Photoluminescence characteristics of CaSrSiO4: Yb3+, Er3+, Ag phosphor and its application on optical temperature sensor

A series of CaSrSiO 4 : Yb 3+ , Er 3+ , x Ag phosphors have been prepared by high-temperature solid-state reaction method. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images show that more small spherical particles gather together to form bigger cluster when Ag nanoparticles are co-doped into CaSrSiO 4 : 9Yb 3+ , 1Er 3+ nanophosphor. Photoluminescence intensities of samples co-doped Ag nanoparticles enhance significantly and the optimized Ag concentration is 0.6 mol%. The fluorescence intensity ratio, the absolute sensitivity, relative sensitivity and temperature resolution are measured, computed and discussed in the range of 303–703 K. The results show that all sensing performances of CaSrSiO 4 : Yb 3+ , Er 3+ , 0.6Ag phosphor are superior to these of the sample un-doped Ag particles and the maximum S A value can go up to 7.3 × 10 –3  K −1 , indicating that CaSrSiO 4 : 9Yb 3+ , 1Er 3+ , 0.6Ag designed and prepared in this work is a promising optical high-temperature sensing material and it is appropriate to practical application in comprehensive fields.