采用自蔓延燃烧法制备了不同 Nd3+掺杂浓度的具有笼状结构的12CaO·7Al2O3(C12A7∶x%Nd3+)粉体材料。在808 nm波长的激发下,观测到了位于887,1 069,1 340 nm附近的3个近红外发射峰,分别归属于Nd3+的4F3/2→4IJ/2(J=9,11,13)跃迁。Nd3+掺杂摩尔分数达到0.5%时,红外光发射较强,且没有观察到杂质相。在H2气氛下对样品进行1 300 ℃热处理之后,笼中OH-和H-浓度增加,笼子发生畸变,晶粒尺寸变大,样品的结晶性变好。通过在空气下热处理,减少了高能振动基团OH-的数目,进一步增强了近红外光发射。变温光致发光谱测量结果表明,C12A7∶x%Nd3+样品具有较高的热激活能,在红外激光器上有潜在的应用前景。

C12A7∶x%Nd3+ powders with unique nanocaged structure were synthesized by self-propagating combustion method. Upon 808 nm excitation,we can observe three peaks at 887,1 069,1 340 nm attributed to the transition 4F3/2→4IJ/2(J=9,11,13) of Nd3+,respectively. When Nd3+ mole fraction is 0.5%,the intense infrared luminescence can be obtained and no impurity phase is observed. After the annealing in H2 ambient,the encaged OH- and H- concentrations and the grain size of C12A7 increase and the cages are distorted. The improvement of the crystallinity and the decrease of the non-radiative transition rate can enhance the near-infrared luminescence after the annealing in air. Based on the temperature-dependent emission spectra,the high thermal activation energies are obtained,indicating that C12A7∶x%Nd3+ have potential applications in infrared laser.