The Gd–Ce Cross-Relaxation Effects in ODMR via Ce3+ Emission in Garnet Crystals
- Authors: Romanov N.G.1, Tolmachev D.O.1, Gurin A.S.1, Uspenskaya Y.A.1, Edinach E.V.1, Asatryan H.R.1, Badalyan A.G.1, Baranov P.G.1, Petrosyan A.G.2, Wieczorek H.3, Ronda C.3
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Affiliations:
- Ioffe Institute
- Institute for Physical Research, NAS RA
- Philips Research
- Issue: Vol 47, No 7 (2016)
- Pages: 737-744
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0937-9347/article/view/247497
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00723-016-0795-3
- ID: 247497
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Abstract
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in the ground state of Gd3+ ions in (LuGd)3 Al5O12 single crystals has been found by monitoring the Ce3+ photoluminescence intensity under circularly polarized excitation in the presence of the 35 GHz microwave field. Due to spin selection rules for optical transitions, the circularly polarized excitation allowed monitoring the populations of the Ce3+ ground-state spin sublevels, which can be changed at the EPR of Gd3+ due to Gd–Ce cross relaxation.
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N. G. Romanov
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
D. O. Tolmachev
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
A. S. Gurin
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
Yu. A. Uspenskaya
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
E. V. Edinach
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
H. R. Asatryan
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
A. G. Badalyan
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
P. G. Baranov
Ioffe Institute
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Russian Federation, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, St Petersburg, 194021
A. G. Petrosyan
Institute for Physical Research, NAS RA
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Armenia, Ashtarak-2, Yerevan, 0203
H. Wieczorek
Philips Research
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C. Ronda
Philips Research
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Netherlands, High Tech Campus 34, AE Eindhoven, 5656