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Ho3+–Yb3+ co-doped Y2O3 nanocrystals were synthesized by firing hydroxy carbonate precursors. Yb3+-concentration-dependent up-conversion properties of Ho3+ in Y2O3 nanocrystals have been investigated. The relative intensity of up-converted red emission increases more quickly than that of the green and the near-infrared ones with the enhancement of the concentration of Yb3+. It is believed that the energy process 5 S 2 (5F4) (Ho) + 5 I 7 (Ho) →5 I 6 (Ho)+5 F 5 (Ho) plays an important role in the population of the 5 F 5 level of Ho3+. The result indicates that the intensity ratio of the green emission to the red one can be tuned by changing the sensitizer concentration.
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Yang, X., Xiao, S., Liu, Z. et al. Sensitizer-dependent up-conversion of Ho3+ in nanocrystalline Y2O3 . Appl. Phys. B 86, 77–82 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2406-8
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