Topological engineering of glass for modulating chemical state of dopants

Shifeng Zhou; Qiangbing Guo; Hiroyuki Inoue; Qun Ye; Atsunobu Masuno; Binbin Zheng; Yongze Yu; Jianrong Qiu

doi:10.1002/adma.201403256

Topological engineering of glass for modulating chemical state of dopants

Adv Mater. 2014 Dec 17;26(47):7966-72. doi: 10.1002/adma.201403256. Epub 2014 Oct 20.

Authors

Shifeng Zhou¹, Qiangbing Guo, Hiroyuki Inoue, Qun Ye, Atsunobu Masuno, Binbin Zheng, Yongze Yu, Jianrong Qiu

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

PMID: 25332160
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403256

Abstract

A novel approach to modulating the chemical state of dopants by engineering the topological features of a glass matrix is presented. The method allows selective stabilization of dopants on a wide range of length scales, from dispersed ions to aggregated clusters to nanoparticles, leading to various intriguing optical phenomena, such as great emission enhancement and ultra-broadband optical amplification.

Keywords: chemical states; dopant; glass; topology; tunable luminescence.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Boron Compounds / chemistry
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
Glass / chemistry*
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Nanoparticles / chemistry
Silicon Dioxide / chemistry

Substances

Boron Compounds
boron oxide
Silicon Dioxide