Broad Luminescence Generated by IR Laser Excitation from CsPbBr(3):Yb(3+) Perovskite Ceramics

This paper demonstrates the generation of broadband emission in the visible and infrared ranges induced by a concentrated beam of infrared radiation from CsPbBr(3) ceramics doped with Yb(3+) ions. The sample was obtained by the conventional solid-state reaction method, and XRD measurements confirmed the phase purity of the material crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. Spectroscopic measurements required further sample preparation in the form of ceramics using a high-pressure press. The research showed that as the excitation power increases, the emission intensity does not increase linearly from the beginning of the experiment. Irradiation of the material results in the accumulation of the delivered energy. Absorption of a sufficient number of photons triggers avalanche emission. It was found that the most intense luminescence is produced in a vacuum. Changes in conductivity were also observed, where the excitation was able to lower the resistivity of the material and it was highly dependent on the excitation power. The mechanism responsible for the generation of the observed phenomenon involving intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) transitions has been postulated.