Exploring the Impact of Plasmonic Nanoparticles on Photoluminescence of Er³⁺ - Doped Sodium Zinc Tellurite Glass for Solid-State Laser Applications

Nur Nabihah Yusof; Muhammad Noorazlan Abd Azis; Nurulhuda Mohammad Yusoff

doi:10.31643/2024/6445.32

Authors

Nur Nabihah Yusof Universiti Sains Malaysia
Muhammad Noorazlan Abd Azis Sultan Idris Education University
Nurulhuda Mohammad Yusoff Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31643/2024/6445.32

Keywords:

Nanoparticles, Titanium, Tellurite, Photoluminescence

Abstract

The present work compares the impact of embedding silver (Ag), gold (Au), titanium (Ti), and titanium nitride (TiN) nanoparticles (NPs) on the absorption, photoluminescence, and Judd Ofelt properties of erbium-doped sodium zinc tellurite glass (TNZE), known as reliable solid-state laser media. Ten absorption bands of Er³⁺ ions in the range of 400-1600 nm are attainable where their bands correspond to their own 4f transitions. Three prominent photoluminescence (PL) bands of Er³⁺ ions were observed at approximately 525 nm, 545 nm, and 630 nm, corresponding to the transitions ²H_11/2®⁴I_15/2, ⁴S_3/2®⁴I_15/2and ⁴F_9/2®⁴I_15/2, respectively. TZNE with 0.15 mol% of TiN NP inclusion showed the highest PL enhancement factor about 35 times, followed by Ti (17 times), Ag (10 times), and Au NPs (5 times), accordingly. This enhanced PL can be attributed to the strong local field induced by the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of the plasmonic NPs lies within 490-630 nm, which assists the transitions of Er³⁺ ions. The Judd Ofelt parameter was calculated and the TNZE glass with 0.15 mol% of TiN NPs inclusion disclosed the highest spectroscopic quality with a value of 3.57, compared to the TNZE glass with Ti (1.19), Au (0.59), and Ag NPs (0.90) inclusions. This research revealed several potential glass compositions with plasmonic nanoparticles that are attractive for the development of solid-state laser materials.

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Author Biographies

Nur Nabihah Yusof, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Dr., School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.

Muhammad Noorazlan Abd Azis, Sultan Idris Education University

Dr., Prof., Physics Department, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia.

Nurulhuda Mohammad Yusoff, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

Dr., UniSZA Science and Medicine Foundation Centre, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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