The unique properties of the Eu3+ ion make it a powerful spectroscopic tool to investigate
structure or follow processes and mechanisms in several high-tech application areas such …

The upconversion properties of Er 3+ ions were studied for the fluorophosphate glasses (45-
x) AlF 3⋅ x AlPO 4⋅ 5 E r F 3⋅ 3 0 C a F 2⋅ 2 0 B a F 2, with use of the infrared radiation …

Glasses in the system (1− x)[29Na2O− 4Al2O3− 67B2O3]− xZnO (0≤ x≤ 35mol%), have
been prepared by the melt quenching technique. Elastic properties, X-ray and FT-IR …

Lead fluorosilicate (SPbKNLFEu) glasses doped with different concentrations of Eu 3+ ions
have been prepared by the melt quenching technique. The structural and spectroscopic …

Glasses in the system Na2− 2xB4− 4xPbxO7− 6x, 0≤ x≤ 0.8, have been prepared by the
melt quenching technique. Elastic properties and Debye temperature have been …

Wood polymer nanocomposites were prepared via in situ polymerization of furfuryl alcohol
(FA) using nano-SiO 2 as the particulate phase within fast-growing poplar wood. Different …

Abstract KABxTyE (xB 2 O 3+ yTeO 2+ 10K 2 O+ 10Al 2 O 3+ 0.5 Eu 2 O 3) glasses with the
variation of B 2 O 3/TeO 2 ratios (x/y= 30/50, 40/40 and 50/30) and KABTzEu glasses ((50-z) …

Eu3+ ion fluorescence spectra were compared in glasses of the Al2O3 SiO2 system
prepared by a sol—gel process. The gels synthesized by the hydrolysis of Si (OC2H5) 4, Al …

In general, the sunlight wavelength absorbed by silicon solar cells is mainly concentrated in
the range of 600–1100 nm. Although silicon solar cells can also absorb sunlight in the …

Inorganic nanomaterials doped with lanthanide ions and exhibiting upconversion (UC)
luminescence are leading in research of nonlinear optical materials. Extreme conditions …