Broad band NIR emission from nanostructured Rare earth doped Nb2O5 and Ta2O5 derived materials for photonic applications as optical amplifiers and energy converters.

• Grant number: 17/10423-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): March 01, 2018
• Effective date (End): September 30, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Rogéria Rocha Gonçalves
• Grantee: Fábio José Caixeta
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/25991-6 - Study of upconversion processes in nanostructured materials based on rare earth doped GeO2-Ta2O5 with high emission quantum yield, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

This research project focuses on the development of broad nanostructured materials based on rare earth ions (TE) doped niobium oxide (Nb2O5) and tantalum oxide (Ta2O5), which exhibit near infrared (NIR) emission, specially in the form of active planar and channel waveguides. The materials will be prepared using the sol-gel methodology and targeting applications such as optical amplifiers and energy converters for telecommunications systems or increased efficiency in solar cells. Alkoxy precursors and oxides of Ta2O5, Nb2O5, SiO2 and GeO2 will be used for the synthesis. In the case of niobium, a focus will be given on the use of national mining precursors (CBMM), where Brazil plays an extremely important role in the world scenario of niobium extraction. Concerning on the precursors of RE elements, commercial oxides and reclycling products from the FAPESP project (2016 / 50112-8 entitled Recovery of lanthanides and other metals from WEEE), which involves an international network of researchers, will be used.Luminescence in the visible region will also be studied, not only as a competitive process with the emission in the NIR, but also aiming at the great potential arising from the upconversion, downshifting and downconversion processes of energy conversion for application in Photonics and Biophotonics. The preparation of the materials, spectroscopic and structural characterization as a function of composition,RE doping and thermal annealing represent the basis of the academic study which gives continuity to the excellent results previously developed in our group. A systematic study will be carried out correlating structure of matter and morphological, structural, spectroscopic and optical properties.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LABAKI, H. P.; BORGES, F. H.; CAIXETA, F. J.; GONCALVES, R. R.. Widely dual tunable visible and near infrared emission in Pr3+-doped yttrium tantalate: Pr3+ concentration dependence on radiative transitions from P-3(0) to the D-1(2). Journal of Luminescence, v. 236, AUG 2021. (20/05319-9, 17/10423-7, 19/25991-6, 18/04587-0, 17/10424-3)

CAIXETA, FABIO JOSE; AQUINO, FELIPE THOMAZ; PEREIRA, RAFAEL RAMIRO; GONCALVES, ROGERIA ROCHA. Highly red luminescent Nb2O5:Eu3+ nanoparticles in silicate host for solid-state lighting and energy conversion. Optical Materials, v. 111, JAN 2021. (20/05319-9, 17/11301-2, 17/10423-7)

NUNES, L. R. R.; LABAKI, H. P.; CAIXETA, F. J.; GONCALVES, R. R.. Yb3+ influence on NIR emission from Pr3+-doped spherical yttria nanoparticles for advances in NIR I and NIR II biological windows. Journal of Luminescence, v. 241, JAN 2022. (20/05319-9, 19/25991-6, 17/10423-7)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

CAIXETA, Fábio José. Nanostructured materials based on SiO2, GeO2, Nb2O5 and Ta2O5 doped with rare earths for applications in photonics as optical amplifiers, energy converters, and nanothermometry. 2022. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) Ribeirão Preto.