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Al2O3 co-doped with Cr3+ and Mn4+, a dual-emitter probe for multimodal non-contact luminescence thermometry

Abstract:
Luminescence probes that facilitate multimodal non-contact measurements of temperature are of particular interest due to the possibility of cross-referencing results across different readout techniques. This intrinsic referencing is an essential addition that enhances accuracy and reliability of the technique. A further enhancement of sensor performance can be achieved by using two luminescent ions acting as independent emitters, thereby adding in-built redundancy to non-contact temperature sensing, using a single readout technique. In this study we combine both approaches by engineering a material with two luminescent ions that can be independently probed through different readout modes of non-contact temperature sensing. The approach was tested using Al2O3 co-doped with Cr3+ and Mn4+, exhibiting sharp emission lines due to 2E → 4A2 transitions. The temperature sensing performance was examined by measuring three characteristics: temperature-induced changes of the intensity ratio of the emission lines, their spectral position, and the luminescence decay time constant. The processes responsible for the changes with temperature of the measured luminescence characteristics are discussed in terms of relevant models. By comparing temperature resolutions achievable by different modes of temperature sensing it is established that in Al2O3-Cr,Mn spectroscopic methods provide the best measurement accuracy over a broad temperature range. A temperature resolution better than ±2.8 K can be achieved by monitoring the luminescence intensity ratio (40–145 K) and the spectral shift of the R-line of Mn4+ (145–300 K range).
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1039/d1dt02836g

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ORCID:
0000-0003-0106-2724
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
Oxford college:
Corpus Christi College
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ORCID:
0000-0001-9171-0996
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ORCID:
0000-0001-7086-5446


Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal:
Dalton Transactions More from this journal
Volume:
50
Issue:
41
Pages:
14820-14831
Publication date:
2021-10-01
Acceptance date:
2021-09-23
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EISSN:
1477-9234
ISSN:
1477-9226
Pmid:
34596657


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English
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Pubs id:
1199095
Local pid:
pubs:1199095
Deposit date:
2021-12-20

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