Large enhancement of red upconversion luminescence in beta Ba 2 Sc 0.67 Yb 0.3 Er 0.03 AlO 5 phosphor via Mn 2+ ions doping for thermometry.

Here, this study reports single-band red upconversion emission in β-Ba2 ScAlO5 : Yb3+ /Er3+ phosphor by doping Mn2+ . The optimum concentration of Mn2+ ions in β-Ba2 ScAlO5 : Yb3+ /Er3+ phosphor was 0.20. The intensity of red and green emissions is increased by 27.4 and 19.3 times, respectively. Compared with the samples without Mn2+ ions, the red-green integral strength ratio of β-Ba2 ScAlO5 : Yb3+ /Er3+ /Mn2+ sample was significantly increased by 28.4 times, reaching 110.9. The UCL mechanism was explored by analyzing the down-conversion luminescence spectra, absorption spectra, UCL spectra, and upconversion fluorescence lifetime decay curves of Yb3+ /Er3+ /Mn2+ co-doped β-Ba2 ScAlO5 . The enhancement of upconversion red light is achieved through energy transfer between defect bands and Er3+ ions, as well as energy transfer between Mn2+ ions and Er3+ ions. In addition, the Mn2+ doped β-Ba2 ScAlO5 : Yb3+ /Er3+ red UCL phosphors have great potential for ambient temperature sensing in the 298-523 K temperature range. The maximum sensitivity of β-Ba2 ScAlO5 : Yb3+ /Er3+ /Mn2+ phosphor as a temperature sensor at 523 K is 0.0247 K-1 .