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| author | Pessoa, Allison R. Possmayer, Thomas Galindo, Jefferson A. O. Santos, Luiz F. dos Gonçalves, Rogéria R. Menezes, Leonardo de S. Amaral, Anderson M. |
| author_facet | Pessoa, Allison R. Possmayer, Thomas Galindo, Jefferson A. O. Santos, Luiz F. dos Gonçalves, Rogéria R. Menezes, Leonardo de S. Amaral, Anderson M. |
| contents | We present two independent optical methods for absolute primary thermometry using rare-earth-doped nanoparticles. Both approaches rely exclusively on the internal energy levels and population dynamics of the dopant ions, eliminating the need for external temperature references. We experimentally demonstrate the concepts by using Y$_2$O$_3$: Yb$^{3+}$/Er$^{3+}$ nanoparticles, exploiting Boltzmann distribution between individual Stark sublevels of the Er$^{3+}$ ions, emitting in the green spectral region ($\sim$550 nm) and in the near-infrared spectral region ($\sim$1600 nm). Our strategy establishes rare-earth-based luminescence thermometers as genuine absolute primary probes, conceptually comparable to Johnson noise and acoustic gas thermometers, but with the fundamental advantage of possibly being employed at the nanoscale, potentially down to the single-ion limit, with optical readout and over wide temperature ranges. |
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| spellingShingle | Absolute Primary Nanothermometry Using Individual Stark Sublevels of Rare-Earth-doped Crystals Pessoa, Allison R. Possmayer, Thomas Galindo, Jefferson A. O. Santos, Luiz F. dos Gonçalves, Rogéria R. Menezes, Leonardo de S. Amaral, Anderson M. Chemical Physics Materials Science Optics We present two independent optical methods for absolute primary thermometry using rare-earth-doped nanoparticles. Both approaches rely exclusively on the internal energy levels and population dynamics of the dopant ions, eliminating the need for external temperature references. We experimentally demonstrate the concepts by using Y$_2$O$_3$: Yb$^{3+}$/Er$^{3+}$ nanoparticles, exploiting Boltzmann distribution between individual Stark sublevels of the Er$^{3+}$ ions, emitting in the green spectral region ($\sim$550 nm) and in the near-infrared spectral region ($\sim$1600 nm). Our strategy establishes rare-earth-based luminescence thermometers as genuine absolute primary probes, conceptually comparable to Johnson noise and acoustic gas thermometers, but with the fundamental advantage of possibly being employed at the nanoscale, potentially down to the single-ion limit, with optical readout and over wide temperature ranges. |
| title | Absolute Primary Nanothermometry Using Individual Stark Sublevels of Rare-Earth-doped Crystals |
| topic | Chemical Physics Materials Science Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03563 |