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Abstract
Fluorescence thermometers have been plagued by the problem of thermal quenching (TQ) for a long time when operating at higher temperatures, which seriously hindered their performances in practical application. Ho3+–Yb3+-codoped Lu2Mo3O12 phosphors were synthesized for designing TQ-immune fluorescence thermometers. Temperature-sensitive upconversion (UC) fluorescence lifetime (FL) and fluorescence color were modulated by utilizing appropriate phonon-assisted energy transfer (PAET) from Yb3+ (2F5/2) to Ho3+ (5I5) based on Lu2Mo3O12 with negative thermal expansion (NTE) properties. Under a 980 nm laser excitation, the FL of the 5F4 → 5I8 (Ho3+) transition extended from 35.65 to 52.94 μs (280 to 480 K) and the corresponding fluorescence color changed from green to red in Lu2Mo3O12: Ho3+, Yb3+. Accordingly, a dual-mode self-calibration fluorescence thermometer based on Lu2Mo3O12: Ho3+, Yb3+ was constructed through FL technology (5F4 → 5I8 transition) and Commission Internationale de Eclairage chromaticity coordinate ratio (CIER) technology. Ultimately, the feasibility of the thermometer was verified to have high stability and temperature sensitivity (δT = 0.9 K, CIER), indicating that it is a prospective candidate for visualized temperature warning and sensing.
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Inorganic Chemistry publishes fundamental studies in all phases of inorganic chemistry. Coverage includes experimental and theoretical reports on quantitative studies of structure and thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, bioinorganic chemistry, and relevant aspects of organometallic chemistry, solid-state phenomena, and chemical bonding theory. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis, structure, thermodynamics, reactivity, spectroscopy, and bonding properties of significant new and known compounds.