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The bright luminescence of silver clusters in glass have potential applications in solid-state lighting, optical memory, and spectral converters. In this work, luminescent silver clusters were formed in the bulk of photo-thermo-refractive glass (15Na2O-5ZnO-2.9Al2O3-70.3SiO2-6.5F, mol.%) doped with different Ag2O concentrations from 0.01 to 0.05 mol.%. The spontaneous formation of plasmonic nanoparticles during glass synthesis was observed at 0.05 mol.% of Ag2O in the glass composition, limiting the silver concentration range for cluster formation. The luminescence of silver clusters was characterized by steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopy techniques. The rate constants of fluorescence, phosphorescence, intersystem crossing, and nonradiative deactivation were estimated on the basis of an experimental study. A comparison of the results obtained for the photophysical properties of luminescent silver clusters formed in the ion-exchanged layers of photo-thermo-refractive glass is provided.
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)1546-1558
Number of pages13
JournalCeramics
Volume6
Issue number3
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StatePublished - 13 Jul 2023

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