Abstract
Sm3+- doped Sc2O3 translucent polycrystalline ceramics were fabricated by solid –state reaction method in order to evaluate
its potential for visible emission. The optical spectra in the UV - IR range of Sm3+ in these samples, at different temperatures
(10-300 K), were performed. A series of data on Sm: Sc2O3 system, not investigated previously, was obtained from the
analysis of the absorption and visible emission spectra as well as the emission kinetics: a partial energy level scheme,
lifetimes, etc.
Keywords
Sm3+, Visible emission, Sc2O3 translucent polycrystalline ceramics.
Citation
C. GHEORGHE, A. LUPEI, F. VOICU, Sm3+- doped Sc2O3 polycrystalline ceramics: spectroscopic investigation, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 6, 1-2, January-February 2012, pp.49-51 (2012).
Submitted at: Nov. 18, 2011
Accepted at: Feb. 20, 2012