Yi Xuezhuan, Sai Qinglin, Tian Yanna, Jiang Renjie, Li Mingqin
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
Materials (Basel). 2025 Feb 28;18(5):1081. doi: 10.3390/ma18051081.
This paper demonstrates the application of eutectic welding to Ce:YAG transparent ceramics for reliable detection and imaging of UV emission, particularly focusing on demanding conditions, such as high repetition rate, high energy, and high vacuum. A series of Ce:YAG transparent ceramics with different Ce doping concentrations (0.1 at%, 0.3 at%, 0.5 at%, and 1.0 at%) were prepared via vacuum sintering. Their crystal microstructure, luminescence properties, transmittance, and fluorescence lifetime were studied. It was found that the optimal Ce doping concentration is 0.3 at%. The measured ultraviolet-to-visible energy conversion efficiency of the 0.3 at% Ce:YAG transparent ceramics with a thickness of 1.0 mm is 3.9%. Compared with silicone encapsulated Ce:YAG transparent ceramic samples, the eutectic-soldered samples exhibited excellent resistance to temperature quenching of the luminescence, which indicates that eutectic welding can effectively improve the fluorescence performance of Ce:YAG transparent ceramics for the application of deep ultraviolet light detection.
本文展示了共晶焊接在Ce:YAG透明陶瓷中的应用,用于可靠地检测和成像紫外发射,尤其关注诸如高重复率、高能量和高真空等苛刻条件。通过真空烧结制备了一系列具有不同Ce掺杂浓度(0.1 at%、0.3 at%、0.5 at%和1.0 at%)的Ce:YAG透明陶瓷。研究了它们的晶体微观结构、发光特性、透过率和荧光寿命。发现最佳Ce掺杂浓度为0.3 at%。厚度为1.0 mm的0.3 at% Ce:YAG透明陶瓷的测量紫外-可见能量转换效率为3.9%。与硅酮封装的Ce:YAG透明陶瓷样品相比,共晶焊接样品表现出优异的发光温度猝灭抗性,这表明共晶焊接可以有效提高Ce:YAG透明陶瓷在深紫外光检测应用中的荧光性能。