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The Effects of Crystal Field and Temperature on the Photoluminescence Excitation Efficiency of Ce3+ in YAG
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1979
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Optical MaterialsEngineeringLuminescent GlassLuminescence PropertyLuminescence SpectraOptical PropertiesCe3+ CrystalsCrystal FieldMaterials SciencePhotonicsElectrical EngineeringPhotoluminescencePhonon ReplicasOptoelectronic MaterialsPhotonic MaterialsPhotoluminescence Excitation EfficiencySolid-state LightingApplied PhysicsOptoelectronicsPhosphorescence
Absorption and luminescence spectra of YAG:Ce3+ crystals have been measured at various temperatures between 4.2° and 300°K. The high resolution, low temperature spectra show resolved fine structure. Zero‐phonon transitions have been assigned and the phonon replicas correlated with lattice phonon energies. The characteristic absorption band of YAG:Ce3+ near 460 nm decreases in intensity, whereas that near 340 nm increases with increasing temperature. This effect is explained in terms of a tetragonal crystal field splitting of both the 4f1 ground state and 5d1 excited states of Ce3+ in YAG. When allowance is made for changes in the absorption of pump light with temperature the photoluminescence quantum efficiency of Ce3+ in YAG is constant up to 300°K. The significance of these crystal field effects for the use of YAG:Ce as a high temperature lamp phosphor is discussed.