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- Title
Enhanced Upconversion Photoluminescence Assisted by Flexoelectric Field in Oxide Nanomembranes.
- Authors
Dong, Zhengang; Chen, Haisheng; Qi, Minqun; Shen, Jiaying; Liu, Weiwei; Guo, Er‐Jia; Li, Danfeng; Zhang, Yang; Wu, Zhenping
- Abstract
Flexoelectricity refers to the linear coupling between electric polarization and strain gradients, and exhibits in all materials with arbitrary crystal symmetries. Recent breakthroughs on synthesizing high‐quality freestanding perovskite oxides have provided new opportunities to couple this universal effect to various functionalities. In particular, the interplay between flexoelectricity and upconversion emission in lanthanide doped freestanding perovskite oxide SrTiO3:Er3+ nanomembranes is experimentally demonstrated. The tunable flexoelectricity leads to an over fourfold enhancement in upconversion photoluminescence (PL) through strain gradient engineering. The observed significant PL enhancement can be ascribed to the strain gradient induced polarization, or more fundamentally, inversion symmetry breaking. Furthermore, this behavior is reversible and exhibits excellent antifatigue characteristics even after 104 bending cycles. The showcased strong coupling between flexoelectricity and photoluminescence in nonpolar materials offers dramatically greater design freedom for various strain‐tunable optoelectronic devices, regardless of the lattice symmetry of the constituent materials.
- Subjects
PHOTON upconversion; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; STRAINS &; stresses (Mechanics); POLARIZATION (Electricity); FLEXOELECTRICITY; PEROVSKITE; OPTOELECTRONIC devices; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE measurement
- Publication
Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1863-8880
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/lpor.202100454