It has been an open question whether Nd3+ ions are incorporated into the crystalline phase in oxyfluoride glass ceramics or not. Moreover, relative research has indicated that spectra characters display minor differences between before and after heat treatment in oxyfluoride glass compared to similar Er3+-, Yb3+-, Tm3+-, Eu3+-, etc.-doped materials. Here, we have studied the distribution of Nd3...

Transparent 0.1ErF3–0.1YbF3–5LaF3–94.8SiO2 (mol%) glass-ceramics was prepared by sol–gel method. Efficient upconversion emissions at 379, 407, 450, 490, 520, 540 and 660 nm were observed under 973 nm excitation. The signal at 379 nm is only 4.5 times weaker than the signal at 520 nm, that is readily visible by the naked eyes even with a pump power of 27 mW, indicating that this sample is a very...

In this paper, we review recent progress and new challenges in the area of oxyfluoride perovskite, especially layered systems including Ruddlesden-Popper (RP), Dion-Jacobson (DJ) and Aurivillius (AV) type perovskite families. It is difficult to synthesize oxyfluoride perovskite using a conventional solid-state reaction because of the high chemical stability of the simple fluoride starting mater...

The upconversion luminescence properties of Yb3+/Tm3+-codoped oxyfluoride tellurite glasses under 980 nm excitation are investigated experimentally. The intense blue and relatively weak red emissions centered at 475 and 649 nm corresponding to the transitions G4 → H6 and 1

Oxyfluoride lead borate glasses singly doped with Nd3+ and Er3+ ions have been studied before and after thermal treatment. The orthorhombic PbF2 crystallites are formed during thermal treatment, which was evidenced by X-ray diffraction analysis. Near-infrared luminescence spectra at 1.06 μm and 1.53 μm have been registered for samples before and after annealing, which correspond to the main F3/...

V(IV) oxyfluorides are of interest as frustrated magnets. The successful synthesis of two-dimensionally connected vanadium(IV) oxyfluoride structures generally requires the use of ionic liquids as solvents. During solvothermal synthesis experiments aimed at producing two- and three-dimensional vanadium(IV) selenites with triangular lattices, the title compound, diaquatetra-μ-fluorido-dioxidodiv...

The title compound, bis(ethylenediaminium) mu-oxo-bis[tetrafluorooxoniobium(V)], (C2H10N2)2[Nb2O3F8], is a novel organically templated niobium oxyfluoride. It consists of isolated [Nb2O3F8]4- octahedral dimers charge balanced by ethylenediaminium cations, two of which lie about inversion centres. Two NbO2F4 octahedra are fused through a common O atom to form the dimers. Characteristic short ter...

Unprecedented perovskite oxyfluoride membranes, a new generation of mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) membranes, feature extraordinary performance for low-temperature oxygen permeation, which transcend the performance of state-of-the-art MIEC membranes and fulfil commercial requirements. These results provide important progress for MIEC membranes and will potentially open the door to exp...

Transparent glass-ceramics have shown interesting optical properties for several photonic applications. In particular, compositions based on oxide glass matrices with fluoride crystals embedded inside, known as oxyfluoride glass-ceramics, have gained increasing interest in the last few decades. Melt-quenching is still the most used method to prepare these materials but sol-gel has been indicate...