The upconversion (UC) of the rare earth doped glass-ceramics has been extensively
investigated due to their potential applications in many fields, such as color display, high …

The influence of the local matrix environment on Er3+ luminescence properties is a key
factor in the development of optical temperature sensors. The high sensitivity of Er3+ …

Glass ceramics are a known class of polycrystalline ceramic materials, where, depending on
the glass matrix and the particular crystalline phases, one can obtain materials with …

The 75TeO2–20ZnO–4Na2CO3–1Er2O3 (in molar ratio) glass system was prepared by the
conventional melt-quenching method. As such, the samples prepared were investigated by …

The efficiency of semiconductor solar cells could be greatly increased by down-conversion
processes, which efficiently split incident solar photons into couples of photons with energy …

Spectroscopic properties of Er3+-singly doped SiO2––BaF2–ZnF2 glass have been
investigated on the basis of the Judd–Ofelt theory. Upconversion emissions in Er3+/Yb3+ …

Highly transparent ceramics based on LuAG with erbium content ranging from 1 to 50 at%
were synthesized from powders prepared via chemical precipitation in an aqueous solution …

Transparent fluorotellurite glass-ceramics have been obtained by heat treatment of
precursor Er-doped TeO 2–ZnO–ZnF 2 glasses. ErF 3 nanocrystals nucleated in the glass …

Novel glass-ceramic optical fibers containing NaLuF4 nanocrystals doped with 0.5 ErF3 and
2YbF3 (mol%) have been prepared by the rod-in-tube method and controlled crystallization …

A study of optical properties of Nd3 doped oxyfluoride glasses and glass ceramics prepared
by three different methods has been carried out. These methods start from NdF3, Nd2O3, or …