Ultra-High-Sensitive Temperature Sensing Based on Er 3+ and Yb 3+ Co-Doped Lead-Free Double Perovskite Microcrystals.

Fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) thermometry, a new contactless temperature measurement, can achieve accurate measurements in a harsh environment. In this work, all-inorganic lead-free Cs 2 AgInCl 6 : Er-Yb and Cs 2 AgBiCl 6 : Er-Yb microcrystals emit bright green up-conversion emission, which are synthesized by precipitation at a low temperature (80 °C). In up-conversion emission, FIR of the 2 H 11/2 → 4 I 15/2 band to the 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 band exhibits temperature dependence, which can be used as the temperature measurement parameter, so-called FIR thermometry. Moreover, the theoretically accurate measurement range is from 100 to 600 K, achieving maximum absolute sensitivities from 0.0130 to 0.0113 K -1 , respectively. The principle of up-conversion and high sensitivity is well explained by calculating the partial density of states. Compared to the reported thermometry materials based on the FIR method, the prepared all-inorganic lead-free Cs 2 AgInCl 6 : Er-Yb and Cs 2 AgBiCl 6 : Er-Yb microcrystals show outstanding temperature measurement width and sensitivity, becoming a potential candidate for high-sensitivity optical temperature sensors.