Venturini, F.; Baumgartner, M.; Borisov, S.M. Mn4+-Doped Magnesium Titanate—A Promising Phosphor for Self-Referenced Optical Temperature Sensing. Sensors2018, 18, 668.
Venturini, F.; Baumgartner, M.; Borisov, S.M. Mn4+-Doped Magnesium Titanate—A Promising Phosphor for Self-Referenced Optical Temperature Sensing. Sensors 2018, 18, 668.
Venturini, F.; Baumgartner, M.; Borisov, S.M. Mn4+-Doped Magnesium Titanate—A Promising Phosphor for Self-Referenced Optical Temperature Sensing. Sensors2018, 18, 668.
Venturini, F.; Baumgartner, M.; Borisov, S.M. Mn4+-Doped Magnesium Titanate—A Promising Phosphor for Self-Referenced Optical Temperature Sensing. Sensors 2018, 18, 668.
Abstract
Phosphors based on magnesium titanate activated with Mn4+ 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 0 to 80 °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 Mg2TiO4 are investigated for different Mn4+ 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, enabling monitoring of temperature fluctuation in subsecond time domain.
Keywords
phosphor; optical sensor; temperature sensor; manganese, luminescence
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry
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