Mn(4+)-Doped Magnesium Titanate—A Promising Phosphor for Self-Referenced Optical Temperature Sensing

Phosphors based on magnesium titanate activated with Mn [Formula: see text] ions are of great interest because, when excited with blue light, they display a strong red-emitting luminescence. They are characterized by a luminescence decay which is strongly temperature dependent in the range from −50 [Formula: see text] C to 150 [Formula: see text] C, making these materials very promising for temperature sensing in the biochemical field. In this work, the optical and thermal properties of the luminescence of Mg [Formula: see text] TiO [Formula: see text] are investigated for different Mn [Formula: see text] doping concentrations. The potential of this material for temperature sensing is demonstrated by fabricating a fiber optic temperature microsensor and by comparing its performance against a standard resistance thermometer. The response of the fiber optic sensor is exceptionally fast, with a response time below 1 s in the liquid phase and below 1.1 s in the gas phase.