Scientia Iranica

Scientia Iranica

Ultraviolet and Visible Upconversion Emissions in Er3+-Yb3+ Doped Titanium Dioxide Nanopowder under the 980 nm Laser Diode Excitation

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Roozbeh Hassanzadeh Azami 1
Hamid Reza Madaah Hosseini 1
Hossein Asghari Shivaee 2
1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 1458889694 Tehran, Iran
2 aDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 1458889694 Tehran, Iran
10.24200/sci.2017.4424
Abstract
Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped titanium dioxide upconversion nanoparticles were synthesized by Sol-gel method. White upconversion emissions were observed after excitation of nanoparticles with 980 nm Near-Infrared laser diode. Upconversion emissions consist of red (640-690 nm), green (520-570 nm) and blue (408 nm) emissions. Ultraviolet upconversion emissions were also detected with wavelength about 210 nm. Ultraviolet emissions are probably the results of relaxation from 2I13/2 (220 nm) and 2L15/2 (210 nm) states to 4I15/2. Visible and ultraviolet emissions of these nanoparticles can be used in photodynamic therapy. High penetration of Near-Infrared light into the body tissue makes these nanoparticles appropriate for aiming tumors in deeper tissues in comparison with older methods of photodynamic therapy.
Keywords
Upconversion emissions
Er-Yb dopants
Titanium dioxide
Sol-gel
Photodynamic therapy
Subjects
Scientia Iranica
Volume 24, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
Transactions on Nanotechnology (F)
November and December 2017
Pages 3500-3504

  • Receive Date 08 August 2016
  • Revise Date 11 January 2017
  • Accept Date 04 March 2017