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Electrical properties and upconversion luminescence of the Er3+-modified PZN–9PT crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2016

Zengzhe Xi ,
Amin Han ,
Pinyang Fang ,
Xiaojuan Li  and
Wei Long
Zengzhe Xi*
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China
Amin Han
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China
Pinyang Fang
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China
Xiaojuan Li
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China
Wei Long
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: zzhxi@xatu.edu.cn
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Abstract

The pure and Er3+-modified binary Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3–9PbTiO3 (PZN–9PT) single crystals were grown by using the flux method. The phase structure of the as-grown single crystals at room temperature was confirmed by the x-ray diffraction analysis. The effect of Er3+ addition on the electrical properties and upconversion luminescence of PZN–9PT was investigated. The rhombohedral to tetragonal phase transition temperature and the Curie temperature of the Er3+-modified PZN–9PT single crystals were 370 and 451 K, respectively. The coercive field E C at room temperature was evidently higher by 11.6 kV/cm than that of the PZN–9PT single crystals (E C, ∼3.5 kV/cm). Furthermore, the green and red upconversion emission bands were obtained under the 980 nm excitation, which are related to (2H11/2, 4S3/2) → 4I15/2 and 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 transitions.

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PZN–PTerbium modificationdielectricsferroelectric propertiesupconversion luminescence
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 31 , Issue 19 , 14 October 2016 , pp. 3044 - 3049
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