O trabalho em questão mostra a possibilidade de produção de guias de onda por meio de filme finos de GeO2-PbO codopados com Tm3+/Yb3+, com e sem nanopartículas (NPs) de ouro, a partir da técnica de RF Magnetron Sputtering. Foram usados nos processos de fabricação dos guias de onda do tipo RIB e PEDESTAL, as mesmas técnicas empregadas na fabricação de dispositivos de microeletrônica, tais como, litografia e corrosão por plasma. A influência dos parâmetros dos processos de produção é reportada e a caracterização dos guias foi realizada por diversas técnicas. Dentre elas, destacamos a microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) para a observação do perfil dos guias, as rugosidades de superfície e as espessuras das camadas utilizadas para a confecção dos mesmos. Medidas de transmitância óptica realizadas nos filmes permitiram a determinação do coeficiente de absorção óptica e do índice de refração, de aproximadamente 2,0, além da confirmação das espessuras dos filmes obtidos por Sputtering. Guias do tipo RIB foram descartados por dificuldades enfrentadas durante o processo de fabricação. Medidas ópticas de perdas por propagação, realizadas em guias do tipo PEDESTAL, mostraram que os melhores guias produzidos apresentaram perdas em torno de 5 dB/cm em 633 e 1050 nm, e medidas de perfil de campo próximo, além da simulação dos modos propagados, o comportamento de guiamento multímodo. Ganho óptico em torno de 13,5 dB/cm (em 805 nm) foi obtido em guia com largura de 30 ?m e potência de bombeio estimada de ~75 mW. Guias contendo NPs de ouro foram produzidos por meio de metodologia adequada que permitiu a nucleação das NPs (tamanho médio de 20 nm) e um ganho 22 dB/cm em 805 nm, portanto, duas vezes superior ao mesmo guia sem NPs (30 ?m de largura). Os resultados apresentados demonstram que guias de onda GeO2-PbO codopados com Tm3+/Yb3+, com ou sem NPs metálicas, são promissores para aplicações em dispositivos fotônicos, com a criação de dispositivos amplificadores integrados para operação na 1° janela de telecomunicações. / The work in question shows the possibility of producing waveguides by means of Tm3+/Yb3+ codoped GeO2-PbO thin films, with or without gold nanoparticles (NPs), by using the RF Magnetron Sputtering technique. For the production of RIB and PEDESTAL type waveguides, the techniques employed in the manufacture of microelectronics devices, such as plasma etching and lithography, were employed. The influences of the production process parameters are reported and the waveguides characterization was performed by several techniques. Among them, we highlight the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which was used to observe the profile of the waveguides, the surface roughness and thickness of the layers used for their production. Measurements of thin films optical transmittance allowed the determination of the optical absorption coefficient and refractive index of approximately 2.0, and also the confirmation of the thin films thicknesses obtained by Sputtering. RIB type waveguides were discarded due to the difficulties during the manufacturing process. Optical measurements of propagation losses, held in the PEDESTAL type guides, showed losses around 5 dB/cm at 633 and 1050 nm, for the best waveguides produced, and near-field profile measurements in addition to the simulation of the propagating modes, showed multimode coupling behavior. Optical internal gain around 13.5 dB/cm (at 805 nm) was obtained in waveguide with 30 µm width at ~75 mW estimated power pumping. Waveguide containing gold NPs were produced using adequate methodology that allowed the NPs nucleation (average size of 20 nm) and 22 dB/cm gain at 805 nm, therefore, twice higher than the value obtained for the same waveguide without NPs (30 ?m width). These results show that Tm3+/Yb3+ codoped GeO2-PbO waveguides, with or without metallic NPs, are promising for applications in photonic devices, with the creation of integrated amplifiers devices for operation in the first telecommunications window.

Neste trabalho são apresentadas a preparação, a metodologia adotada para a nucleação de nanopartículas (NPs) de prata e a investigação das propriedades luminescentes do sistema vítreo GeO2-PbO dopado com íons de túlio e codopado com íons de túlio e itérbio, na presença de NPs de prata, visando aplicação em dispositivos fotônicos. Este sistema vítreo apresenta uma larga janela de transmissão (400 4500 nm) quando comparado aos silicatos, boratos e fosfatos, alto índice de refração (2,0), baixas energia de fônon (700 cm-1), alta resistência mecânica e durabilidade química. Com a finalidade de se obter maior controle sobre o processo de nucleação das NPs, realizaram-se tratamentos térmicos de várias formas, variando-se principalmente as grandezas tempo e temperatura. A partir da Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão (MET), a presença das NPs no material vítreo pôde ser confirmada, e pelas análises de Espectroscopia de Energia Dispersiva (EDS Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy), determinamos que as NPs possuem em sua composição prata, podendo elas serem puramente metálicas, e em alguns casos, compostas de prata e elementos da matriz. As medidas de absorção evidenciaram a incorporação dos íons Tm3+ e Yb3+ na forma trivalente, e a presença das bandas de absorção associadas à Ressonância dos Plasmons Superficiais (RPS) da prata, localizadas no intervalo de 420 a 550 nm. Foram medidas as bandas associadas à conversão ascendente (CA) do Tm3+ em 480, 650 e 800 nm, devidas às transições 1G4 3H6, 1G4 3F4, 3H4 3H6, respectivamente. Nas amostras contendo NPs de prata, tratadas a 420 °C, não foi observada a banda de RPS da prata. Entretanto, um aumento na luminescência foi verificado, assim como a presença das NPs por MET. No caso das amostras tratadas por intervalos de tempo contínuos e não-contínuos, observamos a tendência de formação de NPs menores, maiores e agregados, e maior tendência de aumento da luminescência para o segundo caso; no caso da variação da temperatura, observamos a formação da banda de RPS da prata para tratamentos superiores a 500 °C realizados em curto intervalo de tempo, e um aumento considerável da luminescência. As variações no processo de nucleação das NPs foram relacionadas às formas de tratamento adotadas. O estudo da variação da intensidade de luminescência em função da potência do laser de excitação mostrou que as NPs não interferem nos processos de CA dos íons Tm3+. Desta forma, o aumento da luminescência foi atribuído ao aumento do campo local nas proximidades dos íons de terras-raras (TRs). Portanto, o desenvolvimento de um método adequado de tratamento térmico desempenha um papel fundamental no processo de nucleação das NPs, e pode permitir um aumento considerável da luminescência proveniente dos íons de TRs, e conferir novas propriedades aos materiais e aplicações em dispositivos fotônicos. / This work presents the preparation and the methodology used for the nucleation of silver nanoparticles (NPs), and the investigation of the luminescent properties of PbO-GeO2 glass system doped with thulium ions and codoped with thulium and ytterbium ions, in the presence of NPs silver, for application in photonic devices. This glass system presents a large transmission window (400 4500 nm) when compared to silicates, borates and phosphates, high refractive index (2.0), low phonon energy (700 cm-1), high mechanical strength and chemical durability. In order to obtain greater control over the process of nucleation of NPs, different processes were used for the heat-treatment, varying mainly the time and the temperature. From the transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the presence of NPs in the glassy material could be confirmed, and from Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analysis, it was determined that the NPs have silver in their composition. The NPs may be purely metallic and, in some cases, composed by silver and elements of the matrix glass. Optical Absorption measurements showed the incorporation of Tm3+ and Yb3+ ions in the trivalent form, and the presence of absorption bands related to the Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) of silver, located in the range of 420 to 550 nm. Bands associated to Tm3+ upconversion (UPC) frequency centered around 480, 650 and 800 nm were observed due to transitions 1G4 3H6, 1G4 3F4, 3H4 3H6, respectively. The SPR of silver NPs were not observed for the samples heat-treated at 420 °C, which contained silver NPs in their composition. However, an increase in the luminescence was observed and the presence of NPs was confirmed by TEM analyses. For the samples heat-treated by continuous and non-continuous time intervals, we observed the tendency of the formation of smaller, larger and aggregated NPs, and a higher tendency of enhancement of the luminescence for the second case. For the samples heat-treated at different temperatures in short time interval, we observed the formation of the SPR band for temperatures higher than 500 °C, and a considerable increase in the luminescence. Variations in the process of NPs nucleation were related to the different heat-treatments adopted. The study of the luminescence intensity variation as function of the laser power excitation showed that the NPs do not interfere in the Tm3+ UPC luminescence processes. Thus, the enhancement in the luminescence was attributed to local field enhancement in the proximities of rare-earth ions (REIs). Therefore, the development of an appropriate method of heat-treatment plays an important role in the process of NPs nucleation, and enables a considerable increase in the luminescence from the REIs, and gives new properties to materials which are of great interest for applications in photonic devices.

Les fibres optiques en silice dopées ytterbium sont couramment utilisées pour des applications laser à forte puissance depuis plusieurs années. Ces puissances ne cessent de croître en raison de progrès continus sur les procédés de fabrication des fibres optiques. Cette thèse s’intéresse à l’élaboration de cœurs de fibres optiques en silice vitreuse dopée ytterbium par un procédé plasma (SPCVD). Cette technique a été inventée en 1986 pour la fabrication de fibres optiques de télécommunications et nous l’avons adaptée dans ces travaux de thèse à la fabrication de cœurs de fibres à grande aire effective dopés en terres rares. Dans un premier temps, la mise au point du procédé et des différentes sources d’évaporation des précurseurs est présentée. Les principaux cœurs de fibres élaborés sont très riches en silice, et faiblement dopés en aluminium, en fluor et en ytterbium. L’homogénéité radiale et longitudinale des cœurs est discutée, et plusieurs options sont proposées pour l’améliorer. Dans un deuxième temps, la structure du réseau vitreux des cœurs élaborés ainsi que l’environnement et la dispersion de l’ion Yb3+ au sein du réseau vitreux silicaté sont étudiés. Pour cela, une approche multi-spectroscopique est utilisée : la résonance magnétique nucléaire informe sur l’environnement des noyaux à spin nucléaire non nul 29Si, 27Al et 19F tandis que la résonance paramagnétique électronique à impulsions permet à la fois de sonder spécifiquement l’environnement de l’ion Yb3+ et d’étudier sa dispersion au sein du réseau vitreux. Ces expériences sont complétées par des caractérisations optiques telles que l’absorption et la luminescence des ions Yb3+. Enfin, les cœurs de fibres élaborés par la méthode SPCVD sont caractérisés en cavité laser. L’efficacité de conversion, la qualité de faisceau et la résistance au photonoircissement de plusieurs cœurs aluminosilicatés co-dopés en fluor et en ytterbium sont présentés. / Ytterbium-doped silica optical fibers are widely used for high power laser applications for several years. These powers keep on increasing due to continuous improvements in optical fibers fabrication processes. The aim of this PhD is to synthesize ytterbium-doped silica optical fibers’ cores using a plasma process named SPCVD. This method has been created in 1986 for telecommunications optical fibers synthesis, and we have adapted it to fit the fabrication of rare earth-doped large-mode-area optical fiber cores. We first present the development of ways of evaporating low vapor pressure reagents. All the synthesized optical fiber cores are silica-rich, and slightly doped with both aluminum, fluorine and ytterbium. Radial and longitudinal homogeneities are discussed, and we propose several options in order to improve them. Then, the glassy network structure of the fabricated cores and also the neighborhood and dispersal of Yb3+ ion in the silicate network are studied. Thus, we used several spectroscopic studies: nuclear magnetic resonance enables to focus on non-zero nuclear spin nucleus (29Si, 27Al, 19F) whereas electronic paramagnetic resonance is used to probe the neighborhood and the dispersal of Yb3+ ions. We also based our study on optical characterizations as absorption and luminescence of Yb3+ ions. Finally, the fibers’ cores we synthesized using the SPCVD process have been characterized in a laser cavity. We present the power conversion efficiency, the beam quality and the resistance to photodarkening of several ytterbium and fluorine-co-doped aluminosilicate cores.

Le présent projet de recherche porte sur les lasers à fibre de haute puissance opérés en régime continu. L’objectif premier est la conception et la réalisation d’un laser de 400 W de puissance de sortie utilisant une fibre dopée à l’ytterbium. La grande variété de lasers fabriqués au cours de ces travaux a permis l’étude des effets thermiques, des limitations en puissance et du comportement de la raie spectrale d’émission. L’étude comprend des simulations numériques caractérisant le comportement des lasers à fibre opérés en régime continu. Différentes configurations de lasers ont été expérimentées à une puissance de signal de 100 W. Les échanges de chaleur dans les fibres à double gaines ont été analysés pour contourner les difficultés engendrées par la grande puissance de ces lasers. Le concept de résistance de contact est amené pour expliquer l’élévation de température des fibres actives. Les travaux ont abouti à la réalisation de lasers monomodes de plus de 350 W de puissance de sortie, et cela, limités uniquement par la disponibilité des pompes. Parce que la photodégradation est la principale difficulté des lasers à fibre de puissance, plusieurs compromis, notamment sur le choix technologique des composants, ont été nécessaires pour atteindre les objectifs de puissance et de qualité de faisceau. Un outil pour prédire l’élargissement spectral des lasers à fibre de haute puissance a été développé. Il est montré que le mélange à quatre ondes élargit la raie d’émission de ces lasers. L’élargissement du spectre de sortie, selon une fonction de la puissance, a été vérifié expérimentalement dans diverses configurations d’oscillateur. / This research project focuses on high power fiber lasers operated in the continuous regime. The main objective is the implementation of a 400-W fiber laser using ytterbium- doped double clad fiber. The wide variety of high power fiber lasers assembled during this work has enabled the study of the thermal effects, the power limitations and the behavior of the output spectrum. The study includes simulations that characterize the behavior of fiber lasers operated in the continuous regime. Different laser configurations were tested at a signal power of 100 W. The heat transfer in double clad fibers was analyzed to circumvent the difficulties caused by the important amount of heat generated by these lasers. The concept of contact resistance is brought in to explain the temperature rise of active fibers. This was necessary for the realization of single-mode fiber lasers with over 350W of output power. The output power was only limited by the availability of pumps. Several compromises were necessary to achieve the high output power and the diffraction-limited beam quality. Thus, the photodarkening of the ytterbium doped fiber is still an issue for this kind of lasers. A tool to predict the spectral broadening of high power fiber lasers has been developed. It is shown that four-wave mixing broadens the outpu t spectrum of these lasers as a function of output power. The broadening of the output spectrum has been experimentally verified by the implementation of various lasers with different configurations. A theoretical model is presented, which shows a good agreement with experimental data.

Un-doped, Tb3+ as well as Yb3+ doped ZnO nanocrystals with different concentrations of RE3+ (Tb3+, Yb3+) ions were successfully synthesized via sol-gel method to produce rare earth activated zinc oxide nanophosphors. The phosphor powders were produced by drying the precursor gels at 200˚C in ambient air. Based on the X-ray diffraction results, it was found that the pure and RE3+ doped ZnO nanophosphors were highly polycrystalline in nature regardless of the incorporation of Tb3+ or Yb3+ ions. Moreover, the diffraction patterns were all indexed to the ZnO Hexagonal wurtzite structure and belong to P63mc symmetry group. The Raman spectroscopy confirmed the wurtzitic structure of the prepared samples. Elemental mapping conducted on the as prepared samples using Scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX) revealed homogeneous distribution of Zn, O, and RE3+ ions. The high resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) analyses indicated that the un-doped and RE3+ doped samples were composed of hexagonal homogeneously dispersed particles of high crystallinity with an average size ranging from 4 to 7 nm in diameter, which was in agreement with X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. ZnO:Tb3+ PL study showed that among different Tb3+ concentrations, 0.5 mol% Tb3+ doped ZnO nanoparticles showed clear emission from the dopant originating from the 4f-4f intra-ionic transitions of Tb3+ while the broad defects emission was dominating in the 0.15 and 1 mol% Tb3+doped ZnO. Optical band-gap was extrapolated from the Ultraviolet Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) absorption spectra using TAUC‟s method and the widening of the optical band-gap for the doped samples as compared to the un-doped sample was observed. The PL study of ZnO:Yb3+ samples was studied using a 325 nm He-Cd laser line. It was observed that the ZnO exciton peak was enhanced as Yb3+ions were incorporated in ZnO matrix. Furthermore, UV-VIS absorption spectroscopic study revealed the widening of the band-gap in Tb3+ doped ZnO and a narrowing in the case of Yb3+ doped ZnO system. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated that the dopant was present in the doped samples and the result was found to be consistent with PL data from which an energy transfer was evidenced. Energy transfer mechanism was evidenced between RE3+ and ZnO nanocrystals and was discussed in detail. / Physics / M.Sc. (Physics)

Cette thèse porte sur l'étude de sources lasers à base d'ions Yb3+ pour une émission autour de 1um. Le premier objectif de ce travail était d'étudier des cristaux massifs dopés Yb3+ fabriqués au CIRIL pour réaliser des sources lasers en régime continu et en régime à impulsions brèves. Pour cela, nous avons concentré notre attention sur la matrice de CaF2 dopée Yb3+ qui combine les propriétés des cristaux (bonne conductivité thermique) et des verres (larges bandes d'émission). Bien que largement étudié par le passé, le CaF2 dopé par de l'ytterbium trivalent n'avait pas encore fait l'objet d'une étude spectroscopique détaillée. L'examen du fonctionnement laser a donc été précédé d'une étude spectroscopique pour de faibles et de forts taux de dopage en ions Yb3+. Les sites dits isolés ainsi que les agrégats d'ions terres rares ont pu être caractérisés clairement. Une étude laser expérimentale et théorique a ensuite été menée qui a conduit à d'excellentes performances, en régime continu ou femtoseconde, plaçant le CaF2:Yb3+ comme un des plus sérieux candidats pour ce type de source. Le second objectif de cette thèse était l'étude d'une source laser en optique intégrée émettant à 980 nm, utile dans le domaine des télécommunications (pompage des amplificateurs dopés erbium). Deux voies d'exploration ont été examinées, l'une sur des guides de SiO2:Yb,Ti,Ge fabriqués par pulvérisation magnétron réactive et l'autre sur des guides de CaF2:Yb3+ élaborés par implantation ionique. De premiers résultats expérimentaux ont été obtenus, et un modèle laser théorique nous a permis de prédire l'émission laser à 980 nm dans ce type de structure.

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Ce travail de thèse concerne le développement de sources femtoseconde de forte puissance moyenne ou de forte énergie avec des matériaux pompés par diodes laser, dopés à l’ytterbium. Plus particulièrement au cours de cette thèse deux types de matrices ont été utilisés, le CALGO (CaGdAlO4) et les fluorures, possédant le potentiel de générer des impulsions courtes (100aine de femtoseconde). Les caractéristiques spectroscopiques et thermiques du CALGO dopés à l’ytterbium permettent d’envisager le développement d’oscillateur femtoseconde court de forte puissance moyenne. Dans ce contexte, la technologie des disques minces permet d’obtenir avec d’autres matrices, des résultats très intéressants. C’est pourquoi durant cette thèse le choix de maitriser cette nouvelle technologie, avec l’utilisation de ce cristal, a été fait. Dans ce cadre, des résultats très prometteurs ont été obtenus. L’oscillateur femtoseconde Yb :CALGO de plus forte puissance moyenne a en effet été développé (28 W), pour une énergie non négligeable, supérieure au µJ et une durée d’impulsions de 300 fs. Des améliorations sont à prévoir avec l’utilisation de nouveaux cristaux plus dopés et plus fins, mais d’hors et déjà les résultats obtenus sont au niveau de l’état de l’art des oscillateurs femtoseconde de forte puissance moyenne.Le cristal de CaF2 quant à lui, possède un grand intérêt pour le développement d’amplificateurs énergétiques courts, puisqu’il a la capacité de stocker beaucoup d’énergie. Deux types d’amplificateurs ont alors été développés, avec des objectifs bien différents. Le premier permet d’obtenir un fort gain (~106), avec une énergie extraite proche du mJ (amplificateur régénératif), alors que le second a pour but d’extraire le maximum d’énergie (amplificateur multipassage), dans notre cas jusqu’à 160 mJ, avec un gain plus faible (~10).Le potentiel de ces matériaux pour la génération d’impulsions courtes et/ou de forte puissance moyenne a alors été démontré. / This work concerns the development of high average power or high energy laser with diode-pumped ytterbium-doped materials. Two host matrices were studied, CALGO (CaGdAlO4) and fluoride, which permit the generation of ultra-short pulses. Spectroscopic and thermal properties of ytterbium doped CALGO crystals are adapted for the development of high average power oscillator. In this area, thin disk technology seems to be particularly interesting for the development of such oscillator. That’s why we choose to master this technology with ytterbium-doped CALGO crystals. Thus, Yb:CALGO oscillator with the highest average power was developed (28 W), with more than µJ energy and pulse duration of 300 fs. Using more doped and thinner crystals should permit to improve our performances, however they are already at the state of the art of high average power oscillator.Ytterbium doped CaF2 has a great interest for short-pulse high energy amplifier, thanks to its capacity to store energy. Two types of amplifier were developed. A regenerative amplifier with high gain (~106), mJ energy level, and a multipass amplifier with lower gain (~10) but permitting to extract really high energy (up to 160 mJ).Potential of these materials for the development of short pulse high average power and/or high energy system was demonstrated.

A maioria dos materiais que apresentam o fenômeno da luminescência persistente possuem o íon Eu2+ como ativador, exibindo emissões sintonizáveis entre o azul e o verde. Entretanto, materiais com luminescência persistente na região do vermelho e infravermelho próximo (Near Infrared - NIR) são ainda pouco reportados na literatura. Portanto, foram preparados neste trabalho os materiais TR2O2S.Ln3+ e TR2O2S.Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd e Y; Ln3+: Eu e Yb) pelo método de síntese no estado sólido assistido por micro-ondas. Os materiais foram caracterizados pelas técnicas de Difração de raios X (DRX), Microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), Espectroscopia de absorção no infravermelho (IV), Espectroscopia de absorção de raios X próximo a borda com radiação síncrotron (XANES), Termoluminescência (TL) e Espectroscopia de excitação na região do UV-UV vácuo com radiação síncrotron. Quando excitados na banda de absorção da matriz (band gap) ou por exemplo, nas bandas de transferência de carga LMCT O2-(2p) → Eu3+(4f6) e S2-(3p) → Eu3+(4f6), os materiais TR2O2S:Eu3+ e TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV apresentam um grande número de bandas de emissão finas atribuídas às transições 5D2,1,0 → 7FJ do íon Eu3+. Os dados espectroscópicos sugerem um alto grau de covalência e uma baixa energia de fônons para as matrizes TR2O2S. Além do mais, os materiais TR2O2S:Yb3+ e TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV apresentam bandas de emissão finas na faixa 900-1050 nm (NIR) atribuídas à transição 2F5/2 → 2F7/2 do íon Yb3+. Os mecanismos de luminescência persistente foram propostos para os materiais TR2O2S:Ln3+ e TR2O2S:Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd e Y; Ln3+: Eu, Yb) e podem ser via armadilhamento de buracos ou via armadilhamento de elétrons. O mecanismo via armadilhamento de buracos é relativo à excitação dos íons Eu3+ e Yb3+ e explica a existência do fenômeno da luminescência persistente nos materiais sem co-dopantes (TR2O2S:Eu3+ e TR2O2S:Yb3+). De outra forma, o mecanismo via armadilhamento de elétrons ocorre nos materiais TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV e TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV para a emissão oriunda do íon Ti3+. Nos materiais TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV observa-se o processo de transferência de energia Ti3+ → Eu3+, o que leva a uma luminescência persistente mais eficiente do íon Eu3+. Por outro lado, devido à grande diferença de energia entre os íons Ti3+ e Yb3+, o processo de transferência de energia Ti3+ → Yb3+ não acontece para os materiais TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV. Portanto, a luminescência persistente ocorre via mecanismo de armadilhamento de buracos simultaneamente ao de armadilhamento de elétrons, obtendo uma luminescência persistente com contribuição no visível oriunda do íon Ti3+ e no NIR do íon Yb3+. Os materiais apresentam um grande potencial em aplicações e inovação tecnológica na área de fotônica como sondas biológicas luminescentes e sensibilizadores de células solares. / Most of persistent luminescent materials have the Eu2+ ion as an activator, displaying tunable emission color from blue to green region. However, there is a few examples of red and near infrared (NIR) persistent luminescent materials reported in literature. In this work, the TR2O2S:Ln3+ and TR2O2S:Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd and Y; Ln3+: Eu and Yb) luminescent materials were prepared by microwave-assisted solid state synthesis. The materials were characterized with X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy, Infrared absorption spectroscopy, synchrotron radiation X-ray absorption spectroscopy near edge (XANES), Thermoluminescence (TL) and synchrotron radiation UV-VUV spectroscopy. When excited at the host absorption band (band gap) or at the ligand-to-metal-charge-transfer bands (LMCT), O2-(2p) → Eu3+(4f6) and S2-(3p)→ Eu3+(4f6), the materials TR2O2S:Eu3+ and TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV display a large number of narrow emission bands assigned to Eu3+ 5D2,1,0→7FJ transitions. Spectroscopic data indicate a high degree of covalency and low phonon energy of TR2O2S hosts. The TR2O2S:Yb3+ and TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV materials show emission bands in the range from 900 to 1050 nm (NIR) assigned to the 2F5/2→2F7/2 transitions of Yb3+ ion. The persistent luminescence mechanisms were proposed for TR2O2S:Ln3+ and TR2O2S:Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd and Y; Ln3+: Eu and Yb) materials, there are two possible ways, hole-trapping or electron-trapping mechanisms. The hole-trapping mechanism is related to the excitation of Eu3+ and Yb3+ ions and explains the persistent luminescence phenomenon in non-co-doped materials (TR2O2S:Eu3+ and TR2O2S:Yb3+). The electron-trapping mechanism governs the persistent luminescence of Ti3+ ion in TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV and TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV materials. The Ti3+ → Eu3+ energy transfer was observed in TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg3+,Ti3+/IV materials and leads to an improvement of Eu3+ persistent luminescence. On the other hand, due to the large energy levels gap between Ti3+ and Yb3+ ions, there is no Ti3+→Yb3+ energy transfer in TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV materials. Therefore, the persistent luminescence in these materials occurs with hole-trapping and electron-trapping mechanisms simultaneously, obtaining a visible-NIR persistent luminescence composed by Ti3+ and Yb3+ emissions, respectively. The materials exhibit great potential in biological and technological innovation in photonic areas such as luminescent probes and solar cell sensitizers

A maioria dos materiais que apresentam o fenômeno da luminescência persistente possuem o íon Eu2+ como ativador, exibindo emissões sintonizáveis entre o azul e o verde. Entretanto, materiais com luminescência persistente na região do vermelho e infravermelho próximo (Near Infrared - NIR) são ainda pouco reportados na literatura. Portanto, foram preparados neste trabalho os materiais TR2O2S.Ln3+ e TR2O2S.Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd e Y; Ln3+: Eu e Yb) pelo método de síntese no estado sólido assistido por micro-ondas. Os materiais foram caracterizados pelas técnicas de Difração de raios X (DRX), Microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), Espectroscopia de absorção no infravermelho (IV), Espectroscopia de absorção de raios X próximo a borda com radiação síncrotron (XANES), Termoluminescência (TL) e Espectroscopia de excitação na região do UV-UV vácuo com radiação síncrotron. Quando excitados na banda de absorção da matriz (band gap) ou por exemplo, nas bandas de transferência de carga LMCT O2-(2p) → Eu3+(4f6) e S2-(3p) → Eu3+(4f6), os materiais TR2O2S:Eu3+ e TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV apresentam um grande número de bandas de emissão finas atribuídas às transições 5D2,1,0 → 7FJ do íon Eu3+. Os dados espectroscópicos sugerem um alto grau de covalência e uma baixa energia de fônons para as matrizes TR2O2S. Além do mais, os materiais TR2O2S:Yb3+ e TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV apresentam bandas de emissão finas na faixa 900-1050 nm (NIR) atribuídas à transição 2F5/2 → 2F7/2 do íon Yb3+. Os mecanismos de luminescência persistente foram propostos para os materiais TR2O2S:Ln3+ e TR2O2S:Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd e Y; Ln3+: Eu, Yb) e podem ser via armadilhamento de buracos ou via armadilhamento de elétrons. O mecanismo via armadilhamento de buracos é relativo à excitação dos íons Eu3+ e Yb3+ e explica a existência do fenômeno da luminescência persistente nos materiais sem co-dopantes (TR2O2S:Eu3+ e TR2O2S:Yb3+). De outra forma, o mecanismo via armadilhamento de elétrons ocorre nos materiais TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV e TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV para a emissão oriunda do íon Ti3+. Nos materiais TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV observa-se o processo de transferência de energia Ti3+ → Eu3+, o que leva a uma luminescência persistente mais eficiente do íon Eu3+. Por outro lado, devido à grande diferença de energia entre os íons Ti3+ e Yb3+, o processo de transferência de energia Ti3+ → Yb3+ não acontece para os materiais TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV. Portanto, a luminescência persistente ocorre via mecanismo de armadilhamento de buracos simultaneamente ao de armadilhamento de elétrons, obtendo uma luminescência persistente com contribuição no visível oriunda do íon Ti3+ e no NIR do íon Yb3+. Os materiais apresentam um grande potencial em aplicações e inovação tecnológica na área de fotônica como sondas biológicas luminescentes e sensibilizadores de células solares. / Most of persistent luminescent materials have the Eu2+ ion as an activator, displaying tunable emission color from blue to green region. However, there is a few examples of red and near infrared (NIR) persistent luminescent materials reported in literature. In this work, the TR2O2S:Ln3+ and TR2O2S:Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd and Y; Ln3+: Eu and Yb) luminescent materials were prepared by microwave-assisted solid state synthesis. The materials were characterized with X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy, Infrared absorption spectroscopy, synchrotron radiation X-ray absorption spectroscopy near edge (XANES), Thermoluminescence (TL) and synchrotron radiation UV-VUV spectroscopy. When excited at the host absorption band (band gap) or at the ligand-to-metal-charge-transfer bands (LMCT), O2-(2p) → Eu3+(4f6) and S2-(3p)→ Eu3+(4f6), the materials TR2O2S:Eu3+ and TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV display a large number of narrow emission bands assigned to Eu3+ 5D2,1,0→7FJ transitions. Spectroscopic data indicate a high degree of covalency and low phonon energy of TR2O2S hosts. The TR2O2S:Yb3+ and TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV materials show emission bands in the range from 900 to 1050 nm (NIR) assigned to the 2F5/2→2F7/2 transitions of Yb3+ ion. The persistent luminescence mechanisms were proposed for TR2O2S:Ln3+ and TR2O2S:Ln3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV (TR3+: La, Gd and Y; Ln3+: Eu and Yb) materials, there are two possible ways, hole-trapping or electron-trapping mechanisms. The hole-trapping mechanism is related to the excitation of Eu3+ and Yb3+ ions and explains the persistent luminescence phenomenon in non-co-doped materials (TR2O2S:Eu3+ and TR2O2S:Yb3+). The electron-trapping mechanism governs the persistent luminescence of Ti3+ ion in TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV and TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV materials. The Ti3+ → Eu3+ energy transfer was observed in TR2O2S:Eu3+,Mg3+,Ti3+/IV materials and leads to an improvement of Eu3+ persistent luminescence. On the other hand, due to the large energy levels gap between Ti3+ and Yb3+ ions, there is no Ti3+→Yb3+ energy transfer in TR2O2S:Yb3+,Mg2+,Ti3+/IV materials. Therefore, the persistent luminescence in these materials occurs with hole-trapping and electron-trapping mechanisms simultaneously, obtaining a visible-NIR persistent luminescence composed by Ti3+ and Yb3+ emissions, respectively. The materials exhibit great potential in biological and technological innovation in photonic areas such as luminescent probes and solar cell sensitizers