Influence of silver and copper doping on luminescent properties of zinc–phosphate glasses after x-ray irradiation

Alexander A. Murashov; Alexander I. Sidorov; Teimur A. Shakhverdov; Maxim V. Stolyarchuk

doi:10.1117/1.OE.56.11.117106

15 November 2017 Influence of silver and copper doping on luminescent properties of zinc–phosphate glasses after x-ray irradiation

Alexander A. Murashov, Alexander I. Sidorov, Teimur A. Shakhverdov, Maxim V. Stolyarchuk

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 56, Issue 11, 117106 (November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.56.11.117106

Abstract

It is shown, experimentally, that in silver- and copper-containing zinc–phosphate glasses, metal molecular clusters are formed during the glass synthesis. X-ray irradiation of these glasses led to the considerable increase of its luminescence in visible spectral range. This effect is caused by the transformation of the charged metal molecular clusters into the neutral state. Luminescence and excitation spectra of the glass, doped with silver and copper simultaneously, change significantly in comparison with the spectra of glasses doped with one metal. The reason for this can be the formation of hybrid AgnCum molecular clusters. The computer simulation of the structure and optical properties of such clusters by the time-dependent density functional theory method is presented. It is shown that the optimal luminescent material for photonics application, in comparison with other studied materials, is glass, containing hybrid molecular clusters.

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Alexander A. Murashov, Alexander I. Sidorov, Teimur A. Shakhverdov, and Maxim V. Stolyarchuk "Influence of silver and copper doping on luminescent properties of zinc–phosphate glasses after x-ray irradiation," Optical Engineering 56(11), 117106 (15 November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.56.11.117106

Received: 1 October 2017; Accepted: 1 November 2017; Published: 15 November 2017

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