Tb3+-Pr3+, and Eu3+-Pr3+ ion pairs co-doped in a SiO2 matrix were prepared by a sol-gel method. Co-doping of Eu3+ and Tb3+ ions with Pr3+ in SiO2 resulted in the quenching of Eu3+ and Tb3+ emissions with increasing Pr3+ concentrations. The quenching was also confirmed by cathodoluminescence measurements recorded from the same powders. The quenching effects are discussed.
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Mhlongo, GH, Dhlamini, MS, Ntwaeaborwa, OM, Swart, HC and Hillie, KT. The influence of Pr3+ co-doping on the photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence properties of SiO2:Eu3+/Tb3+. 56th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP2011), St George Hotel, Pretoria, 12-15 July 2011
Mhlongo, G. H., Dhlamini, M., Ntwaeaborwa, O., Swart, H., & Hillie, K. (2011). The influence of Pr3+ co-doping on the photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence properties of SiO2:Eu3+/Tb3+. SAIP. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6049
Mhlongo, Gugu H, MS Dhlamini, OM Ntwaeaborwa, HC Swart, and KT Hillie. "The influence of Pr3+ co-doping on the photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence properties of SiO2:Eu3+/Tb3+." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6049
Mhlongo GH, Dhlamini M, Ntwaeaborwa O, Swart H, Hillie K, The influence of Pr3+ co-doping on the photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence properties of SiO2:Eu3+/Tb3+; SAIP; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6049 .