Erbium as an energy trap center for manipulating NIR-II luminescence of Ho<sup>3+</sup> in fluoride towards phonon-based ratiometric thermometry

Mengmeng Dai; Zhiying Wang; Kejie Li; Jiaqi Zhao; Zuoling Fu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.553591

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 5, 1249(2025)

Erbium as an energy trap center for manipulating NIR-II luminescence of Ho³⁺ in fluoride towards phonon-based ratiometric thermometry

Mengmeng Dai¹, Zhiying Wang^2,3, Kejie Li¹, Jiaqi Zhao¹, and Zuoling Fu^1、*

Author Affiliations

¹Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

²Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Cross-Scale Micro and Nano Manufacturing, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics Key Laboratory of Jilin Province, School of Physics, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China

³e-mail: zhiyingw@cust.edu.cn

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Paper Information

Category: Spectroscopy

Received: Dec. 27, 2024

Accepted: Feb. 25, 2025

Published Online: May. 27, 2025

The Author Email: Zuoling Fu (zlfu@jlu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.553591

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.553591

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