Spectroscopic studies of Dy3+ ions doped barium lead alumino fluoro borate glasses

Barium lead alumino fluoro borate (BaPbAlFB) glasses doped with Dy3+ ions were prepared by using melt quenching technique and characterized using various spectroscopic techniques to understand their usage in photonic devices. The SEM and EDX spectral studies were performed on the as prepared glasses to understand the glassy nature and elemental analysis respectively. The weight loss in the BaPbAlFB glass has been studied by the TGA. Judd-Ofelt (J-O) theory has been applied to the measured oscillator strengths of the absorption spectral features to evaluate radiative parameters for the prominent emission transitions of Dy3+ ions in BaPbAlFB glasses. The photoluminescence (PL) spectral measurements show concentration quenching beyond 1.0 mol% of Dy3+ ions in the as prepared glasses. The decay profiles observed for higher concentration of Dy3+ ions in these glasses are well fitted to Inokuti-Hirayama (IH) model to understand the energy transfer mechanism involved in the as prepared glasses. The experimental lifetimes (τexp) measured from the decay spectral features are correlated with radiative lifetime (τR) values to understand the quantum efficiency (η) of the as prepared glasses. From the PL spectra, colorimetric parameters such as CIE coordinates, correlated color temperature (CCT) and yellow-to-blue (Y/B) intensity ratios have been estimated to understand the usage of these glasses in photonic devices such as white LEDs and lasers. Emission spectra of Dy3+ ions doped BaPbAlFB glasses. [Display omitted] •BaPbAlFB glasses doped with Dy3+ ions were prepared using melt quench method.•Surface morphology and elemental studies were performed by SEM and EDX.•DSC and TGA studies confirms the thermal stability of BaPbAlFB glasses.•Energy transfer through dipole-dipole interaction leads to concentration quenching.•1.0 mol% of Dy3+ ions in these glasses exhibits relatively high quantum efficiency.