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Efficient and Tunable Luminescence in Ga2-xInxO3:Cr3+ for Near-Infrared Imaging.

Jiyou ZhongYa ZhuoFu DuHongshi ZhangWeiren ZhaoJakoah Brgoch
Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces (2021)
Broadband near-infrared (NIR) emitting materials are in great demand as next-generation smart NIR light sources. In this work, a Cr3+-substituted phosphor capable of efficiently converting visible to NIR light is developed through the solid solution, Ga2-xInxO3:Cr3+ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5). The compounds were prepared using high-temperature solid-state synthesis, and the crystal and electronic structure, morphology, site preference, and photoluminescence properties are studied. The photoluminescence results demonstrate a high quantum yield (88%) and impressive absorption efficiency (50%) when x = 0.4. The NIR emission is tunable across a wide range (713-820 nm) depending on the value of x. Moreover, fabricating a prototype of a phosphor-converted NIR light-emitting diode (LED) device using 450 nm LED and the [(Ga1.57Cr0.03)In0.4]O3 phosphor showed an output power that reached 40.4 mW with a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 25% driven by a current of 60 mA, while the resulting device was able to identify damaged produce that was undetectable using visible light. These results demonstrate the outstanding potential of this phosphor for NIR LED imaging applications.
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