Thermométrie, thermomètre primaire et applications phosphores à base de vanadate de terre rare

Identifier:  TDX:3114

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX3114

Authors:  Bhiri, Nesrine Mohamed

Abstract:
Nowadays, temperature and light are important in scientific research. They play a dominant role for human activities, including: health, safety, environment, industry, agriculture, indoor and public lighting, 3D colour and volumetric displays, energy conversion, bio-imaging and therapeutics, luminescence thermometry, among others. Non-contact thermometry methods gathered important attention as a solution to overcome the problems related with conventional devices, due to their big sizes and invasive nature. In this thesis, Er3+-doped, Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped and Er3+-Eu3+-Yb3+ tri-doped Y/GdVO4 crystals have been synthesized by the high temperature solid-state reaction method for luminescence thermometry (primary and secondary thermometers) and for phosphor applications. These crystals have a good quality for the required applications: high thermal conductivity, low phonon energy, efficient cross-section for high optical absorption and emission of lanthanide ions, high thermal/chemical stabilities and high photoluminescence quantum efficiency. Their structural and morphological characteristics, as well as their optical properties have been studied and evaluated in detail. Their different thermometric and lighting performances have been studied and discussed for both conditions of excitation (Down and Up-conversion). The results of the current thesis reveal that it is preferable to operate these materials as luminescence temperature sensors under a Down-conversion scheme to achieve the best performance in terms of thermal sensitivity and resolution. Under Up-conversion , it is better to operate at low excitation pump power as much as possible to avoid the extra-heating of the materials and then to get higher thermometric performances. Moreover, it was indicated that a perfect primary calibration can be achieved at a lower pump power excitation. Then, the obtained thermometric parameters reveal that these materials can be excellent candidates for luminescence thermometers operating under either Down or Up-conversion conditions in the 110-513 K temperature range. Indeed, they represent a high potential applications as phosphors that generate red, green and yellow light.