystallizition.The transmittion of glass-ceramics at the range of visable light is 68% in average. Five main emission bands of Sm3+ are centered around 564nm,605nm,646nm,679nm and 789nm,which correspond to the 4G 5/2→6H 5/2,4G 5/2→6H 7/2,4G 5/2→6H 9/2,4G 5/2→6H 11/2 and 4G 5/2→6H 13/2 transitions.Very strong luminescence at around 599nm is observed in glass-ceramics,This indicates glass-ceramics to be a better host for Sm3+ than precursor glass and a hopeful laser material.