LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kinetics

In this paper, we analyze time-domain luminescence measurements using multiexponential rise-and-decay functions. The relationships between these functions and the physics behind the analyzed photoemission kinetics are shown using several basic arbitrary photoluminescence systems. The advantages and...

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Main Authors: Andrii Shyichuk, Daria Szeremeta, Marcin Runowski, Eugeniusz Zych, Stefan Lis
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2025.1501039/full
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Daria Szeremeta
Marcin Runowski
Eugeniusz Zych
Eugeniusz Zych
Stefan Lis
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Stefan Lis
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description In this paper, we analyze time-domain luminescence measurements using multiexponential rise-and-decay functions. The relationships between these functions and the physics behind the analyzed photoemission kinetics are shown using several basic arbitrary photoluminescence systems. The advantages and disadvantages of the different types of functions mentioned are discussed. The paper is focused on peculiarities of the fitting process, such as the role of initial guess, under- and overfitting problems, and estimating fit quality (using patterns in the fit residual). Systems of differential equations are used to analyze selected cases by adjusting certain parameters. Hydrothermally treated LaF3:Ln3+ nanoparticles (where Ln3+ = Gd3+; Gd3+,Ce3+; Eu3+; Ce3+,Eu3+; Gd3+,Eu3+; or Ce3+,Gd3+,Eu3+) were used as a test case in which the role of interionic charge transfer was investigated by direct experimental measurements only, without the underlying theory. The methodological tips contained in this paper, although applied to the lanthanide (III) luminescence, should be interesting and useful for a much broader audience, for everyone working with smooth rise-and-decay curves.
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spelling doaj-art-a207d85031914c219dc5a1761230822e2025-08-20T02:18:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462025-04-011310.3389/fchem.2025.15010391501039LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kineticsAndrii Shyichuk0Daria Szeremeta1Marcin Runowski2Eugeniusz Zych3Eugeniusz Zych4Stefan Lis5Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, PolandBiophysics Department, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße Dresden, GermanyFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, PolandIn this paper, we analyze time-domain luminescence measurements using multiexponential rise-and-decay functions. The relationships between these functions and the physics behind the analyzed photoemission kinetics are shown using several basic arbitrary photoluminescence systems. The advantages and disadvantages of the different types of functions mentioned are discussed. The paper is focused on peculiarities of the fitting process, such as the role of initial guess, under- and overfitting problems, and estimating fit quality (using patterns in the fit residual). Systems of differential equations are used to analyze selected cases by adjusting certain parameters. Hydrothermally treated LaF3:Ln3+ nanoparticles (where Ln3+ = Gd3+; Gd3+,Ce3+; Eu3+; Ce3+,Eu3+; Gd3+,Eu3+; or Ce3+,Gd3+,Eu3+) were used as a test case in which the role of interionic charge transfer was investigated by direct experimental measurements only, without the underlying theory. The methodological tips contained in this paper, although applied to the lanthanide (III) luminescence, should be interesting and useful for a much broader audience, for everyone working with smooth rise-and-decay curves.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2025.1501039/fullmultiexponential decayenergy transferphotoluminescence riserise-and-decay kineticsdecay fitting lanthanidesluminescence
spellingShingle Andrii Shyichuk
Daria Szeremeta
Marcin Runowski
Eugeniusz Zych
Eugeniusz Zych
Stefan Lis
LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kinetics
Frontiers in Chemistry
multiexponential decay
energy transfer
photoluminescence rise
rise-and-decay kinetics
decay fitting lanthanides
luminescence
title LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kinetics
title_full LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kinetics
title_fullStr LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kinetics
title_full_unstemmed LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kinetics
title_short LaF3 doped with Ce/Gd/Eu: energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise-and-decay kinetics
title_sort laf3 doped with ce gd eu energy transfer and excitation dependence of photoluminescence rise and decay kinetics
topic multiexponential decay
energy transfer
photoluminescence rise
rise-and-decay kinetics
decay fitting lanthanides
luminescence
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2025.1501039/full
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