title: Fabrication and properties of luminescence polymer composites with erbium/ytterbium oxides and gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Rare-earth-doped optical materials are important for light sources in optoelectronics, as well as for efficient optical amplification elements and other elements of photonics. On the basis of the previously developed method of anhydrous, low-temperature synthesis of Er/Yb oxides from their chlorides we fabricated proper nanoparticles with defined parameters and used them for the development of optically transparent, luminescent polymer nanocomposite with low optical scattering, suitable for direct, light-induced formation of photonic elements. Introduction of preformed gold nanoparticles in such a nanocomposite was also performed and an enhancement of luminescence due to the influence of plasmon effects was detected.
authors.affiliation: Engineering photonics, ITMO University, Kadetskaja line 3/2, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Burunkova
authors.affiliation: Engineering photonics, ITMO University, Kadetskaja line 3/2, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Ihor Yu
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Denisiuk
authors.affiliation: Engineering photonics, ITMO University, Kadetskaja line 3/2, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Dmitri I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Zhuk
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, University of Debrecen, Bem sq. 18a, Debrecen, 4026, Hungary.
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daroczi
authors.affiliation: Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Bem sq. 18/c, Debrecen, 4026, Hungary.
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Csik
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, University of Debrecen, Bem sq. 18a, Debrecen, 4026, Hungary.
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Csarnovics
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, University of Debrecen, Bem sq. 18a, Debrecen, 4026, Hungary.
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kokenyesi
keywords: gold nanoparticles; luminescence; optical materials; polymer nanocomposites; rare-earth oxide nanoparticles