Preparation and luminescent properties of RE2O3-MgO (RE = Y, Sc, Lu, Gd) composite ceramics doped with Ho3+ and Tm3+ ions

Dmitry A. Permin; Sergei V. Kurashkin; Alexander P. Savikin; Kirill E. Sumachev; Alins B. Aitova; Elizaveta. O. Shcherbakova; Olga N. Postnikova; Anna V. Naumova; Denis Yu. Kosyanov

doi:10.17308/kcmf.2026.28/13688

Authors

Dmitry A. Permin National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation , Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation
Sergei V. Kurashkin Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation , National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation
Alexander P. Savikin National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation
Kirill E. Sumachev National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation
Alins B. Aitova National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation , Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation
Elizaveta. O. Shcherbakova National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation
Olga N. Postnikova National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation
Anna V. Naumova Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation
Denis Yu. Kosyanov Far Eastern Federal University, 10, Ajax Bay, Russky Island, Vladivostok 690922, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17308/kcmf.2026.28/13688

Keywords:

Sesquioxides, Composite materials, Hot pressing, Holmium and thulium ions, Upconversion luminescence

Abstract

Objectives: To study the microstructure, optical, and luminescent properties of Ho: RE₂O₃-MgO and Tm: RE₂O₃-MgO (RE = Y, Sc, Lu, Gd) composite ceramics with different contents of active ions, produced by the hot pressing of SHS powders.

Experimental: A series of Ho: RE₂O₃-MgO and Tm: RE₂O₃-MgO (RE = Y, Sc, Lu, Gd) composite ceramics with active ion concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 7 mol % was produced. Optical transmittances were measured, and the infrared Stokes and visible upconversion luminescence spectra of the best ceramic samples were studied under appropriate laser excitation.

Conclusions: The results of the studies show that the Y₂O₃-MgO and Lu₂O₃-MgO composite ceramics doped with Ho³⁺ and Tm³⁺ ions at a level of 3–5% have the highest optical transmittance among the materials considered in the work and exhibit strong luminescence in the visible and infrared spectral regions, which opens up prospects for using these materials as active media and upconversion visualizers for two-micron lasers

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Author Biographies

Dmitry A. Permin, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation

Cand. Sci. (Chem.), Head of the Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of RAS (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation); Associate Professor of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Sergei V. Kurashkin, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation

Junior Research Fellow, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of RAS (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation); Research Fellow at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Alexander P. Savikin, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation

Cand. Sci. (Phys.–Math.), Associate Professor of the Department of Quantum Radiophysics and Electronics, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Kirill E. Sumachev, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation

Cand. Sci. (Phys.–Math.), Research Fellow at the Department of General Physics, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Alins B. Aitova, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation

Junior Research Fellow, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of RAS (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation); student at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Elizaveta. O. Shcherbakova, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation

student at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Olga N. Postnikova, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23, Gagarin av., Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russian Federation

Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Anna V. Naumova, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of Russian Academy of Sciences, 49, Tropinina st., Nizhny Novgorod 603951, Russian Federation

Junior Research Fellow, Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of RAS (Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation)
Denis Yu. Kosyanov, Far Eastern Federal University, 10, Ajax Bay, Russky Island, Vladivostok 690922, Russian Federation

Cand. Sci. (Geolog. –Mineralog.), Professor, Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok, Russian Federation)

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