Abstract
? 2022 Elsevier B.V.Luminescence thermometry based on the variation of the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) of rare-earth materials has become fascinating owing to their applicability in chemically and electromagnetically harsh environments. Relevant to their practical applicability, a wide temperature sensing range is urgently required for luminescent thermometric materials besides possessing a high relative sensitivity. Herein, we have demonstrated that pyrochlore La2Zr2O7:Pr3+ (LZOP) nanoparticles (NPs) can serve as a promising optical temperature sensing material over a wide temperature range of 620 K. Specifically, we have taken advantage of the intervalence charge transfer state (IVCT) of Pr3+ doping ion for luminescence temperature sensing and confirmed excellent optical thermometric performance from the LZOP NPs in a temperature sensing range of 85–705 K. The thermal sensing here could be measured by exploiting one thermometric parameter, i.e. the FIR between 1D2→ 3H4 and 3P0 → 3H4 transitions of Pr3+, and thus we only need to use one calibration formula for the whole temperature range. A maximum relative sensitivity of> 0.4%·K?1 from 165 to 205 K and a low temperature uncertainty of 1.21 K at 185 K is obtained. Based on the proposed configurational coordinate diagrams, A high-lying IVCT state was demonstrated to be the cause for slow thermal quenching at high temperatures, which broadened the working range of our thermometric sensing materials. This work provides a useful inspiration for exploring appropriate host materials with slow thermal-quenching channels to develop optical thermometric materials over a wide temperature sensing range.
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