简介：MonovalentionsLi+,Na+,andK+,aschargecompensators,areintroducedintoCaYAl3O7:M(M=Eu3+,Ce3+)inthisletter.TheircrystalphasesandphotoluminescencepropertiesofdifferentalkalimetalionsdopedinCaYAl3O7areinvestigated.Inaddition,theinfluenceofchargecompensationionLi+whichhasamoreobviousroleinimprovingluminescenceintensityonCaYAl3O7:Eu3+phosphorisintentionallydiscussedindetailandapossiblemechanismofchargecompensationisgiven.Theenhancementofredemissioncenteredat618nmbelongingtoEu3+isachievedbyaddingalkalimetalionLi+under393-nmexcitation.

简介：Weprovidethefirstdemonstrationofpureredemissioninthevisiblelightregionviathree-photonexcitationinmonodisperseNa_3ZrF_7:Ernanoparticles(NPs)byusingalaseroperatinginthetelecommunicationband.NPsof~22nmindiameteraresynthesizedat260°Cbythethermaldecompositionmethod.TheexperimentalresultsrevealthattheNa_3ZrF_7:ErNPsexhibitpureredemissioninthevisibleregionunder1480nmlaserexcitation,andtheemissionintensityissignificantlyinfluencedbytheEr~(3+)ionconcentration.Thedecaytimesofthe~4S_(3∕2)→~4F_(15∕2)and~4F_(9∕2)→~4F_(15∕2)transitionsoftheEr~(3+)ionsat540and655nm,respectively,arereducedbyincreasingtheEr~(3+)ionconcentrationintheNa_3ZrF_7:ErNPs.Thesuppressedemissionintensityresultfromthedefect-relatedquenchingeffect:whentrivalentEr~(3+)ionsreplactetravalentZr~(4+)ions,extraNationsandFvacanciesareformedtore-balancethechargeintheNa_3ZrF_7matrix.TheemissioncoloroftheNa_3ZrF_7:ErNPsisrelatedtothecrossrelaxationbetweenEr~(3+)ions.Theseresultsprovideanimportantsteptowardmoreeffectivebiologicalimagingandphotodynamictherapybyminimizingthescatteringoftheexcitationlightandincreasingthepenetrationdepth.