najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2019-10-2-190-198najo-640Research ArticleCHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCEХИМИЯ И НАУКА О МАТЕРИАЛАХSynthesis and down-conversion luminescence of Ba4Y3F17:Yb:Pr solid solutions for photonicsKuznetsovS. V.

38 Vavilov str., Moscow, 119991 

kouznetzovsv@gmail.comNizamutdinovA. S.

18 Kremljovskaya, Kazan, 420008 

MayakovaM. N.

38 Vavilov str., Moscow, 119991 

VoronovV. V.

38 Vavilov str., Moscow, 119991 

MadirovE. I.

18 Kremljovskaya, Kazan, 420008 

KhadievA. R.

18 Kremljovskaya, Kazan, 420008 

SpasskyD. A.

Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991

KamenskikhI. A.

Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991

YapryntsevA. D.

31 Leninsky pr., Moscow,119991

IvanovV. K.

31 Leninsky pr., Moscow,119991

MarisovM. A.

18 Kremljovskaya, Kazan, 420008

SemashkoV. V.

18 Kremljovskaya, Kazan, 420008 

FedorovP. P.

38 Vavilov str., Moscow, 119991 

Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussian FederationKazan Federal UniversityRussian FederationSkobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussian FederationPhysics Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussian FederationKurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation201912082025102190198Copyright © Kuznetsov S.V., Nizamutdinov A.S., Mayakova M.N., Voronov V.V., Madirov E.I., Khadiev A.R., Spassky D.A., Kamenskikh I.A., Yapryntsev A.D., Ivanov V.K., Marisov M.A., Semashko V.V., Fedorov P.P., 20252025Kuznetsov S.V., Nizamutdinov A.S., Mayakova M.N., Voronov V.V., Madirov E.I., Khadiev A.R., Spassky D.A., Kamenskikh I.A., Yapryntsev A.D., Ivanov V.K., Marisov M.A., Semashko V.V., Fedorov P.P.Kuznetsov S.V., Nizamutdinov A.S., Mayakova M.N., Voronov V.V., Madirov E.I., Khadiev A.R., Spassky D.A., Kamenskikh I.A., Yapryntsev A.D., Ivanov V.K., Marisov M.A., Semashko V.V., Fedorov P.P.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/640

Single-phase powders of Ba4Y3F17:Yb:Pr solid solutions with an average agglomerate size of 400 nm were synthesized by co-precipitation from aqueous solutions. It was shown that the down-conversion mechanism in the investigated samples was quantum cutting, with one photon absorbed by Pr3+ ions resulting in two photons emitted by Yb3+ ions. At first, overall the external quantum yield of down-conversion luminescence measured appeared to be relatively high, with a maximum value of 2.9 % for the Ba4Y3F17:Pr(0.1 %):Yb(10 %) sample. It makes this compound promising for Si-based solar cells efficiency enhancement.

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